Egidio

Egidio de Araujo Pereira Junior (born 16 June 1986), simply known as Egidio, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a left back for Fluminense.

Club Career

Flamengo and loans

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Egidio was a Flamengo youth graduate. He made his first team debut on 19 January 2003 at the age of just 16, coming on as a late substitute for Ze Carlos in a 2–1 Campeonato Carioca home win against Friburguense. He subsequently returned to the youth setup, being definitely promoted to the main squad only in the 2006 season.

Egidio made his Serie A debut on 23 July 2006, replacing Andre Lima in a 3–0 away loss against Santa Cruz. Ahead of the 2007 campaign, he was loaned to fellow top tier side Parana; at the club he scored his first senior goal on 18 March 2007, netting his team's second in a 2–2 away draw against Coritiba for the Campeonato Paranaense championship.

In June 2007, Egidio was recalled by Fla, as starter Juan was heavily linked to a move to Espanyol. The move never materialized, and after again being rarely used, he served another loan stints at Juventude,Figueirense and Vitoria.

Back to Flamengo for the 2011 season, Egidio was a regular starter during the year's state league. He started the league being a first-choice, scoring once in a 3–3 away draw against Bahia on 29 May, but lost space after the arrival of Junior Cesar, and was subsequently loaned to fellow league team Ceara on 22 June.

On 4 January 2012, Egidio was presented at Serie B side Goias. He was an undisputed starter for the club, scoring eight times and providing 28 assists as the club achieved promotion to the main category as champions.

Cruzeiro

On 5 December 2012, Egidio joined Cruzeiro on a permanent deal. A regular starter, he lifted the league trophy twice while also winning the Campeonato Mineiro in 2014.

Dnipro

On 6 January 2015, Egidio moved abroad for the first time in his career and joined Ukr

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