Éder Luiz Lima de Souza (born January 9, 1987), sometimes known as just Éder, is a Brazilian

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who plays as a

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for Tianjin Jinmen Tiger.

Club career

Éder Lima would start his career for his local football club Guarani where he stayed for two seasons before joining lower league side Tombense. He would be immediately loaned to top-tier club

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 t ...

before going to Paraná and then Vila Nova. Éder Lima moved to top tier Greek side

Asteras Tripolis Asteras Tripolis Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Αστέρας Τρίπολης), commonly referred to as Asteras Tripolis (meaning "Star of Tripoli"), is a Greek professional football club based in the city of Tripoli in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greec ...

for the

2009–10 Super League Greece The 2009–10 Super League Greece was the 74th season of the highest football league of Greece and the fourth under the name ''Super League''. The league consisted of 16 teams. Participants are the 13 best teams from the 2008–09 season and thr ...

season on loan. On 15 June 2010 Éder Lima was loaned on

AEK Athens A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greece, Greek multi-sport club based in Nea ...

. He signed a 1+1 year deal. Eder Lima made his debut in the

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play-offs in a 1–0 win against

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on 19 August 2010. He scored his first goal in a 3–1 home league win against

Ergotelis The Gymnastics Club «Ergotelis» Heraklion Crete ( el, Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος «O Εργοτέλης» Ηρακλείου Κρήτης, Γ.Σ. Εργοτέλης), commonly known simply as Ergotelis ( el, Εργοτέλης), ...

. On 9 July 2011, he returned to Brazil and was loaned to Campeonato Série B side

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along with Adeílson and

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. In July 2014 he signed with

Jeonbuk Hyundai Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors ( ko, 전북 현대 모터스) is a South Korean professional football club based in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. Playing at the Jeonju World Cup St ...

, but registration was not rejected as documents proving Palestinian nationality were not submitted to the Korea Professional Football Federation by the deadline for the transfer period.

Career statistics

''Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2021.''EDER
at Soccerway.com Retrieved 2020-12-31

Honours

Club

Taça Guanabara The Taça Guanabara, or Guanabara Cup, is a football tournament organized annually since 1965 by the Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation. In its first four editions (1965, 1966, 1967 and 1968), the Taça Guanabara was a tournament in its o ...

: 2008 * Rio State League: 2008

References

External links

Soccerway profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lima, Eder Living people 1987 births Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football forwards CR Flamengo footballers Guarani FC players Vila Nova Futebol Clube players Paraná Clube players Asteras Tripolis F.C. players AEK Athens F.C. players Daegu FC players Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors players Seongnam FC players Criciúma Esporte Clube players Jiangxi Lushan F.C. players China League One players Super League Greece players K League 2 players K League 1 players Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea Expatriate men's footballers in China Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in China Footballers from Campinas