Eduardo Nascimento da Silva Júnior (born 5 March 1993), commonly known as Edu, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Cuiabá.
Club career Born in Rio de Janeiro, Edu made his senior debut with in 2012. He then signed for Flamengo in the following year, but only featured for the under-20s before moving to .
On 7 October 2014, after being São Gonçalo's top goalscorer in the year's Campeonato Carioca Série C, Edu signed for Boavista. He returned to SGFC after playing rarely in the 2015 Campeonato Carioca, and scored a further seven times for the club before joining Itaboraí on 10 July 2015.
On 21 September 2017, after scoring prolifically for Itaboraí, Edu agreed to a pre-contract deal with Brusque for the Copa Santa Catarina. The following 28 March, after featuring sparingly, he returned to his previous club.
On 18 October 2018, Edu signed for Nova Iguaçu, but moved out on loan to Atlético Tubarão on 22 February of the following year. On 29 December 2019, he returned to Brusque after signing a deal until April 2021.
In August 2020, after becoming an undisputed starter, Edu suffered a knee injury, and was sidelined for the remainder of the campaign, which ended in promotion to the Série B. On 17 April 2021, he renewed his contract until November 2022.
On 15 October 2021, during a match against Remo, Edu missed a penalty, scored one goal and subsequently played as a goalkeeper after Ruan Carneiro was taken off due to an injury; he also saved a penalty late in the match. He finished the league as top scorer with 17 goals, as his side narrowly avoided relegation.
On 9 December 2021, Edu joined fellow second division side Cruzeiro. After being a starter during the season as the club achieved promotion to the Série A, he was loaned to Emirati club Dibba Al Fujairah until June.
On 6 July 2023, Edu returned to his home country after signing a contract with Coritiba in the top tier, until the end of 2024.
Career statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals2012Carioca Série C—72———722014Carioca Série C—1715———17152015Carioca Série B—167———167Total—3322———3322Boavista (loan)2014Série D00———8Appearance(s) in Copa Rio4842015Carioca—5000——50Total005000—84134Itaboraí2015Carioca Série C—77———772016Carioca Série B—50——621122017Carioca Série B1—1510——221712Total—2717——843521Portuguesa-RJ (loan)2017Carioca—101———101Brusque2017Série D00———8Appearance(s) in Copa Santa Catarina8882018003110——41Total003110—88129Itaboraí2018Carioca Série B1—138——732011Nova Iguaçu2019Carioca—82———822020—10———10Total—92———92Atlético Tubarão (loan)2019Série D6294——33189Brusque2020Série C1012832—1Appearance(s) in Recopa Catarinense217122021Série B33170000——3317Total341712832—125029Cruzeiro2022Série B331110755——4823Dibba Al Fujairah (loan)2022–23UAE Pro League62—00——62Coritiba2023Série A00————00Career total51221377165203524244133
Honours Brusque Recopa Catarinense: 2020 Cruzeiro Campeonato Brasileiro - Série B: 2022
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