Eduardo Nascimento da Silva Júnior (born 5 March 1993), commonly known as Edu, is a Brazilian

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who plays as a

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for Cruzeiro.

Club career

Born in

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, Edu made his senior debut with in 2012. He then signed for

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in the following year, but only featured for the under-20s before moving to . On 7 October 2014, after being São Gonçalo's top goalscorer in the year's

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, Edu signed for Boavista. He returned to ''SGFC'' after playing rarely in the

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, and scored a further seven times for the club before joining

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on 10 July 2015. On 21 September 2017, after scoring prolifically for Itaboraí, Edu agreed to a pre-contract deal with Brusque for the

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. The following 28 March, after featuring sparingly, he returned to his previous club. On 18 October 2018, Edu signed for

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, but moved out on loan to Atlético Tubarão on 22 February of the following year. On 29 December 2019, he returned to Brusque after signing a deal until April 2021. In August 2020, after becoming an undisputed starter, Edu suffered a

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injury, and was sidelined for the remainder of the campaign, which ended in promotion to the Série B. On 17 April 2021, he renewed his contract until November 2022. On 15 October 2021, during a match against

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, Edu missed a penalty, scored one goal and subsequently played as a

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after Ruan Carneiro was taken off due to an injury; he also saved a

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late in the match. He finished

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as top scorer with 17 goals, as his side narrowly avoided relegation. On 9 December 2021, Edu joined fellow second division side Cruzeiro.

Career statistics

Honours

;Brusque * Recopa Catarinense: 2020 ;Cruzeiro * Campeonato Brasileiro - Série B: 2022

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Edu 1993 births Living people Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian footballers Association football forwards Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Boavista Sport Club players Associação Desportiva Itaboraí players Associação Atlética Portuguesa (RJ) players Brusque Futebol Clube players Nova Iguaçu Futebol Clube players Clube Atlético Tubarão players Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players Outfield association footballers who played in goal