Eguinaldo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eguinaldo de Sousa Lemos[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 August 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Monção, Maranhão, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Shakhtar Donetsk | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2021 | Artsul-RJ | ||
| 2021 | → Vasco da Gama (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Artsul-RJ | 3 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Vasco da Gama (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Vasco da Gama | 23 | (2) |
| 2023– | Shakhtar Donetsk | 55 | (14) |
| International career | |||
| 2022–2023 | Brazil U20 | 5 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026 | |||
Eguinaldo de Sousa Lemos (born 9 August 2004) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Shakthar Donetsk.
Club career
[edit]Born in Monção, Maranhão, Eguinaldo played football on the floodplains of his hometown, playing in local competitions.[2] He started his career with Artsul, joining in 2021, and rapidly progressing to the first team, where he featured in the Campeonato Carioca Série A2.[2][3]
Having spent time on loan at Vasco da Gama, playing for their youth and senior sides, the deal was made permanent on 4 August 2022, with Eguinaldo signing a contract through 2027.[4]
International career
[edit]Eguinaldo was called up to the Brazil national under-20 football team in September 2022.[5]
Style of play
[edit]Eguinaldo is one of the fastest players in world football, clocking a top speed of 37.5 km/h in a Série B game against Novorizontino in October 2022.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 17 May 2026[7]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Artsul-RJ | 2021 | – | 3[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 1 | 7 | 1 | |||
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Vasco da Gama (loan) | 2022 | Série B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| Vasco da Gama | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | |||
| 2023 | Série A | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Total | 26 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 4 | ||
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2023–24 | Ukrainian Premier League | 14 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 5[c] | 2 | — | 21 | 4 | ||
| 2024–25 | 26 | 6 | — | 3 | 0 | 7[d] | 0 | — | 36 | 6 | ||||
| 2025–26 | 15 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | 11[e] | 2 | — | 27 | 8 | ||||
| Total | 55 | 14 | — | 6 | 0 | 23 | 4 | — | 82 | 18 | ||||
| Career total | 81 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 125 | 23 | ||
- Notes
- ↑ Appearances in the Campeonato Carioca Série A2
- ↑ Appearances in the Copa Rio
- ↑ Three appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Three appearances in UEFA Europa League, eight appearances in UEFA Conference League
Honours
[edit]Shakhtar Donetsk
Individual
- Ukrainian Premier League Player of the Round: 2025–26 (Round 11[9])
References
[edit]- ↑ Eguinaldo at WorldFootball.net
- 1 2 Schmidt, Tébaro (31 May 2022). "Conheça o "meteoro" Eguinaldo, que saiu da várzea no Maranhão para ser artilheiro na base do Vasco" [Meet the "meteor" Eguinaldo, who left the floodplain in Maranhão to be top scorer at Vasco's base]. ge.globo.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ↑ "Conheça Eguinaldo, artilheiro e destaque do time sub-20 do Vasco" [Meet Eguinaldo, top scorer and highlight of Vasco's under-20 team]. lance.com.br (in Portuguese). 24 April 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ↑ Ribeiro, Emanuelle; Schmidt, Tébaro (4 August 2022). "Vasco compra Eguinaldo e acerta contrato de cinco anos" [Vasco buys Eguinaldo and signs a five-year contract]. ge.globo.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ↑ Schmidt, Tébaro (5 September 2022). "Eguinaldo, do Vasco, se apresenta e começa sua história na seleção brasileira" [Eguinaldo, from Vasco, introduces himself and begins his history in the Brazilian team]. ge.globo.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ↑ Ribeiro, Emanuelle (13 October 2022). "Eguinaldo atinge velocidade expressiva em jogo do Vasco; vídeo" [Eguinaldo reaches expressive speed in Vasco's game; video]. ge.globo.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ↑ Eguinaldo at Soccerway
- ↑ "Ukrainian Cup: Shakhtar defeated Dynamo in a penalty shootout | УНН". Ukrainian National News (UNN). 14 May 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ↑ "Експерти визначили найкращого тренера, гравця та символічну збірну 11-го туру". 5 November 2025.
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