Éder Citadin Martins

This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Citadin and the second or paternal family name is Martins.
Éder

Éder with Sampdoria in 2012
Personal information
Full nameÉder Citadin Martins
Date of birth15 November 1986
Place of birthLauro Muller, Brazil
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Sampdoria
Number23
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2004–2005Criciúma1(0)
2006–2008Empoli5(0)
2008–2009Frosinone52(21)
2009–2012Empoli40(27)
2010–2011→ Brescia (loan)35(6)
2011–2012→ Cesena (loan)17(2)
2012–Sampdoria72(22)
National team
2015–Italy2(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 March 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).

Éder Citadin Martins, known mononymously as Éder (born 15 November 1986), is a Brazilian-born Italian footballer who plays as a striker for Italian club Sampdoria.

Club career

Frosinone

Éder was signed for Frosinone in co-ownership for €600,000[2] in June 2008 after a loan spell in second half of 2007–08 Serie B season.[3]

Return to Empoli

Empoli reacquired his full transfer right from Frosinone in June 2009 for €2.42 million,[2] following an impressive Serie B season from the striker.[4]

He scored 4 goals in one Serie B game on 15 April 2010, including two penalties in an 5-2 Empoli victory over Salernitana.

Brescia, Cesena & Sampdoria

On 20 August 2010, he signed a 1+4 year contract with Serie A newcomer Brescia, but the transfer fee and terms undisclosed,[5] which Lega Serie A listed in its transfer list, Eder would join Brescia on loan for the first year. Brescia later disclosed in its financial report, the loan fee was €1.8 million.[6]

He only scored 6 Serie A goals and on 13 July 2011 transferred to Cesena from Empoli in temporary deal for €2.2 million.[7] On 24 January 2012 he moved on loan to Sampdoria for €1.1 million (to Cesena).[7]

On 3 July 2012 Sampdoria signed Éder outright for €3 million on a 5-year contract.[8][9]

International career

Éder, as a dual citizen of Italy and Brazil, was eligible to play for both nations, and started being considered for Italy by head coach Antonio Conte due to his successful performances in the 2014–15 season with Sampdoria.

There was controversy surrounding Antonio Conte's call-up for Brazilian-born Éder along with Argentine-born Franco Vázquez. Speaking at a Serie A meeting on 23 March 2015, Roberto Mancini said, "The Italian national team should be Italian. An Italian player deserves to play for the national team while someone who wasn't born in Italy, even if they have relatives, I don't think they deserve to." Conte's response to the use of foreign-born players was, "If Mauro Camoranesi [who was born in Argentina] was allowed to help Italy win the 2006 World Cup, then why can't Éder and Franco Vázquez lead the Azzurri to glory in next year's European Championship?"[10][11]

On 28 March 2015, Éder made his debut for Italy, coming on as a 58th-minute substitute for Simone Zaza in a Euro 2016 qualifying away match against Bulgaria and scoring the equaliser for a 2–2 draw in the 84th minute.[12] He made his first start three days later against England in a 1–1 draw at Juventus Stadium in Turin, making way for fellow oriundo Vázquez after 61 minutes.[13]

International goals

Scores and results list the Italy's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 28 March 2015 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria  Bulgaria
2–2
2–2
UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifying

References

  1. ↑ http://www.sampdoria.it/squadra/rosa-2012-2013/eder-citadin-martins.html
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Empoli F.C. SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2009 (Italian), PDF purchased from Italian CCIAA
  3. ↑ "RISCATTATA LA COMPROPRIETA' DI EDER" (in Italian). Frosinone Calcio. 24 June 2008. Archived from the original on 24 March 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "FROSINONE, PRIMI MOVIMENTI DI MERCATO" (in Italian). Frosinone Calcio. 26 June 2009. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "Ufficiale: Eder è un giocatore del Brescia". Brescia Calcio (in Italian). 20 August 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
  6. ↑ Brescia Calcio Report and Accounts on 30 June 2011 (Italian)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 A.C. Cesena SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2012 (Italian), PDF purchased from Italian CCIAA
  8. ↑ U.C. Sampdoria SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2012 (Italian), PDF purchased from Italian CCIAA
  9. ↑ "Eder Citadin Martins al Doria a titolo definitivo" (in Italian). UC Sampdoria. 3 July 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  10. ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3007660/Roberto-Mancini-believes-foreign-born-players-NOT-able-play-Italy.html
  11. ↑ http://www.espnfc.us/italy/story/2363437/antonio-conte-defends-use-of-foreign-born-players-on-italy-squad
  12. ↑ "Bulgaria v Italy". Eurosport. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  13. ↑ "Italy 1-1 England". BBC Sport. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.