Edenilson

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Andrade and the second or paternal family name is dos Santos.

Edenilson Andrade dos Santos (born 18 December 1989), simply known as Edenilson, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Grêmio. Mainly a central midfielder, he can also play as a right back.

Edenilson

Edenilson celebrating after winning the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup with Corinthians
Personal information
Full name	Edenilson Andrade dos Santos[1]
Date of birth	(1989-12-18) 18 December 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Porto Alegre, Brazil
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	Grêmio
Number	8
Youth career
2008	Guarani-VA
2008–2009	Caxias
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2011	Caxias	54	(3)
2011–2014	Corinthians	115	(3)
2014–2015	Genoa	30	(0)
2015–2017	Udinese	29	(0)
2016–2017	→ Genoa (loan)	16	(0)
2017–2022	Internacional	248	(39)
2023–2024	Atlético Mineiro	48	(2)
2024–	Grêmio	0	(0)
International career‡
2021	Brazil	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 October 2021

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.^[2] 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.^[3]

On 11 July 2018, Internacional exercised the option in the loan contract and made the transfer permanent, signing a three-year contract with Edenilson.^[4]

On 22 December 2022, Edenilson joined Atlético Mineiro on a two-year deal.^[5]

On 19 April 2024, Edenilson joined Grêmio on a deal running until December 2025.^[6]

International career

He made his debut for the Brazil national football team on 9 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Peru.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 April 2024^[8]

Club	Season	League			State league[a]		National cup[b]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Caxias	2009	Série C	5	0	8	0	0	0	—		14[c]	2	27	2
	2010		8	1	16	2	—		—		10[c]	1	34	4
	2011		0	0	17	0	4	0	—		—		21	0
	Total		13	1	41	2	4	0	—		24	3	82	6
Corinthians	2011	Série A	26	0	—		—		—		—		26	0
	2012		23	2	13	0	—		7[d]	0	0	0	43	2
	2013		36	0	16	1	4	0	4[d]	1	2[e]	0	62	2
	2014		0	0	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		85	2	30	1	4	0	11	1	2	0	132	4
Genoa	2014–15	Serie A	30	0	—		1	0	—		—		31	0
Udinese	2015–16	Serie A	29	0	—		1	1	—		—		30	1
Genoa (loan)	2016–17	Serie A	16	0	—		1	0	—		—		17	0
Internacional	2017	Série B	31	1	5	0	2	0	—		1[f]	0	39	1
	2018	Série A	33	3	9	0	5	2	—		—		47	5
	2019		30	5	11	0	8	2	9[d]	1	—		58	8
	2020		33	6	9	3	4	0	8[d]	0	—		54	9
	2021		33	11	11	3	2	0	8[d]	1	—		54	15
	2022		31	6	12	1	1	0	10[g]	3	—		54	10
	Total		191	32	57	7	22	4	35	5	1	0	306	48
Atlético Mineiro	2023	Série A	28	1	11	0	3	0	9[d]	1	—		51	2
	2024	Série A	0	0	9	1	—		0	0	—		9	1
	Total		28	1	20	1	3	0	9	1	—		60	3
Career total			392	36	148	11	36	5	55	7	27	3	658	62

1. Includes Campeonato Gaúcho, Campeonato Paulista, Campeonato Mineiro
2. Includes Copa do Brasil, Coppa Italia
3. Appearances in Copa FGF
4. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
5. Appearances in Recopa Sudamericana
6. Appearance in Primeira Liga
7. Appearances in Copa Sudamericana

International

As of 26 November 2021^[8]

Brazil
Year	Apps	Goals
2021	2	0
Total	2	0

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

Individual

• Best Central Midfielder in Brazil: 2020^[9]