Edmilson dos Santos Silva, or simply Edmilson (born 15 September 1982), is a Brazilian football forward who currently plays for Sport Recife. Club career Edmilson started his career playing for the Palmeiras. In January 2004, he joined J1 League side Albirex Niigata on loan from Palmeiras. He had a short loan spell at Niigata, and signed a permanent deal next year. He played for the club, scoring 62 league goals in four seasons as a regular player. Edmilson moved to J1 League rival Urawa Red Diamonds in January 2008. He continued his successful career with Urawa, scoring 11 goals in 31 appearances. He ended up the second highest scorer in the league for the 2009 season with 17 goals. On 29 June 2011, Urawa announced that Edmilson would leave Japan to join Qatari club Al-Gharafa. On 25 April 2015, Edmílson joined Chapecoense. Career statistics Club As of 29 June 2011 1Includes Emperor's Cup. 2Includes J.League Cup. 3Includes AFC Champions League. Honours Palmeiras Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2003 References External links Edmílson at playmakerstats.com (English version of ogol.com.br) 1982 births Living people Sportspeople from Salvador, Bahia Brazilian footballers Association football forwards Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras players CR Vasco da Gama players Red Bull Brasil players Associação Chapecoense de Futebol players J1 League players J2 League players Albirex Niigata players Urawa Red Diamonds players FC Tokyo players Cerezo Osaka players Al-Gharafa SC players Sport Club do Recife players Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan Expatriate footballers in Japan Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Expatriate footballers in Qatar Qatar Stars League players