Ilsinho
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Ilson Pereira Dias Júnior (born 12 October 1985), commonly known as Ilsinho (formerly Ilson, Jr.), is a Brazilian retired professional footballer who played as a right midfielder. He originally started his career as a right-back, but during his time at Shakhtar Donetsk, he was used as a winger, where he showed off his skill and speed.
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Full name | Ilson Pereira Dias Júnior | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1985-10-12) 12 October 1985 (age 38) | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Right midfielder | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
2001–2005 | Palmeiras | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
2006 | Palmeiras | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||
2006–2007 | São Paulo | 33 | (2) | |||||||||||
2007–2010 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 56 | (10) | |||||||||||
2010–2011 | São Paulo | 15 | (2) | |||||||||||
2011–2012 | Internacional | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||
2012–2015 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 53 | (7) | |||||||||||
2016–2021 | Philadelphia Union | 127 | (21) | |||||||||||
Total | 300 | (42) | ||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||
2008 | Brazil U23 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||
2007 | Brazil | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ilsinho began his career at Palmeiras in 2006 before signing for São Paulo later that year. He joined Shakhtar Donetsik in 2007, where he would notably win the UEFA Cup in the 2008–09 season. He returned to São Paulo in 2010 before joining Internacional the following year. In 2012, he returned to Shakhtar Donetsk. In 2016, Ilsinho signed for Philadelphia Union.