Edenílson Andrade dos Santos (born 18 December 1989), simply known as Edenílson, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Atlético Mineiro. Mainly a central midfielder, he can also play as a right back. Club career Edenílson began his career with Guarani de Venâncio Aires in 2008, but moved to Caxias shortly after. His professional debut came in the 2009 Gaúcho, when he entered the second half of the match against Veranópolis, on 22 January. He scored his first goal for the club later in that year, in a 3–1 win over rivals Juventude. Edenílson played 82 games for the Grenás, mostly as a starter, winning 36 and drawing 22 of those matches. In 2011, Edenílson joined Corinthians, where he featured regularly before moving to Italy with Genoa in 2014. In the following year, he was bought by Udinese. On 31 August 2016, Edenílson returned to Genoa on a season-long loan deal. After his loan to Genoa was cut short at the end of March, he signed with Internacional on loan until the end of the season. On 11 July 2018, Internacional exercised the option in the loan contract and made the transfer permanent, signing a three-year contract with Edenílson. On 22 December 2022, Edenílson joined Atlético Mineiro on a two-year deal. International career He made his debut for the Brazil national football team on 9 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Peru. Career statistics Club International Honours Corinthians Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2011 Copa Libertadores: 2012 FIFA Club World Cup: 2012 Campeonato Paulista: 2013 Recopa Sudamericana: 2013 References External links Living people 1989 births Association football midfielders Brazilian footballers Brazil international footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players Genoa C.F.C. players Udinese Calcio players Sport Club Internacional players Clube Atlético Mineiro players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Serie A players Expatriate footballers in Italy Footballers from Porto Alegre