end of his first season with D.C. United, his team received the 2007 MLS Supporters' Shield, the award for gaining the most points overall in a season. In the 2007 MLS season, Emílio had 20 goals and won the MLS Golden Boot award. Emílio won the 2007 MLS MVP award and the inaugural 2007 MLS Newcomer of the Year Award. After recovering from a lean start to the 2008 season, Emílio scored his first career MLS hat-trick on 14 June against New York Red Bulls. Though not originally signed under the Designated Player Rule, he later received a pay rise which took him over the maximum salary covered by the league, becoming a designated player. Emílio received a green card in August 2009 for permanent residency in the United States and counted no longer against DC United's foreign player limit. Emílio rejected a new contract with D.C. United that would have seen him sign at a significantly lower salary. He later joined former club Rio Branco, but on 28 April 2010, Emilio signed a three-month contract to return to former club D.C. United. He was released by D.C. United at the end of this short-term contract. Later career In August 2010, Emilio joined Uruguayan club Danubio, which plays in Primera División Uruguaya. Emílio returned to Mexico to play for Atlante UTN in "La División de Ascenso" Mexico's Second Division for the Clausura 2011 Tournament. Career statistics Club Honours Club D.C. United Major League Soccer Supporter's Shield: 2007 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup: 2008 Olimpia Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras: 2004–05 Clausura, 2005–06 Apertura, 2005–06 Clausura Querétaro Primera División A: Clausura 2005 Real España Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras: 2003–04 Apertura XV de Piracicaba Campeonato Brasileiro Série C: 1995 Individual Major League Soccer MVP: 2007 MLS Golden Boot Winner: 2007 MLS Newcomer of the Year: 2007 MLS Best XI: 2007 References External links MLS player profile Living people 1978 births People from Ilha Solteira Association football forwards Brazilian footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Alemannia Aachen players 1. FC Köln players Querétaro F.C. footballers União Agrícola Barbarense Futebol Clube players Real C.D. España players Rio Branco Esporte Clube players C.D. Olimpia players D.C. United players Esporte Clube XV de Novembro (Piracicaba) players Danubio F.C. players Toros Neza footballers Grêmio Catanduvense de Futebol players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players Expatriate footballers in Germany Expatriate