Edson Fernando da Silva Gomes (born 24 April 1998), simply known as Edson, is a Brazilian

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who plays as a defensive midfielder for

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on loan from Rukh Lviv.

Club career

Edson was born in Natal,

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, and was an

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youth graduate. He made his first team debut on 19 April 2015, five days shy of his 18th birthday, by coming on as a half-time substitute in a 2–1

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home win against Santa Cruz. In March 2017, Edson moved to Vitória on loan, returning to the youth setup. He subsequently played for the under-20 squad of Votuporanguense before returning to his parent club for the 2018 season, where he featured sparingly in the year's Campeonato Potiguar. Ahead of the 2019 campaign, Edson moved to

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, being mainly utilized as a

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. In April of that year, he agreed to a one-year deal with

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, being initially assigned to the under-23 squad. On 29 May 2020, after winning the

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with the under-23 squad, Edson renewed his contract until December 2021, and was definitely promoted to the main squad. He made his Série A debut on 3 September, replacing Elton late into a 3–5 home loss against

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Career statistics

Honours

Bahia *

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; Atlético Goianiense *

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References

External links

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Bahia profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Edson 1998 births Living people People from Natal, Rio Grande do Norte Brazilian footballers Association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Alecrim Futebol Clube players Globo Futebol Clube players Esporte Clube Bahia players FC Rukh Lviv players Atlético Clube Goianiense players Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Ukraine Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Sportspeople from Rio Grande do Norte