Edu (footballer, born 1981)
 Edu with Schalke 04 in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eduardo Gonçalves de Oliveira[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 November 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1999 | Guarani | ||
| 2000 | Santos | ||
| 2001 | São Paulo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002 | Náutico | ||
| 2002–2003 | CRAC | ||
| 2003–2006 | VfL Bochum | 63 | (16) |
| 2006–2007 | Mainz 05 | 14 | (1) |
| 2007–2009 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 73 | (26) |
| 2010–2013 | Schalke 04 | 43 | (5) |
| 2011–2012 | → Beşiktaş (loan) | 25 | (3) |
| 2012 | → Greuther Fürth (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2013 | Liaoning Whowin | 23 | (14) |
| 2014 | FC Tokyo | 30 | (11) |
| 2015 | Jeonbuk Hyundai | 20 | (11) |
| 2015 | Hebei China Fortune | 15 | (12) |
| 2016–2017 | Jeonbuk Hyundai | 42 | (14) |
| Total | 358 | (114) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Eduardo Gonçalves de Oliveira (born 30 November 1981), commonly known as Edu, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Career
[edit]Beşiktaş
[edit]Edu did not start the season well and Carlos Carvalhal benched him for months. He scored a great goal in the last group stage match against Stoke City in UEFA Europa League and Beşiktaş finished first in the group. His first league goal came against Samsunspor in a penalty kick in December 2011. His second goal came in the BJK İnönü Stadium against rivals Bursaspor.
Liaoning Whowin
[edit]Edu moved to Chinese Super League club Liaoning Whowin on 28 February 2013.[3] He scored his first goal on his debut for Liaoning.
Hebei China Fortune
[edit]On 9 July 2015, Edu transferred to China League One side Hebei China Fortune.[4]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| VfL Bochum | 2003–04 | Bundesliga | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2004–05 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 4 | |||
| 2005–06 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 13 | |||
| Total | 63 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 17 | ||
| Mainz 05 | 2006–07 | Bundesliga | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| Suwon Bluewings | 2007 | K League 1 | 23[a] | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 11[b] | 1 | 36 | 8 | |
| 2008 | 27[a] | 13 | 2 | 1 | — | 11[b] | 3 | 40 | 17 | |||
| 2009 | 23[a] | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | 30 | 12 | |||
| Total | 73 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 106 | 37 | ||
| Schalke 04 | 2009–10 | Bundesliga | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1[c] | 0 | 40 | 5 | ||
| 2011–12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 43 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 7 | ||
| Beşiktaş (loan) | 2011–12 | Süper Lig | 25 | 3 | — | 7 | 2 | — | 32 | 5 | ||
| Greuther Fürth (loan) | 2012–13 | Bundesliga | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| Liaoning Whowin | 2013 | Chinese Super League | 23 | 14 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 25 | 17 | ||
| FC Tokyo | 2014 | J1 League | 30 | 11 | 3 | 2 | — | 5[d] | 4 | 38 | 17 | |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai | 2015 | K League 1 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | — | 30 | 15 | |
| Hebei China Fortune | 2015 | China League One | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 12 | ||
| Jeonbuk Hyundai | 2016 | K League 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| 2017 | 31 | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 13 | ||||
| Total | 42 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 14 | ||
| Career total | 358 | 114 | 24 | 10 | 32 | 11 | 30 | 8 | 444 | 143 | ||
- ^ a b c Includes appearances in the K-League Championship Playoffs
- ^ a b Appearances in K-League Cup
- ^ a b Appearance in Supercup
- ^ Appearances in League Cup
- ^ Appearance in FIFA Club WC
Honours
[edit]Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Schalke 04
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
References
[edit]- ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2016: List of Players: Jeonbuk Hyundai" (PDF). FIFA. 14 December 2016. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2017.
- ^ "Eduardo Goncalves de Oliveira". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
- ^ 辽宁官方宣布签约德甲中锋 李玮锋前队友曾战亚冠 (in Chinese). sina.com.cn. 28 February 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ^ 河北华夏官方宣布埃杜加盟 at sports.sina.com 9 July 2015 Retrieved 9 July 2015
External links
[edit]- Official website (in German)
- Edu at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Edu – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- Edu at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Edu at WorldFootball.net
Categories:
- Living people
- 1981 births
- Footballers from São Paulo
- Men's association football forwards
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Clube Náutico Capibaribe players
- VfL Bochum players
- 1. FSV Mainz 05 players
- Suwon Samsung Bluewings players
- FC Schalke 04 players
- Beşiktaş J.K. footballers
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth players
- Liaoning F.C. players
- Hebei F.C. players
- FC Tokyo players
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- K League 1 players
- Süper Lig players
- Chinese Super League players
- China League One players
- J1 League players
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea
- Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in China
- Expatriate men's footballers in China
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan
- Expatriate men's footballers in Japan
- AFC Champions League Elite–winning players
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen