Éder (Italian footballer)

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 name Éder Citadin Martins
Date of birth (1986-11-15) 15 November 1986
Place of birth Lauro Müller, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Internazionale (on loan from Sampdoria)
Number 23
Youth career
2003–2005 Criciúma
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2004–2005 Criciúma 1 (0)
2005–2007 Empoli 5 (0)
2007–2009 Frosinone 52 (20)
2009–2011 Empoli 40 (27)
2010–2011 → Brescia (loan) 35 (6)
2011–2012 → Cesena (loan) 17 (2)
2012 → Sampdoria (loan) 19 (5)
2012– Sampdoria 112 (40)
2016– → Internazionale (loan) 3 (0)
National team‡
2015– Italy 8 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 February 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2015

Éder Citadin Martins, simply known as Éder (born 15 November 1986), is a Brazilian-born Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Italian club Internazionale, on loan from Sampdoria, and for the Italian national team.

A Brazilian of Italian descent, he made his debut for Italy in March 2015, and scored two goals in their successful qualification campaign for UEFA Euro 2016.

Club career

Frosinone

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

Return to Empoli

Empoli bought back Éder 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, two of which were penalties, in a 5–2 victory for Empoli over Salernitana.

Brescia

On 20 August 2010, he signed a 1+4 year contract with Serie A newcomers Brescia, for an undisclosed fee,[5] meaning that Éder would join Brescia on loan for the first year. Brescia later revealed in its financial report that the loan fee was €1.8 million.[6]

Cesena

He scored just 6 goals for the club and on 13 July 2011 was transferred to Cesena from Empoli in a temporary deal for €2.2 million.[7]

Sampdoria

On 24 January 2012 he moved to Sampdoria on loan.[8] He scored his first goal with the club on 21 April 2012 in a 1–1 draw with Vicenza.[9] On 3 July 2012, Sampdoria signed Éder outright for €3 million on a five-year contract.[10][11]

Internazionale

On 29 January 2016, Eder joined Internazionale on a two-year loan deal which could be made permanent upon the fulfilment of certain conditions.[12] He signed a contract that could keep him at Inter until 2020, and is receiving a wage of €1.5 million per year.[13][14] He was presented to the media on the very same day, where he was assigned the number 23, saying that he did not think twice about signing for Inter.[15] He made his debut for the club on 31 January, in a 3–0 defeat to cross-city rivals Milan in the Derby della Madonnina.[16]

International career

Éder, as a dual citizen of Italy and Brazil, was eligible to play for both nations. He qualified for the Italian national team through his citizenship and through his great-grandfather Battista Righetto who was Italian, hailing from Nove in Veneto.[17] Éder began to be considered for the Italian national team by head coach Antonio Conte due to his good form 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?"[18]

On 28 March 2015, Éder made his debut for Italy, coming on as a 58th-minute substitute for Simone Zaza in a Euro 2016 qualifier against Bulgaria and scoring the equaliser in a 2–2 draw in the 84th minute.[19] He made his first start three days later against England in a 1–1 draw in Turin, making way for fellow oriundo Vázquez after 61 minutes.[20] On 10 October 2015, Éder opened the scoring in a 3–1 away win over Azerbaijan, which sealed Italy's qualification for UEFA Euro 2016.[21]

Statistics

International

As of 17 November 2015[22]
Italy national team
YearAppsGoals
201582
Total82

International goals

Scores and results list 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
2. 10 October 2015 Baku National Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan  Azerbaijan
1–0
3–1
 UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifying

References

  1. ↑ "Éder Citadin Martins" (in Italian). Sampdoria.it. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  2. 1 2 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. Archived from the original on August 21, 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
  6. ↑ Brescia Calcio Report and Accounts on 30 June 2011 (Italian)
  7. ↑ A.C. Cesena SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2012 (Italian), PDF purchased from Italian CCIAA
  8. ↑ "Eder dal Cesena alla Sampdoria". sampdoria.it (in Italian). 24 January 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  9. ↑ "Vicenza - Sampdoria 1-1" (in Italian). ilsecoloxix.it. 21 April 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  10. ↑ U.C. Sampdoria SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2012 (Italian), PDF purchased from Italian CCIAA
  11. ↑ "Eder Citadin Martins al Doria a titolo definitivo" (in Italian). UC Sampdoria. 3 July 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  12. ↑ "Eder is an Inter player". inter.it. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  13. ↑ "Inter Beat Leicester City To Sampdoria Striker". Forza Italian Football. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  14. ↑ "Official: Inter sign Eder". Football Italia. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  15. ↑ "Eder: 'No doubts after Inter called'". inter.it. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  16. ↑ Richard Hall (1 February 2016). "Jeison Murillo, Stevan Jovetic falter in Inter's Derby Della Madonnina loss". ESPN FC. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  17. ↑ Campodonico, Alessandra (3 March 2015). "Eder, il bisnonno italiano e il passaporto tricolore" (in Italian). SampNews24. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  18. ↑ "Antonio Conte defends use of foreign-born players on Italy squad". ESPN FC. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  19. ↑ "Bulgaria v Italy". Eurosport. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  20. ↑ "Italy 1–1 England". BBC Sport. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  21. ↑ "Azerbaijan 1-3 Italy". BBC Sport. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  22. ↑ Éder profile at Soccerway
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