Eduardo Jesus

Eduardo Pinto de Jesus (born 17 March 2002), known as Eduardo or Eduardo Jesus, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Botafogo B.

Eduardo
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Eduardo with York United in 2022
Personal information
Full nameEduardo Pinto de Jesus
Date of birth (2002-03-17) 17 March 2002 (age 22)
Place of birthSalvador, Bahia, Brazil
Position(s)Left-back, Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Botafogo B
Youth career
0000–2021Vitória
2019–2020Palmeiras (loan)
2020–2021Fluminense (loan)
2021Bahia
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022York United14(0)
2023–Botafogo B0(0)
2023Rio Branco AC (loan)8(0)
International career
2017Brazil U15
2018Brazil U161(0)
2018Brazil U175(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of December 17, 2023

Early life

Jesus developed at Vitória. In June 2019, he joined Palmeiras on loan.[1] In February 2020, he went on loan to Fluminense.[2] While with Fluminense's U20 side, he also played for their B team.[3]

In April 2021, he signed with Bahia on a permanent contract, joining the U20 team.[3][4]

Club career

In January 2022, Jesus signed a two-year contract with an option for a further year with Canadian Premier League side York United.[5][6] On 7 April 2022, he made his professional debut for York, in a 1–0 loss to HFX Wanderers.[7] In December 2022, Jesus' contract was terminated by mutual consent.[8]

In January 2023, he returned to Brazil joining Botafogo B.[9] In June 2023, he was loaned to Rio Branco AC until 4 September 2023 to play with the club in the Copa ES.[10][11]

International career

In 2017, he played with the Brazil U15 at the 2017 South American U-15 Championship.[1]

Jesus earned a cap with Brazil at the U-16 level, coming on at the end of an 8-1 friendly match victory against Cameroon.[12] In 2018, he was called up by the Brazil U17 to participate in friendly matches in England,[13] making five appearances.[12]

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