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Edimilson Fernandes
Edimilson Fernandes
Personal information
Full name: Edimilson Fernandes Ribeiro
Date of birth: 15 April 1996 (1996-04-15) (age 28)
Place of birth:    Sion, Flag of Switzerland Switzerland
Height: 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position: Midfielder
Club information
Current club Flag of Germany Mainz 05
Number: 20
Youth clubs
2007–2013 Flag of Switzerland Sion
Senior clubs
Years Club App (Gls)
2013–2016
2016–2019
2018–2019
2019–
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Flag of England West Ham United
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National team
2016–2018
2016–
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Edimilson Fernandes Ribeiro (born 15 April 1996) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Bundesliga side Mainz 05.

Club career[]

Sion[]

Fernandes is a youth exponent from FC Sion. He made his Swiss Super League debut on 1 June 2013 against FC Zürich in 4–2 home win. He started in the first eleven and was substituted after 53 minutes. He scored his first senior goal on 1 March 2015 a 2–2 draw at home to FC Luzern. Fernandes played every minute of Sion’s 2015–16 Europa League campaign before the side were knocked out by Sporting Braga in the last 32. In all games he played 65 times for Sion’s first team and 41 games for the club’s under-21 side.

West Ham United[]

On 25 August 2016, Fernandes signed a four-year deal with English club West Ham United for an undisclosed fee. He made his West Ham debut on 25 September 2016 in a 3-0 home defeat by Southampton, coming on as an 82nd minute substitute for Mark Noble. On 26 October 2016, Fernandes scored his first goal for West Ham United in a 2–1 win against Chelsea in the EFL Cup, winning praise from manager Slaven Bilic.

Loan to Fiorentina[]

On 13 August 2018, Fernandes joined Italian side Fiorentina on a one-year loan deal with an option to buy.

Mainz 05[]

After a loan spell in Italy, Fernandes was transferred to German side Mainz 05 in the summer of 2019. He signed a four-year contract with Mainz 05.

International career[]

Fernandes made his debut for the Switzerland under-21 team in March 2016 in a 1–1 draw with England. In his second game, on 2 September 2016 he scored his first international goal in a 3–0 win against Kazakhstan in Biel/Bienne.

In October 2016, Fernandes received his first call-up to the senior team squad for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Andorra. One month later, he made his senior debut against the Faroe Islands in a World Cup qualifying match, coming off the bench in the 69th minute.

Personal life[]

Fernades was born in Sion, Switzerland of Portuguese and Cape Verdean descent. He is the cousin of Swiss international footballer Gélson Fernandes, Manuel Fernandes and ex-Sunderland midfielder Cabral.

External links[]

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1. FSV Mainz 05 squad - 2024–25

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