Background and career
Ederson Santana de Moraes (born 17 August 1993), known simply as Ederson, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe and the Brazil national team.
After finishing as a runner-up in the Taça de Portugal and Taça da Liga with Rio Ave in 2014, Ederson returned to Benfica in 2015. He won two Primeira Liga titles and one of each cup before signing for Manchester City for £35 million in 2017. He made 372 appearances for City, winning 18 major honours, including six Premier League titles, two FA Cups, four EFL Cups, and the Champions League in 2023, as part of a continental treble. Ederson won the Premier League Golden Glove three consecutive times between 2020 and 2022.
Ederson made his senior debut for Brazil in 2017. He was chosen in Brazil's squad for the FIFA World Cup in 2018, 2022 and 2026, and the Copa América in 2019 and 2021, winning the 2019 tournament.
Born in Osasco, São Paulo, Ederson started his football career in 2008 at local club São Paulo, with whom he played one season, before joining Benfica in Portugal. He spent two years as a junior before being released in 2011 and signing for Second Division club Ribeirão.
A year later, Ederson joined Primeira Liga club Rio Ave, signing a contract until 2014 in summer 2012. In April 2015, following a series of appearances and a call-up to the Brazil under-23 squad, he signed a new contract with the club that would last until 2019.
How Ederson makes money
Then, in July, he officially signed a five-year contract with the club, in a deal worth €500,000, and set a €45 million release clause.
