Ednilson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ednilson Pedro Rocha Andrade Mendes | ||
| Date of birth | 25 September 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1999 | Boavista | ||
| 1999–2000 | Roma | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2000–2001 | Roma | 1 | (0) |
| 2001–2005 | Benfica | 43 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | → Vitória Guimarães (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → Gil Vicente (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | OFI Crete | 17 | (0) |
| 2008 | Partizan | 14 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | AEK Larnaca | 5 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 34 | (0) |
| 2012 | Vasas | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 142 | (0) | |
| National team | |||
| 2000–2003 | Portugal U21 | 26 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Guinea-Bissau | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Ednilson Pedro Rocha Andrade Mendes (born 25 September 1982), simply known as Ednilson, is a former Guinea-Bissau international footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
Football career
Ednilson was born in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, moving to Portugal at an early age. Not yet 17, he was bought by Italy's A.S. Roma, but in January 2001 moved to F.C. Alverca for 618 million lire,[1] after he refused to extend his initial contract.[2] Without no official appearances, he was sold to S.L. Benfica.
With the Lisbon club, Ednilson was relatively used during two seasons, after which he was loaned to fellow first division sides Vitória de Guimarães and Gil Vicente FC, playing with the latter precisely as Benfica won the national league after 11 years.
After almost two years at OFI Crete (only 17 matches combined) Ednilson spent some months without a club, after which he rejoined countryman Almami Moreira at FK Partizan – both were youth graduates at Boavista FC – helping the Belgrade team to the double in his short spell.
Ednilson then played one year in Cyprus with AEK Larnaca FC. On 27 November 2009, he signed a 1½ year contract with FC Dinamo Tbilisi.[3]
On 21 February 2012 Ednilson changed clubs and countries once again, signing for Vasas SC in Budapest for five months. He was released at the end of the campaign (which ended in relegation), with no official appearances to his credit.
Club statistics
| Season | Team | Country | Division | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999–00 | Roma |  Italy | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000–01 | Benfica |  Portugal | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| 2001–02 | Benfica | Portugal | 1 | 22 | 0 |
| 2002–03 | Benfica | Portugal | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 2003–04 | Vitória Guimarães | Portugal | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 2004–05 | Gil Vicente | Portugal | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| 2005–06 | OFI Crete |  Greece | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2006–07 | OFI Crete | Greece | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| 2007–08 | Partizan |  Serbia | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| 2008–09 | AEK Larnaca |  Cyprus | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | Dinamo Tbilisi |  Georgia | 1 | 29 | 0 |
References
- ↑ AS Roma SpA Report and Accounts on 30 June 2001 (Italian)
- ↑ "Ednilson ceduto all'Alverca" [Ednilson sold to Alverca] (in Italian). AS Roma. 13 January 2001. Archived from the original on 29 March 2002. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
- ↑ ედნილსონი დინამოელია (Georgian)
- ↑ "Ednilson". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
External links
- Stats and profile at Zerozero
- Ednilson profile at ForaDeJogo
- Ednilson at National-Football-Teams.com
- Guardian Stats Centre