Edenilson Andrade dos Santos (born 18 December 1989), simply known as Edenilson, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Botafogo. Mainly a central midfielder, he can also play as a right back.
Club career Edenilson began his career with Guarani de Venâncio Aires in 2008, but moved to Caxias shortly after. His professional debut came in the 2009 Gaúcho, when he entered the second half of the match against Veranópolis, on 22 January. He scored his first goal for the club later in that year, in a 3–1 win over rivals Juventude. Edenilson played 82 games for the Grenás, mostly as a starter, winning 36 and drawing 22 of those matches.
In 2011, Edenilson joined Corinthians, where he featured regularly before moving to Italy with Genoa in 2014. In the following year, he was bought by Udinese.
On 31 August 2016, Edenilson returned to Genoa on a season-long loan deal. After his loan to Genoa was cut short at the end of March, he signed with Internacional on loan until the end of the season.
On 11 July 2018, Internacional exercised the option in the loan contract and made the transfer permanent, signing a three-year contract with Edenilson.
On 22 December 2022, Edenilson joined Atlético Mineiro on a two-year deal.
On 19 April 2024, Edenilson joined Grêmio on a deal running until December 2025.
International career He made his debut for the Brazil national football team on 9 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Peru.
Career statistics Club
ClubSeasonLeagueState leagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCaxias2009Série C508000—142272201081162——10134420110017040——210Total13141240—243826Corinthians2011Série A260————2602012232130—7Appearances in Copa Libertadores000432201336016140412Appearances in Recopa Sudamericana06222014001000——10Total85230140111201324Genoa2014–15Serie A300—10——310Udinese2015–16Serie A290—11——301Genoa (loan)2016–17Serie A160—10——170Internacional2017Série B3115020—103912018Série A3339052——47520193051108291—5882020336934080—549202133111132081—541520223161211010Appearances in Copa Sudamericana3—5410Total191325772243551030648Atlético Mineiro2023Série A2811103091—5122024Série A0091—00—91Total2812013091—603Career total392361481136555727365862
International
BrazilYearAppsGoals202120Total20
Honours Corinthians Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2011 Copa Libertadores: 2012 FIFA Club World Cup: 2012 Campeonato Paulista: 2013 Recopa Sudamericana: 2013
Atlético Mineiro Campeonato Mineiro: 2023, 2024
Grêmio Recopa Gaúcha: 2025
Individual Best Central Midfielder in Brazil: 2020
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