CORNERFLICK
international
International
UEFA Europa League
Nation
Club
League
27
Age
MF
Position
5
Caps
0
Int'l goals
Atalanta
Club
Coppa Italia
League
BRA
National team
// the read
The shape of him
Midfield is where the game is won or lost — set the tempo, win it back, pick the pass. The profile below is the positional read; the rest is written in the matches.
// the equation
vision × engine × control of the tempo
the half-spacesbetween the linesthe middle third
// the x-factor
The job
The engine of the side.
Dictate the rhythm, screen the back four, and turn defence into attack in one touch. World Cups are decided in the middle third.
27Years old
MidfielderRole
// the cabinet
Honours
×2
club
Club
Mineiro 1
Cearense 1
Copa do Brasil
// the closing word
Éderson Silva.Brazil · Midfielder.The full dossier — season numbers, takes and tape — lands closer to kickoff.
BRAMidfielderAtalanta