Wilson Eduardo

Wilson Eduardo

Personal information
Full name	Wilson Bruno Naval da Costa Eduardo
Date of birth	8 July 1990
Place of birth	Pedras Rubras, Portugal
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current team	Braga
Number	7
Youth career
1999–2000	GD Vilar
2000–2004	Porto
2004–2009	Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2009–2015	Sporting CP	20	(3)
2009	→ Real Massamá (loan)	13	(1)
2010	→ Portimonense (loan)	10	(3)
2010–2011	→ Beira-Mar (loan)	27	(5)
2011–2012	→ Olhanense (loan)	27	(7)
2012–2013	→ Académica (loan)	25	(6)
2014	Sporting B	1	(1)
2014–2015	→ Dinamo Zagreb (loan)	10	(1)
2015	→ Den Haag (loan)	14	(2)
2015–	Braga	11	(1)
National team
2009	Portugal U20	3	(0)
2010–2012	Portugal U21	14	(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 April 2016. † Appearances (goals)

Wilson Bruno Naval da Costa Eduardo (born 8 July 1990) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for S.C. Braga as a forward.

Club career

Eduardo was born in Pedras Rubras, Maia. After starting his football grooming with local FC Porto he finished it at Sporting Clube de Portugal, joining the latter's youth system at the age of 14. In 2009–10 he made his senior debuts, splitting the season between Real Sport Clube (third division) and Portimonense SC (second), and being a relatively important part as the Algarve side returned to the top flight after a 20-year absence.

In the 2010–11 campaign, still on loan, Eduardo joined S.C. Beira-Mar, also freshly promoted to division one. On 15 August 2010 he made his competition debut, coming from the bench in a 0–0 home draw against U.D. Leiria; two weeks later, as the Aveiro team defeated Académica de Coimbra 2–1 (also at home), he scored his first goal in the first division.

Eduardo was again loaned by Sporting for 2012–13, to Académica.^[1] On 8 November 2012 he netted twice – one of his goals coming through a second-half penalty – in a 2–0 home win against Atlético Madrid for the season's UEFA Europa League group stage.^[2]

Personal life

Eduardo's younger brother, João Mário, is also a footballer. A midfielder, he too graduated from Sporting's youth academy.^[3]

Club statistics

As of 3 January 2016^[4]

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Real Massamá (loan)	2009–10	13	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	1
	Total	13	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	1
Portimonense (loan)	2009–10	10	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	3
	Total	10	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	3
Beira-Mar (loan)	2010–11	27	5	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	32	5
	Total	27	5	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	32	5
Olhanense (loan)	2011–12	27	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	7
	Total	27	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	7
Académica (loan)	2012–13	25	6	3	1	3	1	6	3	0	0	37	11
	Total	25	6	3	1	3	1	6	3	0	0	37	11
Sporting	2013–14	20	3	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	24	5
	Total	20	3	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	24	5
Sporting B	2013–14	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
	Total	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Dinamo Zagreb (loan)	2014–15	10	1	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	17	1
	Total	10	1	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	17	1
Den Haag (loan)	2014–15	14	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	2
	Total	14	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	2
Braga	2015–16	5	0	3	2	1	0	6	1	0	0	15	3
	Total	5	0	3	2	1	0	6	1	0	0	15	3
Career Total		123	26	12	2	8	2	6	3	0	0	149	33

References

1. Sporting empresta Wilson Eduardo à Académica (Sporting loans Wilson Eduardo to Académica); Mais Futebol, 29 August 2012 (Portuguese)
2. Académica end Atlético's record winning run; UEFA.com, 8 November 2012
3. "Wilson Eduardo considera João Mário promissor" [Wilson Eduardo sees promise in João Mário] (in Portuguese). Record. 16 February 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
4. "Wilson Eduardo". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 July 2014.

External links

• Wilson Eduardo at footballzz.co.uk
• Wilson Eduardo profile at ForaDeJogo