Éder Militão

Éder Gabriel Militão (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈɛdɛʁ ɡabɾiˈɛw miliˈtɐ̃w]; born 18 January 1998) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Real Madrid and the Brazil football team. Mainly a central defender, he can also play as a right back or defensive midfielder.[3]

Éder Militão
Militão playing for Porto in 2018
Personal information
Full name Éder Gabriel Militão[1]
Date of birth (1998-01-18) 18 January 1998
Place of birth Sertãozinho, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Real Madrid
Number 3
Youth career
2010–2017 São Paulo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 São Paulo 35 (3)
2018–2019 Porto 29 (3)
2019– Real Madrid 19 (0)
National team‡
2015 Brazil U17 5 (0)
2018– Brazil 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:10, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2019

Militão began his career at São Paulo, playing 57 matches over two years before transferring to Porto. In 2019, after one season in Portugal, he joined Real Madrid for a reported transfer fee of €50 million.

Militão made his senior international debut for Brazil in 2018 and was part of their squad that won the 2019 Copa América.

Club career

São Paulo

Born in Sertãozinho in the state of São Paulo, Militão started playing for São Paulo FC youth squads in 2010. He was first included in the first team for the 2016 Copa Paulista, debuting on 2 July in a 2–1 loss at Ituano; the team from the state capital was playing in the tournament for the first time, with an under-20 team.[4] He played 11 matches and scored 2 goals, the first being in a 4–0 home win over CA Juventus on 18 September that ensured qualification to the second round.[5]

Militão made his professional debut on 14 May 2017 in a 1–0 loss away to Cruzeiro, the opening match for the 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.[6] He made 22 appearances over the season as the club finished in 13th place, and was sent off on 12 November towards the end of a 1–1 draw at Vasco da Gama.[7] He contributed two goals over the campaign, starting by opening a 2–1 win at fellow strugglers Vitória on 17 September.[8]

Militão made his last appearance for the club on 5 August 2018 when the Tricolor defeated Vasco 2–1 to reach first place in the year's national tournament.[9]

Porto

On 7 August 2018, Militão signed a five-year contract with Portuguese defending champions Porto.[10] He made his Primeira Liga debut on 2 September, starting in a 3–0 home win over Moreirense and assisting Porto's first goal, scored by captain Héctor Herrera.[11] Over succeeding fixtures, Militão quickly cemented himself in the starting 11 as a centre-back, forming a defensive partnership with teammate Felipe.[12]

On 28 November, Militão scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 home victory against Schalke 04 for the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League group stage, heading the ball after a cross from Óliver.[13] On 3 January 2019, Militão scored his first league goal, the match's only at Desportivo das Aves.[14] He named the Primeira Liga's best defender of the month on four consecutive occasions from September 2018 to January 2019.[15]

Real Madrid

On 14 March 2019, Real Madrid announced that they had signed Militão to a six-year contract effective 1 July 2019 after paying a €50 million transfer fee to Porto.[16] He made his debut on 14 September, coming on as a substitute for Sergio Ramos for the last half-hour in a 3–2 home victory over Levante.[17] He made 15 appearances during the league season as Real Madrid won the 2019–20 La Liga.[18]

Militão scored his first goal for Madrid on 20 January 2021, heading in compatriot Marcelo's cross to open a Copa del Rey last 32 match away to third-tier CD Alcoyano; his team unexpectedly lost 2–1.[19]

International career
Militão (number 14) shakes hands with President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro and President of CONMEBOL Alejandro Domínguez after winning the 2019 Copa América

In September 2018, Militão was called-up by coach Tite for Brazil's friendlies in the United States against the hosts and El Salvador after Fagner withdrew with injury.[20] He made his debut on 11 September against the Salvadoreans at FedExField, playing the full 90 minutes of a 5–0 win.[21]

In May 2019, Militão was included in Brazil's 23-man squad for the 2019 Copa América.[22] In the 2019 Copa América Final against Peru on 7 July, held at the Maracanã Stadium, Militão made a substitute appearance, coming on for Philippe Coutinho in the second half. The match eventually ended in a 3–1 victory to Brazil.[23]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 30 January 2021[24][25][26]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
São Paulo 2017 Série A 22200——222
2018 Série A 131612[lower-alpha 2]014[lower-alpha 3]0352
Total 3536120140574
Porto 2018–19 Primeira Liga 293509[lower-alpha 4]23[lower-alpha 5]0465
Real Madrid 2019–20 La Liga 150203[lower-alpha 4]000200
2020–21 La Liga 40111[lower-alpha 4]00061
Total 190314000261
Career Total 83614215217012910
  1. Appearances in Copa do Brasil, Taça de Portugal and Copa del Rey.
  2. Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  3. Appearances in Campeonato Paulista
  4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. Appearances in Taça da Liga

