| Ed Carlos | |
| Fullname: | Ed Carlos de Arruda Amorim |
| Birth Date: | 19 March 2001 |
| Birth Place: | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.86 m |
| Position: | Attacking midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Niki Volos (on loan from Santos) |
| Clubnumber: | 37 |
| Youthyears1: | 2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Portuguesa |
| Youthyears2: | 2014 |
| Youthclubs2: | São Caetano |
| Youthyears3: | 2015–2021 |
| Youthclubs3: | São Paulo |
| Youthyears4: | 2021–2022 |
| Youthclubs4: | Santos |
| Years1: | 2022– |
| Clubs1: | Santos |
| Caps1: | 10 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2024 |
| Clubs2: | → Betim (loan) |
| Caps2: | 3 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2024– |
| Clubs3: | → Niki Volos (loan) |
| Caps3: | 3 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 17:03, 18 October 2024 (UTC) |
Ed Carlos de Arruda Amorim (born 19 March 2001), known as Ed Carlos, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Super League Greece 2 club Niki Volos, on loan from Santos.
Born in São Paulo, Ed Carlos joined São Paulo's youth setup in 2015, after representing São Caetano and Portuguesa.[1] In October 2018, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2001 worldwide.[2]
On 30 June 2021, after nearly eight years at the club, he left as his contract expired.[3]
On 3 August 2021, Ed Carlos signed for Santos, being initially assigned to the under-20 squad.[4] Despite impressing in the 2022 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, he trained separately[5] until being involved with the main squad only in July 2022 by interim manager Marcelo Fernandes.[6]
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.[7] Late in the month, after being a starter in the previous matches, he suffered a shoulder injury which kept him out for the remainder of the season.[8]
On 14 February 2023, Ed Carlos renewed his contract with Santos until June 2026.[9] On 4 July, he was separated from the first team squad by head coach Paulo Turra,[10] but returned to first team trainings on 8 August, after Turra was sacked.[11]
On 19 April 2024, after spending the first months of the season separated from the first team squad, Ed Carlos was loaned to Betim for the year's Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II.[12] He only featured in three matches, all as a substitute, as the club achieved promotion as champions.[13]
On 20 September 2024, Ed Carlos was loaned out to Greek side Niki Volos until June 2025.[14]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Santos | 2021 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 6[15] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 2[16] | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |||
| Betim (loan) | 2024 | Mineiro Módulo II | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Niki Volos (loan) | 2024–25 | Super League Greece 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
São Paulo
2019
Betim
2024