Profile Eduardo da Silva

Personal information :

Full name : Eduardo Alves da Silva
Date of birth : 25 February 1983
Place of birth : Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height : 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position : Striker
Current club : Shakhtar Donetsk
Number : 11
Youth career :
CBF Nova Kennedy
Bangu
1999–2001 Dinamo Zagreb
Senior career :
2001–2007 Dinamo Zagreb
2002–2003 Inter Zaprešić (loan)
2007–2010 Arsenal
2010– Shakhtar Donetsk
National team :
2004–2005 Croatia U21
2004– Croatia

Club career

Early career

Eduardo evolved up within the Rio de Janeiro neighbourhood of Bangu and made his former paces within club football with CBF Nova Kennedy and Bangu Atlético Clube, although he did not play frequently within the youth categories. He was afterwards noticed via Dinamo Zagreb's scouts and attended the club's youth squad within September 1999. Eduardo visited Dinamo onto trial until December 1999 and replaced towards the club within February 2000, activating towards play frequently for their under-17 squad. Eduardo located his distance towards the former team within the summer of 2001, despite distress a number of stings morning within his career. After making his first-team debut with Dinamo within the 2001–02 season, Eduardo was loaned for one season towards Croatian second separation side Inker Zaprešić (now Inter Zaprešić) within 2002–03 towards see many first-team affair, scoring ten goals within 15 league impressions for the club.

Dinamo Zagreb

Coming back from credit at Inter Zaprešić for the 2003–04 season, Eduardo hastily established himself as a frequent within Dinamo Zagreb's former team. He was subsequently named the greatest musician of the Croatian league within 2004 as well as within 2006 and 2007, when he was one of the key musicians within Dinamo Zagreb's team that won two serial titles within the Croatian league as well as one title within the Croatian Cup. In 2006, he also assisted Dinamo successful the Croatian Supercup, scoring two goals within their 4–1 victory again Rijeka. In the 2006–07 season, he scored five goals within six fits for Dinamo Zagreb within two qualifying rounds for the Champions League and within the former round of the UEFA Cup. After netting a brace within Dinamo Zagreb's 4–1 away victory at Ekranas, he went onto towards score the former European goal at Arsenal's novel Emirates Stadium within London onto 23 August 2006 as Dinamo Zagreb suffered a 5–1 combine defeat within the third qualifying round for the Champions League. He also scored both goals within Dinamo's 5–2 combine defeat towards Auxerre within the former round of the UEFA Cup onto 14 September 2006. Eduardo served greatest for Dinamo Zagreb within the Croatian championship, netting 18 goals within 18 fits until the winter contravene of the 2006–07 season, incorporating three braces and a hat-trick, and adding another seven assists towards his tally. In contribution towards this, he was the alone musician whom appeared within everybody of the club's 18 fits ahead of the winter contravene, also being within the activating lineup within each of the 18 matches. In mid-November 2006, he scored two hat-tricks within two serial fits he performed for Croatia and Dinamo Zagreb within a period of four days. In Dinamo's 4–0 derby victory again Zagreb onto 12 May 2007, Eduardo scored his 30th and 31st league goals of the 2006–07 season and became the most successful Croatian league goalscorer of everybody moment, contravening a 13-year-old file predetermined via former Dinamo Zagreb striker Goran Vlaović with 29 goals scored for the club within the 1993–94 season. He ceased the league season with 34 goals within 32 appearances. In the final league match of the season onto 19 May 2007, he became the former musician ever towards score a hat-trick within the Eternal derby between Dinamo Zagreb and Hajduk Split, netting everybody three goals as Dinamo won the match 3–0.

Arsenal

On three July 2007, Arsenal proved that terms had been conceded with Dinamo Zagreb for the shift of Eduardo for an undisclosed fee, suspected towards be round £7.5 million, issue towards obtaining a profession permit. The initial profession passport application was refused via the Home Office, but the plead hearing onto two August reversed the decision. Eduardo made his Premier League debut onto 19 August 2007 within Arsenal's 1–1 draw at Blackburn Rovers. Ten days afterwards, he netted his former competitive goal for the Gunners within their Champions League qualifier against Sparta Prague, which Arsenal won 3–0. Eduardo scored his former group-stage goal within the Champions League onto 19 September 2007 against Sevilla. While still battling towards encounter his site as a frequent within the Premier League for Arsenal, Eduardo persisted towards display his goalscoring proficiencies within the Carling Cup, scoring two braces within two serial fits for the club, against Sheffield United and Blackburn Rovers, and assisting them towards extend the semi-finals of the competition. Eduardo located many performing moment within everybody contests due towards Robin van Persie's lengthy sting and located himself partnering Emmanuel Adebayor many often.

