Everton Sousa Soares (born 22 March 1996), usually known as just Everton () or Everton '' Cebolinha'' ("

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" in Portuguese), is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Brazil national team.

Club career

Everton was born in

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, and joined Grêmio's youth setup in 2012, from

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. Initially on loan, he signed a permanent contract in October 2013, whilst also being linked to

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in the process. Promoted to the main squad by

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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

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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

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in a 1–0 away loss against

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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

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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

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and scored the 3rd goal in a 3–1 away win against

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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

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away win against

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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

International career

On 17 August 2018, Everton was called up by coach Tite for friendly matches against

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, and

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. Thus, Everton was in the first list of

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after the

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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

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on 15 June. Seven days later, Everton scored his second international goal against

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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

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on 7 July, at the

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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

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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

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based on his performance in Flamengo.

Personal life

Nickname

Everton got the

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''Cebola'' (Onion in Portuguese) from his Grêmio teammate

, however, with the arrival of Uruguayan new transfer

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, who's also known as ''Cebolla'', Everton came to be called ''Cebolinha'' in reference to the cartoon character

(''Cebolinha'' in Brazil), of

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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 *

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: 2018, 2019, 2020 Flamengo *

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Brazil *

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Individual * Bola de Prata: 2018 *

Golden Boot:

*Copa América Team of the Tournament:

References

External links

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