Introduction
Edimilson Fernandes Ribeiro (born 15 April 1996) is a Swiss footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for West Ham United in the Premier League.
Club career
Sion
Fernandes is a youth exponent from FC Sion. He made his Swiss Super League debut on 1 June 2013 against FC Zürich in 4–2 home win. He started in the first eleven and was substituted after 53 minutes. He scored his first senior goal on 1 March 2015 a 2–2 draw at home to FC Luzern. Fernandes played every minute of Sion's 2015–16 UEFA Europa League campaign before the side was knocked out by Braga in the last 32. In all games he played 65 times for Sion’s first team and 41 games for the club’s under-21 side.
West Ham United
On 25 August 2016, Fernandes signed a four-year deal with English club West Ham United for an undisclosed fee. He made his West Ham debut on 25 September 2016 in a 3–0 home defeat by Southampton, coming on as an 82nd-minute substitute for Mark Noble. On 26 October 2016, Fernandes scored his first goal for West Ham in a 2–1 win against Chelsea in the EFL Cup, winning praise from manager Slaven Bilić.
International career
Fernandes made his debut for the Switzerland under-21 team in March 2016 in a 1–1 draw with England. In his second game, on 2 September 2016, he scored his first international goal in a 3–0 win against Kazakhstan in Biel/Bienne.
In November 2016, Fernandes received his first call-up to the senior Switzerland squad for a match against the Faroe Islands.
He made his senior debut against them, coming off the bench in the 69th minute.
Personal life
Fernandes was born in Sion, Switzerland, of Portuguese and Cape Verdean descent. He is the cousin of Swiss international footballer Gélson Fernandes, Manuel Fernandes and ex-Sunderland midfielder Cabral.
Career statistics
- As of match played 14 January 2017
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Sion | 2012–13 | Swiss Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 29 | 3 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 8 | 0 | 17 | 2 | |||
| Sion Total | 48 | 2 | 7 | 4 | — | 8 | 0 | 63 | 6 | |||
| West Ham United | 2016–17 | Premier League | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| West Ham Total | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 61 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 80 | 7 | ||