Everton Sousa Soares (born 22 March 1996), usually known as just Everton () or Everton ''
Cebolinha'' ("
Jimmy Five
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" in Portuguese), is a Brazilian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
forward
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for
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
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club
Flamengo
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and the
Brazil national team.
Club career
Everton was born in
Maracanaú
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,
Ceará
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, and joined
Grêmio's youth setup in 2012, from
Fortaleza
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. Initially on loan, he signed a permanent contract in October 2013, whilst also being linked to
Manchester City
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in the process.
Promoted to the main squad by
Enderson Moreira
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Managerial career
Born in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Moreira had a Physical Education graduat ...
ahead of the 2014 season, Everton made his first team debut on 19 January of that year, coming on as a second-half
substitute for
Yuri Mamute in a 1–0
Campeonato Gaúcho
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away loss against
São José-PA. His first goal came on four days later, as he scored the first goal in a 2–1 home win against
Lajeadense.
Everton made his
Série A debut on 20 April 2014, replacing
Pará
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in a 1–0 away loss against
Athletico Paranaense
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. Rarely used during
the tournament, he started to feature more regularly during the 2015 campaign, scoring his first goal in the top tier on 6 September in a 2–1 home success over
Goiás
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.
On 15 August 2016, Everton renewed his contract with Grêmio until 2020. On 23 November, in the first leg of the
2016 Copa do Brasil Finals, he came on as a late substitute for
Douglas
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and scored the 3rd goal in a 3–1 away win against
Atlético Mineiro
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; he was a starter in the second leg, a 1–1 home draw which granted the title to Grêmio.
Everton played his 100th match for Grêmio on 9 March 2017, after coming on for
Pedro Rocha in a 2–0
Copa Libertadores
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away win against
Zamora FC
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History
Zamora Fútbol Club was founded in 2002. After being in the Second Division for several years the club was promoted to the First Division after finishing as runners-up in t ...
.
Benfica
On 14 August 2020, Everton signed for Portuguese side
Benfica on a five-year deal.
Flamengo
On 15 June 2022, Everton returned to Brazil and signed for
Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; English: ''Flamengo Rowing Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea, best known for their professional football ...
.
International career
On 17 August 2018, Everton was called up by coach
Tite for friendly matches against
United States
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, and
El Salvador
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. Thus, Everton was in the first list of
Brazil
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after the
2018 FIFA World Cup
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.
In May 2019, he was included in Brazil's 23-man squad for the
2019 Copa América on home soil. He scored his first ever international goal in Brazil's opening game of the tournament, netting the final goal in a 3–0 win against
Bolivia
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on 15 June. Seven days later, Everton scored his second international goal against
Peru
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, in Brazil's final group stage match, firing in a shot at the near post from outside the box; the match ended in a 5–0 victory to Brazil, which enabled the hosts to advance to the quarter-finals of the tournament.
In the
2019 Copa América Final
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on 7 July, at the
Maracanã Stadium
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, Everton scored the opening goal in an eventual 3–1 win over Peru, and was named Man of the Match; he also finished the tournament as the top scorer with 3 goals, alongside Peru's
Paolo Guerrero
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, but won the Golden Boot Award due to having played fewer minutes than the Peruvian throughout the tournament.
In June 2021, he was included in Brazil's squad for the
2021 Copa América on home soil.
Everton Soares was not drafted to play the
2022 World Cup in Qatar, however, he still hopes to be drafted for the
2026 World Cup
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based on his performance in Flamengo.
Personal life
Nickname
Everton got the
nickname
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''Cebola'' (Onion in Portuguese) from his
Grêmio teammate
Pará
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, however, with the arrival of Uruguayan new transfer
Cristian Rodríguez
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Having received the nickname ''Cebolla'' (onion) from his Peñarol days, from his father, ...
, who's also known as ''Cebolla'', Everton came to be called ''Cebolinha'' in reference to the cartoon character
Jimmy Five
Jimmy Five, known as Cebolinha in Portuguese, is one of '' Monica and Friends'' main characters. He was created in 1960, at first as a support character for Franklin and Blu who the following year became the protagonist of his own series of new ...
(''Cebolinha'' in Brazil), of
Monica's Gang
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The series originated in a newspaper comic ...
.
Career statistics
Club
International
International goals
:''Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Everton goal.''
Honours
Grêmio
*
Copa do Brasil
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:
2016
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*
Copa Libertadores
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:
2017
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*
Recopa Sudamericana
The CONMEBOL Recopa Sudamericana ( pt, CONMEBOL Recopa Sul-Americana), known also as the Recopa Sudamericana or CONMEBOL Recopa, and simply as the Recopa (, ; "Winners' Cup"), is an annual international club association football, football compe ...
:
2018
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*
Campeonato Gaúcho
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:
2018, 2019, 2020
Flamengo
*
Copa do Brasil
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:
2022
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*
Copa Libertadores
The CONMEBOL Libertadores, also known as the Copa Libertadores de América ( pt, Copa Libertadores da América), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the highest level of competition in S ...
:
2022
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Brazil
*
Copa América
The Copa América ( en, America Cup) or CONMEBOL Copa América, known until 1975 as the South American Football Championship (''Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol'' in Spanish and ''Campeonato Sul-Americano de Futebol'' in Portuguese), is the t ...
:
2019
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Individual
*
Bola de Prata: 2018
*
Copa América
The Copa América ( en, America Cup) or CONMEBOL Copa América, known until 1975 as the South American Football Championship (''Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol'' in Spanish and ''Campeonato Sul-Americano de Futebol'' in Portuguese), is the t ...
Golden Boot:
2019
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*Copa América Team of the Tournament:
2019
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References
External links
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1996 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Ceará
Brazilian footballers
Brazil international footballers
Association football forwards
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense players
S.L. Benfica footballers
CR Flamengo footballers
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Primeira Liga players
2019 Copa América players
2021 Copa América players
Copa América-winning players
Brazilian expatriate footballers
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Expatriate footballers in Portugal