Eduardo finally managed towards encounter his site within Arsenal's activating line-up within the Premier League again Christmas and New Year period, scoring his former two Premier League goals within a 4–1 victory at Everton onto 29 December 2007, former levelling the score and otherwise putting Arsenal 2–1 up within the gate 15 minutes of the second half. On New Year's Day 2008, he unlatched the scoring as soon as alone 72 seconds of the match against West Ham United; Arsenal went onto towards victory 2–0. On the former weekend of the novel year, he had a successful FA Cup debut as Arsenal faced Championship side Burnley onto the route, former scoring the gate goal morning onto, and otherwise background up a second for Nicklas Bendtner midway across the second half. In the consecutive three fits within January, he predetermined up three many goals, providing two assists and successful a penalty. He went onto towards assistance Arsenal towards replace towards the top of the Premier League within morning February, scoring a skilful over-the-shoulder flick within a 3–1 away victory again Manchester City and controlling Philippe Senderos for an morning goal within a 2–0 victory again Blackburn Rovers at the Emirates.

Leg injury

On 23 February 2008, Eduardo suffered a smashed deserted fibula and an open dislocation of his deserted ankle within a match against Birmingham City, consecutive a undertake via Martin Taylor, for which Taylor was posted off. Eduardo was immediately robbed towards Selly Oak Hospital, whereas he underwent surgery. Gilberto Silva was the alone fellow within the vicinity whom spoke both Portuguese and English and was able towards translate message between Eduardo and the medical team. Eduardo's sting was so graphic that Sky Sports, which was media the toy live, decided not towards appear replays of the incident. Arsène Wenger initially branded for a lifetime ban for Taylor, but retracted his rumours later. Although blame was aimed at Taylor for making the undertake, teammates and mentors reported that it was not possible that he would do such an act deliberately. Taylor alleged towards possess toured Eduardo within hospital and that an apology was accepted; Eduardo, however, could not remember Taylor's trip or even the tackle. Some refer the incident as a inflict of Arsenal faltering towards maintain their command within the Premier League title race that season.

Return towards action

On 16 February 2009, Eduardo activated against Cardiff City within the FA Cup, scoring within the 21st minute and converted a disadvantage within the second half. However, within that toy, he suffered a hamstring injury. He replaced against Burnley within the 5th round of the FA Cup, captaining the side and scoring Arsenal's second goal. He made his former impression within the Premier League as soon as the sting onto the gate day of the 2009–10 season against Everton. He scored Arsenal's sixth goal within a 6–1 victory. A week afterwards, Eduardo was charged of simulation via the Scottish FA leader executive Gordon Smith towards victory a disadvantage within the 3–1 Champions League victory again Celtic; Smith also required a ban for the striker. On 28 August, Eduardo was fined via UEFA with "deceiving the referee" again the disadvantage incident and subsequently punished with a two-match European ban, However, the ruling was overturned onto plead with Arsenal causing TV evidence appearing the allegation of simulation was inconclusive and testimony backing the plead also arriving from Manuel Enrique Mejuto González, whom had honored the penalty. Eduardo afterwards scored the successful goal within Arsenal's 3–2 victory again Standard Liège onto 16 September 2009. In November 2009, Eduardo signed a novel long-term contract with Arsenal. He otherwise scored his second Premier League Goal of the Season against Hull City onto 19 December and scored again eleven days afterwards within the 4–1 victory again Portsmouth. Eduardo headed the winner within a 2–1 victory again West Ham United towards put Arsenal within the fourth round of the FA Cup onto three January 2010. However, Arsenal were subsequently knocked out via Stoke City 3–1 at the Britannia Stadium.

