Edu (footballer, born 1981)
Eduardo Gonçalves de Oliveira (born 30 November 1981), commonly known as Edu, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
 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 | |||
Club career
Beşiktaş
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
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
On 9 July 2015, Edu transferred to China League One side Hebei China Fortune.[4]
Career statistics
| 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[lower-alpha 1] | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 11[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 36 | 8 | |
| 2008 | 27[lower-alpha 1] | 13 | 2 | 1 | — | 11[lower-alpha 2] | 3 | 40 | 17 | |||
| 2009 | 23[lower-alpha 1] | 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[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 40 | 5 | ||
| 2011–12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 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[lower-alpha 4] | 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[lower-alpha 5] | 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 | ||
- Includes appearances in the K-League Championship Playoffs
- Appearances in K-League Cup
- Appearance in Supercup
- Appearances in League Cup
- Appearance in FIFA Club WC
Honours
Club
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Schalke 04
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
References
- "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
- 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