Edmilson Junior

Edmilson Junior
Personal information
Full name Edmilson Junior Paulo da Silva
Date of birth (1994-08-19) 19 August 1994
Place of birth Liège, Belgium
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
Standard Liège
Number 22
Youth career
2005–2006 HFC Hoei
2006–2012 Standard Liège
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Sint-Truiden 87 (9)
2016– Standard Liège 24 (5)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:14, 2 November 2016 (UTC).


Edmilson Junior, commonly known as Edmilson (born 19 August 1994 in Liège) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a winger for Belgian Pro League club Standard Liège.

Career

On 22 August 2012, Edmilson made his debut for Sint-Truiden in the Belgian Second Division as a 81st-minute substitute in the 3–1 win over KV Oostende.[1] His first goal for the club came later that year in November, during the Belgian Cup tie against KVC Westerlo which ended 5–5. Sint-Truiden won the tie on penalties.[2] On 6 January 2016, after making 87 appearances and scoring 9 goals for Sint-Truiden, Edmilson left to rejoin former club Standard Liège where he made a reunion with former Sint-Truiden manager Yannick Ferrera. He signed a three-year contract.[3]

Career statistics

As of 21 April 2016.[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] Other[lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sint-Truiden 2012–13 Second Division 26141302
2013–14 Second Division 191005[lower-alpha 3]0241
2014–15 Second Division 23220252
2015–16 Pro League 19520215
Total 879815010010
Standard Liège 2015–16 Pro League 913100122
Total 913100122
Career total 96101115011211
  1. Includes the Belgian Cup play-offs
  2. Includes the Belgian Second Division play-offs
  3. Five appearances in Belgian Second Division play-offs

Honours

Sint-Truiden

References

  1. "Sint-Truiden vs. KV Oostende 3 - 1". Soccerway. 22 August 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  2. "Westerlo vs. Sint-Truiden 5 - 5". Soccerway. 28 November 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  3. "Edmilson Junior joins Rouches". Standard Liège. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  4. Soccerway. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
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