Edu (footballer, born 1981)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Gonçalves and the second or paternal family name is de Oliveira.

Eduardo Gonçalves de Oliveira (born 30 November 1981), commonly known as Edu, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Edu

Edu with Schalke 04 in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Eduardo Gonçalves de Oliveira[1]
Date of birth	(1981-11-30) 30 November 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1996–1999	Guarani
2000	Santos
2001	São Paulo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002	Náutico
2002–2003	CRAC
2003–2006	VfL Bochum	63	(16)
2006–2007	Mainz 05	14	(1)
2007–2009	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	73	(26)
2010–2013	Schalke 04	43	(5)
2011–2012	→ Beşiktaş (loan)	25	(3)
2012	→ Greuther Fürth (loan)	10	(1)
2013	Liaoning Whowin	23	(14)
2014	FC Tokyo	30	(11)
2015	Jeonbuk Hyundai	20	(11)
2015	Hebei China Fortune	15	(12)
2016–2017	Jeonbuk Hyundai	42	(14)
Total		358	(114)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Beşiktaş

Edu did not start the season well and Carlos Carvalhal benched him for months. He scored a great goal in the last group stage match against Stoke City in UEFA Europa League and Beşiktaş finished first in the group. His first league goal came against Samsunspor in a penalty kick in December 2011. His second goal came in the BJK İnönü Stadium against rivals Bursaspor.

Liaoning Whowin

Edu moved to Chinese Super League club Liaoning Whowin on 28 February 2013.^[3] He scored his first goal on his debut for Liaoning.

Hebei China Fortune

On 9 July 2015, Edu transferred to China League One side Hebei China Fortune.^[4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
VfL Bochum	2003–04	Bundesliga	13	0	—		—		—		13	0
	2004–05		17	4	2	0	1	0	—		20	4
	2005–06	2. Bundesliga	33	12	2	1	—		—		35	13
	Total		63	16	4	1	1	0	0	0	68	17
Mainz 05	2006–07	Bundesliga	14	1	1	0	—		—		15	1
Suwon Bluewings	2007	K League 1	23[a]	6	2	1	—		11[b]	1	36	8
	2008		27[a]	13	2	1	—		11[b]	3	40	17
	2009		23[a]	7	3	1	4	4	—		30	12
	Total		73	26	7	3	4	4	22	4	106	37
Schalke 04	2009–10	Bundesliga	13	2	0	0	—		—		13	2
	2010–11		28	3	3	0	8	2	1[c]	0	40	5
	2011–12		1	0	0	0	—		1[c]	0	2	0
	2012–13		1	0	1	0	—		—		2	0
	Total		43	5	4	0	8	2	2	0	57	7
Beşiktaş (loan)	2011–12	Süper Lig	25	3	—		7	2	—		32	5
Greuther Fürth (loan)	2012–13	Bundesliga	10	1	0	0	—		—		10	1
Liaoning Whowin	2013	Chinese Super League	23	14	2	3	—		—		25	17
FC Tokyo	2014	J1 League	30	11	3	2	—		5[d]	4	38	17
Jeonbuk Hyundai	2015	K League 1	20	11	2	1	8	3	—		30	15
Hebei China Fortune	2015	China League One	15	12	0	0	—		—		15	12
Jeonbuk Hyundai	2016	K League 1	11	1	0	0	4	0	1[e]	0	16	1
	2017		31	13	1	0	—		—		32	13
	Total		42	14	1	0	4	0	1	0	48	14
Career total			358	114	24	10	32	11	30	8	444	143

1. Includes appearances in the K-League Championship Playoffs
2. Appearances in K-League Cup
3. Appearance in Supercup
4. Appearances in League Cup
5. Appearance in FIFA Club WC

Honours

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

• K League 1: 2008
• League Cup: 2008
• FA Cup: 2009
• Pan-Pacific Championship: 2009

Schalke 04

• DFB-Pokal: 2010–11
• DFL-Supercup: 2011

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

• K League 1: 2015, 2017
• AFC Champions League: 2016