International
As of 19 November 2019[27]
Brazil
YearAppsGoals
201810
201970
Total80

Honours

Real Madrid

Brazil

Individual

References
  1. "Acta del Partido celebrado el 17 de agosto de 2019, en Vigo" [Minutes of the Match held on 17 August 2019, in Vigo] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  2. Real Madrid profile
  3. Lawless, Matt. "Liverpool join Man Utd in transfer race to sign £45million Porto ace Eder Militao". Mirror. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  4. "Com time sub-20, São Paulo estreia na Copa Paulista contra o Ituano, em Itu" [With an under-20 team, São Paulo debuts in the Copa Paulista against Ituano, in Itu] (in Portuguese). Globo. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  5. "São Paulo 4 × 0 Juventus – Tricolor goleia e garante vaga na próxima fase" [São Paulo 4–0 Juventus – Tricolor thrashes and guarantees progress to next phase] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 18 September 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  6. "Polivalente, Éder Militão comemora estreia pelo São Paulo" [Versatile Eder Militão celebrates his debut for São Paulo] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  7. "São Paulo e Vasco da Gama ficam no 1 a 1 em empate ruim para ambos" [São Paulo and Vasco da Gama end 1–1 in a disappointing draw for both] (in Portuguese). UOL. 12 November 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  8. "Em duelo contra o rebaixamento, São Paulo vence o Vitória em Salvador e respira" [In a fight against relegation, São Paulo defeated Vitória in Salvador and breathe again] (in Portuguese). Globo. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  9. Canônico, Leandro (5 August 2018). "Negociado com o Porto, Militão se despede; São Paulo lamenta saída precoce" [Signed by Porto, Militão says farewell; São Paulo lament untimely exit] (in Portuguese). Globo. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  10. "Militão feliz por estar "num clube vencedor"" [Militão happy to be "in a winning club"]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 7 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  11. Nogueira, Carlos (2 September 2018). "Dragões marcaram cedo e depois tiveram medo dos seus fantasmas" [Dragons scored early and then were afraid of the ghosts of their past]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  12. "Felipe: "Militão absorve tudo muito rápido"" [Felipe: «Militão absorbs everything very fast»]. Record (in Portuguese). 26 October 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  13. Tavares, Nuno (28 November 2018). "Porto brilha e sela apuramento" [Porto shines and seals clearance] (in Portuguese). UEFA. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  14. Teles, Gonçalo (3 January 2019). "Valeu, Militão. FC Porto isola-se ainda mais no primeiro lugar do campeonato" [Thanks, Militão. FC Porto isolates even more in the first place of the championship] (in Portuguese). TSF. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  15. "Melhores de janeiro: João Félix e Pedro Henrique em destaque" [Best of January: João Félix and Pedro Henrique highlighted] (in Portuguese). Liga Portugal. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  16. "Official Announcement: Militão". Real Madrid C.F. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  17. "Militao makes his debut with Real Madrid's backs against the wall". Marca. Spain. 14 September 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  18. "Real Madrid win the longest LaLiga Santander season". Marca. Spain. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  19. "Real Madrid stunned by Alcoyano in Copa Del Rey - European round-up". Sky Sports. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  20. "Eder Militao joins Brazil squad". Goal.com. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  21. "Brasil goleia El Salvador na estreia de Felipe e Éder Militão" [Brazil thrash El Salvador on Felipe and Éder Militão's debut] (in Portuguese). Sapo. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  22. "Brazil name Copa America squad". Football Italia. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  23. Smyth, Rob (7 July 2019). "Brazil 3–1 Peru". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
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  26. "Éder Militão". SofaScore. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  27. Éder Militão at National-Football-Teams.com
  28. "Real Madrid win the Supercopa from the spot". Marca. Spain. 12 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  29. Bernardino, Augusto (5 July 2019). "Brasil derrota Peru e conquista Copa América" [Brazil defeats Peru and conquers the Copa America]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  30. "Melhores de setembro: Phellype e Shoya em destaque" [Best of September: Phellype and Shoya highlighted] (in Portuguese). Liga Portugal. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  31. "Melhores de outubro e novembro: Bas Dost e Luiz Phellype em destaque" [Best of October and November: Bas Dost and Luiz Phellype highlighted] (in Portuguese). Liga Portugal. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  32. "Melhores de dezembro: Bruno Fernandes e Luiz Phellype em destaque" [Best of December: Bruno Fernandes and Luiz Phellype highlighted] (in Portuguese). Liga Portugal. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  33. "FC Porto domina Onze do Ano da Primeira Liga" [FC Porto dominates the Primeira Liga Team of the Year] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  34. "Vencedores dos Prémios Oficiais da Liga Portugal 2018–19" [Liga Portugal Official Awards Winners 2018–19] (in Portuguese). Liga Portugal. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
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