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Francisco Evanilson de Lima Barbosa (born 6 October 1999), commonly known as Evanilson, is a Brazilian professional
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who plays as a striker for
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club
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and the Brazil national team. Evanilson is a product of
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's youth system and made his senior debut for the club in January 2018. He spent time on loan at Slovakian club
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in the 2017–18 season. In 2020, he joined Tombense but was immediately loaned back to Fluminense. Later that year, he moved to
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. With the club, he won one
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, two Taças de Portugal one
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, with the former's being part of a
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of the Primeira Liga and the
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in the 2021–22 season. In 2024, Evanilson moved to England with Bournemouth, arriving for a club-record fee. Evanilson represented Brazil at under-23 level, before making his senior debut in 2024.


Club career


Fluminense

Born in
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, Evanilson joined Fluminense's youth setup in 2013, from local side Estação. He made his first team debut on 17 January 2018, coming on as a second-half substitute for Dudu in a 3–1
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away loss against Boavista; he also gave away a
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in that match. On 23 January 2018, Evanilson was sent to a six-month loan to Fluminense's
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affiliate
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in Slovakia's 2. Liga. He made his debut abroad on 14 April, replacing
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. Fourteen days later, Evanilson scored his first senior goal, netting the opener in a 2–0 away win over
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, before returning to Fluminense in May after contributing with three goals in six appearances. Upon returning to
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, Evanilson was assigned back at the under-20 squad. In September 2019, after being the top goalscorer of the
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with 11 goals, he was promoted to the main squad. After standing out in ''Flus youth sides, he quickly rose to the first team, but fell out of favour within the club, after not being sought as one of the biggest recent promises from ''Flu'' youth sides. Evanilson made his Série A debut on 7 November 2019, replacing fellow youth graduate
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in a 2–0 away win against
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. On 8 December, in his first start for the club, he scored a brace in a 2–1 away defeat of
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. On 13 December 2019, Evanilson signed a pre-contract with Tombense, effective as of February. The following 15 January, Fluminense announced he would remain at the club on loan until December 2021. Evanilson became a regular starter for ''Flu'' in the 2020 campaign, partnering with
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up front.


Porto

On 7 September 2020, Evanilson signed a five-year contract with Portuguese club
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, in a transfer worth €8.8 million, with Fluminense receiving 30% of the fee which should be paid to Tombense, plus a 6% profit on a future sale. He made his debut for the club on 24 October, scoring the winning goal in a 1–0 home win against
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in the
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. The following months, after finding limited first team opportunities, Evanilson dropped into Porto's reserve team in
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, to earn a place in the first team under manager
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, following an advice from team-mate Otávio. After scoring six goals in five matches for Porto's B team, Evanilson began earning a spot in the first team on 30 October 2021, scoring a brace in a 4–1 home win against local rivals Boavista in the ''Derby da Invicta''. On 23 December, Evanilson scored a brace in a 3–0 win over
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Benfica in the
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, before being
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in the process, which forced him to miss the following match against the same opposition in the
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. On 16 January 2022, he scored his first hat-trick in the league in a 4–1 away win over B SAD, doubling his last season's record of ten goals. On 30 January, he scored a backheel goal in a 2–1 home win against Marítimo, earning him the Primeira Liga Goal of the Month award. His performances led to him being also named the league's Forward of the Month for January. On 6 March, Evanilson scored a goal and provided an assist to help his team come from behind in the first leg of Porto's semifinal match in the
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in a 2–1 away win against
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to become the first Porto player since the 1997–98 season after
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to score six or more goals for the club in the competition. He would contribute to 46 appearances, scoring 21 goals, to help Porto win the
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of the
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and the
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, while also finishing as the top scorer of the latter competition with 7 goals. On 30 July, Evanilson scored and provided an assist in the 3–0 defeat of
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in the
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. On 26 October, he scored his first Champions League goal in a 4–0 away win over
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. On 25 October 2023, Evanilson scored his second career hat-trick in a 4–1 away victory over
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in the
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of the
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. On 9 January 2024, he scored another hat-trick, in a 4–0 away victory over
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in the
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of the Taça de Portugal.


Bournemouth

On 16 August 2024, Evanilson joined
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club
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, arriving for a club-record fee, reported to be £40.2 million. He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 win over
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on 30 September. On 2 November, Evanilson scored Bournemouth's second goal in a 2–1 defeat of reigning Premier League champions
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. It was the club's first ever win against City in any competition and the result ended City's 32-game unbeaten run in the league. In January 2025, he suffered a broken bone in his foot, which would sideline him for an extended period. On 27 April 2025, in the match against
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Evanlison was shown a straight red card for the dangerous tackle he made on
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. The game ended 1–1 and therefore, would miss the next three games against
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,
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and Manchester City. However, on 29 April, the red card was overturned via an appeal.


International career

Evanilson has made two appearances for Brazil at under-23 level, in friendlies against South Korea and Egypt in November 2020. In May 2024, Evanilson received his first call up to the Brazil senior team, being included in the squad for the
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. He made his debut on 8 June 2024 in a friendly against
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at
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in Texas, United States. He started the game and played 61 minutes, Brazil won 3–2.


Career statistics


Club


International


Honours

Porto *
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: 2021–22 *
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: 2021–22,
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, 2023–24 *
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:
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*
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:
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Individual *
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's Forward of the Month: January 2022 *Primeira Liga's Goal of the Month: January 2022 *
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Top scorer: 2021–22 (7 goals), 2023–24 (8 goals)


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