{{Short description|Brazilian footballer (born 1994)}} {{Portuguese name|Braga|Bispo|Junior}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2025}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Ademilson | image = Ademilson Gamba Osaka.png | caption = Ademilson in 2016 | full_name = Ademilson Braga Bispo Junior | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|1|9|df=y}} | birth_place = Cubatão, Brazil | height = 1.79 m | position = Forward | currentclub = Operário Ferroviário | clubnumber = 99 | youthyears1 = 2005–2012 | youthclubs1 = São Paulo | years1 = 2012–2016 | clubs1 = São Paulo | caps1 = 81 | goals1 = 11 | years2 = 2015 | clubs2 = → Yokohama F. Marinos (loan) | caps2 = 33 | goals2 = 8 | years3 = 2016 | clubs3 = → Gamba Osaka (loan) | caps3 = 29 | goals3 = 9 | years4 = 2017–2020 | clubs4 = Gamba Osaka | caps4 = 92 | goals4 = 25 | years5 = 2021–2023 | clubs5 = Wuhan Three Towns | caps5 = 64 | goals5 = 27 | years6 = 2023 | clubs6 = Machida Zelvia | caps6 = 3 | goals6 = 1 | years7 = 2024 | clubs7 = Avaí | caps7 = 14 | goals7 = 1 | years8 = 2025 | clubs8 = Água Santa | caps8 = 11 | goals8 = 2 | years9 = 2025– | clubs9 = Operário Ferroviário | caps9 = 22 | goals9 = 1 | nationalyears1 = 2011 | nationalteam1 = Brazil U17 | nationalcaps1 = 7 | nationalgoals1 = 5 | nationalyears2 = 2012–2013 | nationalteam2 = Brazil U20 | nationalcaps2 = 15 | nationalgoals2 = 7 | nationalyears3 = 2014 | nationalteam3 = Brazil U23 | nationalcaps3 = 1 | nationalgoals3 = 1 | club-update = 17 December 2025 | nationalteam-update = 29 September 2014 }}
'''Ademilson Braga Bispo Junior''' (born 9 January 1994), known as '''Ademilson''', is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Campeonato Brasileiro Série B club Operário Ferroviário as a forward. He has previously played for São Paulo in his homeland, then Yokohama F. Marinos and Gamba Osaka in Japan as well as Wuhan Three Towns in China.<ref name="Ademilson Soccerway Player Statistics">{{cite web | url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/ademilson-braga-bispo-junior/193478/ | title=Ademilson Soccerway Player Statistics | work=Soccerway | access-date=21 January 2018}}</ref><ref name="Ademilson Gamba Osaka Player Profile">{{cite web | url=http://www2.gamba-osaka.net/club/player2019_09.html | title=Ademilson Gamba Osaka Player Profile | work=Gamba Osaka | access-date=11 March 2019| language = ja}}</ref>
==Career== ===São Paulo=== Ademilson made his with São Paulo debut on 2 February 2012 in a Campeonato Paulista tie against the Guarani. On 22 July 2012, he made his Campeonato Brasileiro debut, Ademilson scored a goal against Figueirense in a game at the Orlando Scarpelli Stadium.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gazetaesportiva.net/noticia/2012/07/sao-paulo/com-gols-ataque-reserva-tricolor-desencanta-com-ney-contra-figueira.html |title=Ataque reserva faz Tricolor desencantar com Ney contra o Figueirense | Gazeta Esportiva.Net |access-date=22 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150114012922/http://www.gazetaesportiva.net/noticia/2012/07/sao-paulo/com-gols-ataque-reserva-tricolor-desencanta-com-ney-contra-figueira.html |archive-date=14 January 2015 }}</ref> His first international goal was scored on 1 August 2012, when São Paulo played against Bahia, in the 2012 Copa Sudamericana.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gazetaesportiva.net/noticia/2012/08/sao-paulo/ficha-tecnica-bahia-0-x-2-sao-paulo.html |title=Ficha Técnica: Bahia 0 x 2 São Paulo | Gazeta Esportiva.Net |access-date=2 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804162902/http://www.gazetaesportiva.net/noticia/2012/08/sao-paulo/ficha-tecnica-bahia-0-x-2-sao-paulo.html |archive-date=4 August 2012 }}</ref>
On 23 April 2014, in the first leg of the second round of the Copa do Brasil, in a 2–1 loss against CRB, Ademilson scored a beautiful bicycle kick goal.<ref>[http://www.gazetaesportiva.net/noticia/2014/04/sao-paulo/crb-x-sao-paulo.html Ademilson marca de bicicleta, mas São Paulo sofre virada em Maceió] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424061441/http://www.gazetaesportiva.net/noticia/2014/04/sao-paulo/crb-x-sao-paulo.html |date=24 April 2014 }}</ref>
===Yokohama F. Marinos=== Ademilson joined J1 League side Yokohama F. Marinos on loan for the 2015 season and scored 8 times in 33 matches to help them to 7th in the overall standings.<ref name="Ademilson Soccerway Player Statistics"/>
