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Edenílson

Experienced headGremio · 36 yrs

Profile

Full nameEdenílson Andrade dos Santos
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityBrazil
Age36
Date of birth18 Dec 1989
BirthplacePorto Alegre
Height176 cm
Shirt number#8
ClubGremio
Attacking midfielder
31
Appearances
3
Goals
2
Assists
1821
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Gremio.

Injury-affected season

Missed 5 of Gremio's ~38 games this season through 5 injury absences (thigh, yellow cards). He still appeared 31 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie A313218216.81
Gaúcho - 117218436.76
CONMEBOL Sudamericana4102606.82
Copa Do Brasil200646.9

Scout report

Experienced headAttacking midfielder

Edenílson is a 36-year-old attacking midfielder at Gremio, enjoying a standout season — 3 goals and 2 assists in 31 appearances, a Season grade of 22, top 49% of Serie A attacking midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 21.5, ranking 348th of 413 in the Serie A. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (61.3% of available minutes). He brings 0.25 goal contributions per 90 (0.15 goals, 0.1 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Edenílson.

Judged on this season alone, Edenílson graded 22 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 28th of 57 of the 57 attacking midfielders in the Serie A, on 3 goals and 2 assists in 31 appearances (0.247 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 17 → 22). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 22, 53rd of 57 of the 57 attacking midfielders in the Serie A. At 36 Edenílson is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 5.1 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Edenílson missed 5 games through injury (thigh, yellow cards) out of roughly 38 this season. The 31 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelBreakout: 2021/22Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potential53rd of 57 attacking midfielders · Serie ACurrent season28th of 57 attacking midfielders · Serie A28th-best attacking midfielder in the Serie A348th in the Serie A · potential53rd-highest potential attacking midfielder in the Serie A
21.5
Ratingi
53rd of 57 attacking midfielders
22
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
61.3%
Minutes
a regular starter
0.25
Goal contrib / 90
modest end product

Output in context · Gremio finished 9th of 20 · a mid-table side

3
Goals
2
Assists
5
G+A
0.1
Goals / app

3 goals in 31 appearances (0.1 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 2 assists for 5 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 61.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Output. 0.25 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
  • Defensive numbers. Modest 1.88 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
  • Age curve. At 36, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 21.5, Edenílson carries the 53rd-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Serie A of 57. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.25 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

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