Edmilson (footballer, born 1997)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Paula and the second or paternal family name is Santos.

Edmilson de Paula Santos Filho (born 19 April 1997) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Slovenian PrvaLiga club Celje.

Career

Born in Mogi das Cruzes in São Paulo state, Edmilson scored 12 goals in as many games for AD Marco 09 in the Porto Football Association's premier district league, leading to a transfer to Vilaverdense FC of the third-tier Campeonato de Portugal in January 2021. His first full season with the team from Vila Verde saw them promoted to Liga 3. In 2022–23, he was the league's joint second top scorer with 12 goals from 26 games, adding another on 21 May 2023 in a 2–1 home win over S.C. Braga B in a successful playoff campaign.

On 28 June 2023, Edmilson signed a two-year contract at NK Celje, runners-up of the previous season of the Slovenian PrvaLiga. He made his debut on 27 July in his first game in continental competition, scoring in a 4–3 home loss to Vitória de Guimarães in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League; his opponents were from the Minho Province, where his previous club was from. He scored six times in his first league season, including a first-half hat-trick on 21 October in a 4–0 win at NK Rogaška, as his team won the league.

Edmilson scored another hat-trick on 30 October 2024 in an 8–0 win away to fifth-tier NK Hodoš in the last 32 of the Slovenian Football Cup. On 19 December, he scored twice in a 3–2 home victory over The New Saints of Wales in the league phase of the Conference League.

Honours

Celje

References

  1. ^ "Edmilson para o ataque do Vilaverdense" [Edmilson for Vilaverdense's attack]. Desportivo Vale do Homem (in Portuguese). 30 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  2. ^ Seixas, João Baptista (7 July 2022). "Lank Vilaverdense já projeta estreia na Liga 3" [Länk Vilaverdense already planning Liga 3 debut]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  3. ^ Vieira da Silva, Pedro (21 May 2023). "Lank Vilaverdense elimina SC Braga B e vai disputar play-off de subida à II Liga" [Länk Vilaverdense eliminate SC Braga B and will play promotion play-off to II Liga]. Diário do Minho (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  4. ^ "Edmilson deixa Länk Vilaverdense e reforça adversário do V. Guimarães na Liga Conferência" [Edmilson leaves Länk Vilaverdense and bolsters V. Guimarães's Conference League opponent]. Record (in Portuguese). Rádio. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Vitória vence na visita ao Celje no acesso à Liga Conferência" [Vitória win away to Celje in Conference League qualification]. Público (in Portuguese). 27 July 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  6. ^ Soares da Silva, Eduardo (27 July 2023). "Edmilson espera que o seu sonho seja maior do que a ambição do Vitória" [Edmilson hopes his dream can be bigger than Vitória's ambition] (in Portuguese). Rádio. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  7. ^ "Uspešna Krznar in Zeljković, Šimundža ne, preobrat za Hadžića" [Krznar and Zeljković successful, Šimundža not, a turnaround for Hadžić] (in Slovenian). Siol. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  8. ^ a b Okorn, Tomaž (14 May 2024). "Matjaž Rozman: Krznar je gospod, Iličić profesor, Oblak najboljši na svetu" [Matjaž Rozman: Krznar is a gentleman, Iličić is a professor, Oblak is the best in the world] (in Slovenian). Radiotelevizija Slovenija. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  9. ^ "Petoligaš povsem nemočen proti aktualnemu slovenskemu prvaku: Celje na gostovanju v Hodošu zabilo kar osem zadetkov" [The fifth-league team is completely helpless against the current Slovenian champion: Celje scored eight goals on the road in Hodoš] (in Slovenian). Planet Nogomet. 30 October 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  10. ^ "Celje end The New Saints' European adventure". BBC Sport. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2025.