Ederson Moraes moved to Europe at the age of 16. His departure from Brazil was due to his disappointing release from the youth academy of São Paulo FC . However, he had managed to impress his coaches enough to secure a move through Jorge Mendes’ agency. In Portugal he took some time to settle down. He eventually produced enough consistent performances to secure a move from Benfica FC. He achieved his breakthrough in the second season of both clubs with 38 missions in the season. By this time, he had attracted the attention of Pep Guardiola, who insisted his team would make attacks from behind. The transfer proved beneficial for all involved Manchester City won the national title by trolling record points.

Born name

Ederson Santana de Moraes

nickname

The bull

Sun sign

Lion

Place of birth

Osasco, Sao Paulo, Brasilien

nationality

training

Ederson began his football journey with his local club’s youth facility, São Paulo FC .

occupation

Professional soccer player

family

• Father – Antonis Moraes (He stacked fruit on trucks in Osasco.)
• Mother – Joelma
• Siblings – unknown

Manager

Ederson is represented by Jorge Mendes’ agency GestiFute.

Position

goalkeeper

Shirt Number

93 – Rio Ave FC

1 – SL Benfica

31 – Manchester City

12, 23 – Brazil national team

To build

Athletic

Height

188 cm (6 ft 2 in)

weight

83 kg or 183 lbs

girlfriend/spouse

Ederson dated –

1. Lais Moraes (2014-Present) – In April 2014, Ederson got married to Lais Moraes after they had been together for a long time. In July 2017 she gave birth to her daughter Yasmin. In September 2018, Lais gave birth to their son Henrique.

race/ethnicity

Latino

hair colour

dark brown

eye color

dark brown

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

He has numerous tattoos including an ink painting of a flower on the side of his neck.

brand promotion

Ederson has signed an endorsement deal with Nike . He must wear Nike shoes and gloves for his professional matches.

Religion

Christianity

He is a devout Christian.

Known for

To be one of the best young goalkeepers. His technical skills and ability to play accurate passes have made him a perfect choice for Pep Guardiola and he is also one of the most skilled sweeper-keepers in world football.

First football game

In August 2012, he made his professional debut for Rio Ave. in a league match against Maritimo . His team lost the match 1-0.

In March 2016, Ederson made his first appearance for Benfica in a league game against Sporting CP . The away game ended in a 1-0 win for his team.

He made his debut for Manchester City in August 2017 in a Premier League away game against Brighton in August 2017. He kept a clean sheet as his side won the game 2-0.

In October 2017, he made his first international appearance for Brazil national team in a 2018 World Cup qualifier against Chile . Brazil won the game 3-0.

First web show

In 2018, Ederson made his first web show appearance on the sports series, All or Nothing: Manchester City . The documentary series focused on Manchester City ‘s league title run.

Strengthen

• agility
• physical presence
• reflexes
• Technical ability
• pass
• Ability to play sweeper guard
• reading the game
• Punish

weaknesses

He has no obvious weaknesses in his game.

Ederson Morae’s favorite things

• Vorbild – Rogério Ceni

Ederson Moraes Facts

1. He started his football career as a left-back for the local Brazilian football club. Champions Ebenézer FC . He followed in his older brother’s footsteps to join the club.
2. He was recommended to the youth development of São Paulo by Gilberto Lopes, better known as Giba, who was his coach at champions Ebenézer FC . Eventually he joined the under-13 team at São Paulo .
3. Despite impressive coaches at São Paulo , they decided not to keep him and he resumed training at his former club.
4. However, he got his big break after JorgeMendes’ staff asked Antonio Rodrigues, Ederson’s former coach, to recommend a promising goalkeeper. Rodrigues didn’t hesitate to name Ederson and he moved to Portugal.
5. In June 2015 he joined Benfica from Rio Ave. . Despite the transfer, Rio Ave. must retain 50% of its economic rights.
6. In July 2015, he signed an official contract with the Portuguese club. According to the agreement, his release clause was set at 45 million euros.
7. During his stay at Benfica he managed to win 2 Primeira Liga titles. He also won a Taça de Portugal and Taça da Liga.
8. In June 2017 Manchester City decided to pay £35m (€40m) when Pep Guardiola tried to replace the error-prone Claudio Bravo between the sticks.
9. He suffered a facial injury in a game against Liverpool in September 2017 . He was accidentally kicked in the face by Sadio Mane. He had to be withdrawn from the game despite being treated for 8 minutes.
10. Mane received a red card and a 3-match suspension. Ederson had to get 8 stitches in his face.
11. However, the serious injury did not deter him for long and he returned to the starting line-up for a Champions League game against side Feyenoord the following week . To protect his face, he had chosen to wear a protective hat.
12. In August 2018, he became the first goalkeeper in Manchester City ‘s Premier League history to record an assist. His long ball was fired by Sergio Agüero who scored the opening goal in the 6–1 win at Huddersfield City .
13. In 2016 he was included in Brazil’s provisional squad for the Copa América Centenario. However, he was later spared by the squad due to an injury.
14. In 2016 he received Portuguese citizenship which made him eligible for the Portugal national team but he decided to stay with Brazil.
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