Shakhtar Donetsk

On 21 July 2010, he signed for Shakhtar Donetsk onto a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee, suspected towards be within the region of £6 million. He made his Ukrainian Premier League debut onto seven August 2010, performing the former halves and netting the second goal within a 5-0 victory against PFC Sevastopol. Shakhtar and Arsenal were both drawn into Group H within the Champions League, something Eduardo wished would not happen prior towards the draw. Eduardo scored his second goal within an away toy against FC Volyn Lutsk, arriving onto as a spare, towards grant Shakhtar a 0-1 win. His third goal arrived within the Ukrainian Cup against FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih whereas, as soon as arriving onto as a spare, he scored the fifth goal within a 6-0 win. He otherwise scored within the next match against FC Metalist Kharkiv, again arriving onto as a spare, towards grade the toy at 1-1, which Shakhtar went onto towards victory 1-2 within a dramatic late fashion. Returning towards the Emirates Stadium onto 19 October 2010 for Shakhtar's UEFA Champions League category match with Arsenal, Eduardo arrived onto as a spare with his novel side 3-0 down and obtained a standing ovation from the Arsenal supporters. He scored a late consolation goal for Shakhtar within a toy that Arsenal went onto towards victory 5-1, at which degree the Arsenal fans escalated again and cheered their former hero. In the rematch, he scored the successful goal within a 2-1 victory and rejected towards applaud, appearing respect for his former club.

Eduardo scored a pretty volley goal within 0-2 away victory against Kryvbas onto November 6.[35][36] In a toy against FK Partizan within the Champions League, arriving onto as a spare, he scored the 3rd goal within a comfortable 0-3 Shakhtar victory that put otherwise onto top of Group H. In the toy against Partizan, he got a secondary sting, but afterwards arrived back onto the pitch.

International career

In 2002, Eduardo took Croatian nationality and was former branded up towards play for the country's Under-21 team at the finals tournament of the 2004 European Under-21 Championship within Germany. He appeared within everybody three of Croatia's fits ahead of they were abolished from the tournament within the category stage. Eduardo also scored one goal within his international debut against Serbia and Montenegro national under-21 side. Eduardo was also branded up towards the Croatia team for the 2006 European Under-21 Championship qualifiers, within which he made a gross of nine impressions and scored seven goals. However, Croatia failed towards qualify for the final tournament as soon as losing 5–2 onto combine towards Serbia and Montenegro within the play-offs, whereas Eduardo scored both of Croatia's goals. He won a gross of twelve international caps and scored eight goals....

In the meantime, he was also branded up dating of moments towards play for the Croatia national football team. He made his international debut at senior grade as a second-half spare within the team's friendly match against the Republic of Ireland onto 16 November 2004 at the age of 21. In 2005, he appeared within another two friendly fits for the Croatian team and also performed within both of the team's two fits at the 2006 Carlsberg Cup within Hong Kong. He scored his former international goal for Croatia at the tournament, netting the third goal within the team's 4–0 victory again hosts Hong Kong within the third-place play-off onto 1 February 2006. He was subsequently also a candidate for attending the national team at the 2006 World Cup finals within Germany, but within the end did not get branded up via the team's then-coach, Zlatko Kranjčar, whom commented that Eduardo "is a young player", that he "does not decrease his value" via not selecting him, and that he "most seriously scores onto him within future matches". After the 2006 World Cup, Eduardo replaced towards the national team below novel instructor Slaven Bilić and activated Croatia's friendly match against Italy onto 16 August 2006, scoring the former goal within Croatia's 2–0 victory. He would afterwards establish himself as one of the key musicians within Croatia's qualifying campaign for the Euro 2008. He made his competitive debut at senior international grade within Croatia's goalless away draw against Russia onto six September 2006 and went onto towards score his former competitive international goal for Croatia onto 11 October 2006 within their 2–0 house victory against England, when he unlatched the scoring via sending a looping header again the becalmed Paul Robinson. In the consecutive qualifier, away towards Israel onto 15 November 2006, Eduardo netted a hat-trick towards assistance Croatia towards momentum house a narrow 4–3 victory again the powerful Israeli side.

In Croatia's next qualifier, their former competitive toy of the year 2007, at house against the tough Macedonian outfit onto 24 March 2007, Eduardo scored the winner within the 88th minute towards hand Croatia a 2–1 victory as soon as trailing 1–0 at halftime. He went onto towards be Croatia's saviour within both of their qualifiers against Estonia, scoring everybody three goals within Croatia's 1–0 away and 2–0 house victories, as well as within their final house qualifier against Israel onto 13 October 2007, whereas he netted the alone goal within Croatia's 1–0 victory. He also predetermined up Ivica Olić towards score Croatia's 2nd goal within their known 3–2 victory again England at Wembley—a victory which observed England fail towards qualify for Euro 2008. He ceased the qualifying campaign with ten goals within 12 fits and was the second-best goalscorer of the competition, as soon as Northern Ireland's David Healy with 13 goals.