Ademilson
Personal information
Full name Ademilson Braga Bispo Junior
Date of birth (1994-01-09) 9 January 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Cubatão, Brazil
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Avaí
Youth career
2005–2012 São Paulo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 São Paulo 54 (6)
2015 → Yokohama F. Marinos (loan) 33 (8)
2016 → Gamba Osaka (loan) 29 (9)
2017–2020 Gamba Osaka 92 (25)
2021–2023 Wuhan Three Towns 64 (27)
2023 FC Machida Zelvia 3 (1)
2024– Avaí 0 (0)
International career‡
2011 Brazil U17 7 (5)
2012–2013 Brazil U20 15 (7)
2014 Brazil U23 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 February 2024 05:00 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 September 2014

Ademilson Braga Bispo Junior (born 9 January 1994), known as Ademilson, is a Brazilian professional footballer who currently plays for Campeonato Brasileiro Série B club Avaí as a forward. He has previously played for São Paulo in his homeland, then Yokohama F. Marinos and Gamba Osaka in Japan as well as Wuhan Three Towns in China.[1][2][3]

Club career

São Paulo

Ademilson made his debut on 2 February 2012 in a Campeonato Paulista tie against the Guarani. On 22 July 2012, his Campeonato Brasileiro debut, Ademilson scored a goal against Figueirense in a game at the Orlando Scarpelli Stadium.[4] His first international goal was scored on August 1, 2012, when São Paulo played against Bahia, in the 2012 Copa Sudamericana.[5]

On April 23, 2014, in the first leg of the second round of the Copa do Brasil, in a 2-1 São Paulo FC loss against CRB, Ademilson scored a beautiful bicycle kick goal.[6]

Yokohama F. Marinos

Ademilson joined J1 League side Yokohama F. Marinos on loan for the 2015 season and scored 8 times in 33 matches to help them to 7th in the overall standings.[2]

Gamba Osaka

He was loaned to another J League side, Gamba Osaka, in 2016,[7] and debuted for them in their 3–1 loss to Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the 2016 Japanese Super Cup on February 20 of that year.[8] He played his first league match for the men in blue and black a week later in a 1–0 home defeat to Kashima Antlers and went on to score 9 league goals in 29 league games and 13 in 40 in all competitions in his first season in Osaka.

He was signed by Gamba permanently on October 10, 2016, for a US$3.15 million fee.[9][10] His next two years in Osaka were hit by injury as he missed much of the second half of 2017 and the first half of 2018 due to knee problems. As such he found the back of the net just four times in 22 league matches in 2017 before bagging 5 goals in 17 league games in 2018 as Gamba finished 10th and 9th respectively in the final standings.[2]

FC Machida Zelvia

After spending few years in China with Wuhan Three Towns, it was announced on 5 September 2023 that Ademilson signed for FC Machida Zelvia.[11]

Avaí

On 23 February 2024, Ademilson returned to Brazil and signed a with Campeonato Brasileiro Série B club Avaí.[12]

Style of play

After showing his qualities in several Brazilian youth football competitions, according to himself, Ademilson thought of his style of play as similar to Luís Fabiano, a former colleague of his at São Paulo FC. Both of them know to use physical force, along with their ability and speed. Besides this, for Ademilson, like his idol, he also has the guts to run and fight in order to win a game. From his own words: "I know I have this quality (force) and I work a lot to improve always in everything and I try to improve my physique, to make it one of my stronger points."[13] Despite still being a teenager Ademilson attracted attention from top European football clubs . In June 2013, there was reported interest from Italian giants Milan. According to newspaper Il Sussudiario, his style of play was similar to Cameroonian international Samuel Eto'o.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 August 2023[2]
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Other[15] Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brazil League Cup League Cup CONMEBOL[16] Total
2012 São Paulo Serie A 23 3 1 0 - 6 1 2 0 32 4
2013 21 2 0 0 - 8 2 10 2 39 6
2014 10 1 5 1 - 1 0 15 3 31 5
Total 54 6 6 1 0 0 15 3 27 5 102 15
Japan League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup AFC Other1 Total
2015 Yokohama Marinos J1 33 8 3 2 3 0 - - 39 10
Total 33 8 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 39 10
2016 Gamba Osaka J1 29 9 2 0 4 3 4 1 1 0 40 13
2017 22 4 2 0 2 0 6 2 - 32 6
2018 17 5 0 0 4 0 - - 21 5
2019 32 10 0 0 9 1 - - 41 11
2020 21 6 0 0 0 0 - - 21 6
Total 121 34 4 0 19 4 10 3 1 0 155 41
China League FA Cup League Cup AFC Other Total
2021 Wuhan Three Towns China League One 24 11 0 0 - - - 24 11
2022 Chinese Super League 27 11 0 0 - - - 27 11
2023 13 5 0 0 - - - 11 5
Total 64 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 27
Japan League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup AFC Other1 Total
2023 Machida Zelvia J2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0
Career total 272 75 13 3 22 4 25 6 28 5 360 93

1 includes Japanese Super Cup appearances. [17]

International goals

Under–17

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 20 June 2011 Estadio Omnilife, Zapopan, Mexico  Denmark 1–0 3–0 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2. 20 June 2011 Estadio Omnilife, Zapopan, Mexico  Denmark 3–0 3–0 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup
3. 26 June 2011 Estadio Omnilife, Zapopan, Mexico  Ivory Coast 2–1 3–3 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup
4. 29 June 2011 Estadio Omnilife, Zapopan, Mexico  Ecuador 1–0 2–0 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup
5. 3 July 2011 Estadio Corregidora, Querétaro, Mexico  Japan 2–0 3–2 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup

Honours

São Paulo

Wuhan Three Towns

Brazil U20

References

  1. ^ "Ademilson". zerozero.pt. October 24, 2011. Archived from the original on September 20, 2011. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d "Ademilson Soccerway Player Statistics". Soccerway.com. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  3. ^ "Ademilson Gamba Osaka Player Profile". Gamba Osaka (in Japanese). Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  4. ^ "Ataque reserva faz Tricolor desencantar com Ney contra o Figueirense | Gazeta Esportiva.Net". Archived from the original on January 14, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2012.
  5. ^ "Ficha Técnica: Bahia 0 x 2 São Paulo | Gazeta Esportiva.Net". Archived from the original on August 4, 2012. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  6. ^ Ademilson marca de bicicleta, mas São Paulo sofre virada em Maceió Archived April 24, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Ademilson signing ニュースリリース". Gamba Osaka (in Japanese). January 8, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
  8. ^ "Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Gamba Osaka 20 February 2019". Soccerway. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  9. ^ "São Paulo vende Ademilson ao Gamba Osaka, do Japão, por R$ 10 milhões". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  10. ^ "Gamba sign Ademilson". J.League English site. October 14, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  11. ^ "アデミウソン選手 完全移籍加入内定のお知らせ". www.zelvia.co.jp (in Japanese). FC Machida Zelvia. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  12. ^ "Avaí anuncia a contratação de Ademilson, atacante ex-São Paulo". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). February 23, 2024. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  13. ^ Ademilson Camisa
  14. ^ "Milan de olho em Ademilson, do São Paulo - Yahoo Esporte Interativo". Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
  15. ^ Includes Campeonato Paulista and Suruga Bank Championship
  16. ^ Includes Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana and Recopa Sudamericana
  17. ^ http://www.zerozero.pt/jogador/ademilson/actual/ficha/0/default/201328/?edicao_id=22267[permanent dead link]

External links

Avaí F.C. – current squad
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