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

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who plays as a

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for Rukh Lviv.

Club career

Edson Fernando was born in

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, and was an Alecrim 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 Fernando 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 Fernando 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 Fernando renewed his contract until December 2021, and was definitely promoted to the main squad. He made his Série A debut on 3 September, replacing

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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 Fernando 1998 births Living people Footballers from Natal, Rio Grande do Norte Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Alecrim Futebol Clube players Esporte Clube Vitória players Clube Atlético Votuporanguense players Globo Futebol Clube players Esporte Clube Bahia players FC Rukh Lviv players Atlético Clube Goianiense players FC Juárez footballers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Ukrainian Premier League players Liga MX players Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen