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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edmilson Paulo da Silva Junior | ||
| Date of birth | 19 August 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Liège, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al Duhail | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2005 | Seraing | ||
| 2005–2006 | HFC Hoei | ||
| 2006–2012 | Standard Liège | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | Sint-Truiden | 100 | (10) |
| 2016–2018 | Standard Liège | 90 | (21) |
| 2018– | Al-Duhail | 113 | (36) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Qatar | 19 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 January 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 August 2026 | |||
Edmilson Paulo da Silva Junior (born 19 August 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Qatari club Al-Duhail. Born in Belgium, he plays for the Qatar national team.
Career
[edit]
On 22 August 2012, Edmilson made his debut for Sint-Truiden in the Belgian Second Division as an 81st-minute substitute in the 3–1 win over KV Oostende.[1] His first goal for the club came later that year in November, during the Belgian Cup tie against KVC Westerlo which ended 5–5. Sint-Truiden won the tie on penalties.[2] On 6 January 2016, after making 87 appearances and scoring 9 goals for Sint-Truiden, Edmilson left to rejoin former club Standard Liège where he made a reunion with former Sint-Truiden manager Yannick Ferrera. He signed a three-year contract.[3]
On 17 March 2018 he played as Standard Liège beat Genk 1–0 in extra time to win the 2018 Belgian Cup Final and qualify for the UEFA Europa League.[4]
On 22 July 2018, he announced that would leave the club, and play for Qatari club Al-Duhail SC.[5]
International career
[edit]Despite Edmilson being eligible for Brazil and Belgium, he made his debut for the Qatar national team on 10 September 2024 in a World Cup qualifier against North Korea at the New Laos National Stadium in Laos. He substituted Jassem Gaber in the 72nd minute of a 2–2 draw.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Edmilson Junior's father, Edmílson, is a Brazilian former footballer who played for Standard Liège and Seraing in Belgium from 2016 to 2018[7]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 24 December 2024[8]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sint-Truiden | 2012–13 | Belgian Second Division | 26 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 5[b] | 0 | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2014–15 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 2 | ||||
| 2015–16 | Belgian Pro League | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 5 | |||
| Total | 87 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 10 | ||
| Standard Liège | 2015–16 | Belgian Pro League | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
| 2016–17 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | 5[d] | 1 | 39 | 6 | ||
| 2017–18 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 11 | ||
| Total | 72 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 90 | 20 | ||
| Al-Duhail | 2018–19 | Qatar Stars League | 22 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2[e] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 30 | 8 |
| 2019–20 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 8[e] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 10 | ||
| 2020–21 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4[e] | 1 | 7[g] | 2 | 28 | 15 | ||
| 2021–22 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6[e] | 1 | 4[h] | 1 | 27 | 8 | ||
| 2022–23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8[e] | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | ||
| 2023–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | ||
| Total | 91 | 33 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 139 | 54 | ||
| Career total | 249 | 61 | 24 | 8 | 34 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 329 | 85 | ||
- ↑ Includes Belgian Cup
- ↑ Appearances in Belgian Second Division play-offs
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ One appearance in Belgian Super Cup, four appearances in the Belgian Pro League UEFA Europa League play-offs
- 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in AFC Champions League
- ↑ Appearance in Qatari Sheikh Jassim Cup
- ↑ Three appearances and two goals in Emir Cup, two appearances in Qatar Cup, two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
- ↑ Appearances in Emir Cup
International
[edit]- As of match played 24 June 2026[9]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar | 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]Sint-Truiden
Standard
Al-Duhail
Individual
- AFC Champions League top scorer: 2022
References
[edit]- ↑ "Sint-Truiden vs. KV Oostende 3 - 1". Soccerway. 22 August 2012. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ↑ "Westerlo vs. Sint-Truiden 5 - 5". Soccerway. 28 November 2012. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ↑ "Edmilson Junior joins Rouches". Standard Liège. 6 January 2016. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ↑ "Emond knikt Standard na verlengingen naar bekerwinst". Archived from the original on 21 May 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ↑ "Edmilson Junior se marcó un 'Cristiano'". BeSoccer (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ↑ "North Korea v Qatar game report". ESPN. 10 September 2024.
- ↑ "Edmilson Jr veut jouer pour la Belgique mais cela coince administrativement". 5 October 2015. Archived from the original on 5 August 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ↑ Edmilson Junior at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ↑ "Edmilson Junior". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
- ↑ "Al Duhail vs. Al Gharafa 5 - 1". Soccerway. 18 March 2022. Archived from the original on 29 April 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
External links
[edit]- Player profile at Sint-Truiden official website
- Edmilson Junior at Soccerway
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- 1994 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Liège
- Men's association football wingers
- Qatari men's footballers
- 21st-century Qatari sportsmen
- Qatar men's international footballers
- Qatari people of Brazilian descent
- Belgian people of Brazilian descent
- Sportspeople of Brazilian descent
- Belgian men's footballers
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Belgian emigrants to Qatar
- Brazilian emigrants to Qatar
- Naturalized citizens of Qatar
- Naturalised association football players
- Standard Liège players
- Sint-Truidense VV players
- Al Duhail SC players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Challenger Pro League players
- Qatar Stars League players
- 21st-century Belgian sportsmen
- 2026 FIFA World Cup players