Ed Carlos de Arruda Amorim (born 19 March 2001), known as Ed Carlos, is a Brazilian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as an

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for Santos.

Career

Early career

Born in

São Paulo São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...

, Ed Carlos joined

's youth setup in 2015, after representing São Caetano and Portuguesa. In October 2018, he was named by English newspaper ''The Guardian'' as one of the best players born in 2001 worldwide. On 30 June 2021, after nearly eight years at the club, he left as his contract expired.

Santos

On 3 August 2021, Ed Carlos signed for Santos, being initially assigned to the under-20 squad. Despite impressing in the 2022

Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior The Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior (or ''São Paulo Youth Football Cup'', in English), also known as Copa São Paulo de Juniores (''São Paulo Youth Cup'') and Copinha (''Little Cup''), is a cup competition played by Brazilian under-20 assoc ...

, he trained separately until being involved with the main squad only in July 2022 by interim manager

Marcelo Fernandes Marcelo Faria Fernandes (; born 20 April 1974) is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as a central defender. He is the current head coach of Guarani. Playing career Born in Santos, São Paulo Santos (, ''Saints''), of ...

. Ed Carlos made his first team – and Série A – on 1 October 2022, coming on as a late substitute for Carlos Sánchez in a 1–0 away loss against Internacional. Late in the month, after being a starter in the previous matches, he suffered a

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injury which kept him out for the remainder of the season. On 14 February 2023, Ed Carlos renewed his contract with Santos until June 2026. On 4 July, he was separated from the first team squad by head coach Paulo Turra, but returned to first team trainings on 8 August, after Turra was sacked.

Loan to Betim

On 19 April 2024, after spending the first months of the season separated from the first team squad, Ed Carlos was loaned to

Betim Betim is a town in Minas Gerais, Brazil. The city belongs to the mesoregion Metropolitan of Belo Horizonte (BH) and to the microregion of Belo Horizonte. It is the fifth largest city in Minas Gerais and one of the 50 largest cities in the Southeas ...

for the year's

Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II The Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II is the second tier of the professional State football leagues in Brazil, state football league in the Brazilian States of Brazil, state of Minas Gerais. It is run by the Federação Mineira de Futebol, Minas Gera ...

. He only featured in three matches, all as a substitute, as the club achieved promotion as champions.

Loan to Niki Volos

On 20 September 2024, Ed Carlos was loaned out to Greek side

Niki Volos Niki Volos Football Club () is a Greek professional football club based in the city of Volos, in the region of Magnesia, Greece. The club currently competes in the Super League 2, the second tier of Greek football. History Niki Volos was fou ...

until June 2025.

Career statistics

Honours

São Paulo *

: 2019 Betim *

: 2024

References

External links

Santos FC profile
2001 births Living people Footballers from São Paulo Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Super League Greece 2 players Santos FC players Betim Futebol players Niki Volos F.C. players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Greece 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen {{Brazil-footy-midfielder-2000s-stub