===Gamba Osaka=== Ademilson was loaned to another J League side, Gamba Osaka, in 2016,<ref name="Ademilson signing ニュースリリース">{{cite web | url=http://www.gamba-osaka.net/news/index/c/0/no/3833/ | title=Ademilson signing ニュースリリース | work=Gamba Osaka | date = 8 January 2016 | access-date=21 February 2016 | language = ja}}</ref> and debuted for them in their 3–1 loss to Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the 2016 Japanese Super Cup on 20 February of that year.<ref name="Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Gamba Osaka 20 February 2019">{{cite web | url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/02/20/japan/super-cup/sanfrecce-hiroshima/gamba-osaka/2185923/?ICID=PL_MS_01 | title=Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Gamba Osaka 20 February 2019 | work=Soccerway | access-date=11 February 2019}}</ref> He played his first league match for the men in blue and black a week later in a 1–0 home defeat to Kashima Antlers and went on to score 9 league goals in 29 league games and 13 in 40 in all competitions in his first season in Osaka.
He was signed by Gamba permanently on 10 October 2016, for a US$3.15 million fee.<ref>{{cite web|title=São Paulo vende Ademilson ao Gamba Osaka, do Japão, por R$ 10 milhões|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/sao-paulo/noticia/2016/10/sao-paulo-vende-ademilson-ao-gamba-osaka-do-japao-por-r-96-milhoes.html|website=Globo Esporte|date=10 October 2016 |access-date=10 October 2016|language=pt}}</ref><ref name="Gamba sign Ademilson">{{cite web | url=http://www.jleague.jp/en/news/article/7214/ | title=Gamba sign Ademilson | work=J.League English site | date= 14 October 2016 | access-date=21 October 2016}}</ref> His next two years in Osaka were hit by injury as he missed much of the second half of 2017 and the first half of 2018 due to knee problems. As such he found the back of the net just four times in 22 league matches in 2017 before bagging 5 goals in 17 league games in 2018 as Gamba finished 10th and 9th respectively in the final standings.<ref name="Ademilson Soccerway Player Statistics"/>
===Machida Zelvia=== After spending few years in China with Wuhan Three Towns, it was announced on 5 September 2023 that Ademilson signed for Machida Zelvia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.zelvia.co.jp/news/news-244476/ |title=アデミウソン選手 完全移籍加入内定のお知らせ |website=www.zelvia.co.jp |date=5 September 2023 |language=Japanese |access-date=5 September 2023 |publisher=FC Machida Zelvia }}</ref>
===Avaí=== On 23 February 2024, Ademilson returned to Brazil and signed a with Campeonato Brasileiro Série B club Avaí.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://ge.globo.com/sc/futebol/times/avai/noticia/2024/02/23/avai-encaminha-contratacao-de-ademilson-atacante-ex-sao-paulo.ghtml|title=Avaí anuncia a contratação de Ademilson, atacante ex-São Paulo |date=23 February 2024|work=Globo Esporte|accessdate=27 February 2024|language=pt}}</ref>
==Style of play== After showing his qualities in several Brazilian youth football competitions, according to himself, Ademilson thought of his style of play as similar to Luís Fabiano, a former colleague of his at São Paulo FC. Both of them know to use physical force, along with their ability and speed. Besides this, for Ademilson, like his idol, he also has the guts to run and fight in order to win a game. From his own words: "I know I have this quality (force) and I work a lot to improve always in everything and I try to improve my physique, to make it one of my stronger points."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120605025011/http://gabrielfuh.com.br/2011/04/25/ademilson-camisa-9#.UhmnbBtQE54 Ademilson Camisa]</ref> Despite still being a teenager Ademilson attracted attention from top European football clubs . In June 2013, there was reported interest from Italian giants Milan. According to newspaper ''Il Sussudiario'', his style of play was similar to Cameroonian international Samuel Eto'o.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://br.esporteinterativo.yahoo.com/noticias/milan-de-olho-em-ademilson--do-s%C3%A3o-paulo-212739313.html |title=Milan de olho em Ademilson, do São Paulo - Yahoo Esporte Interativo |access-date=25 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029212157/http://br.esporteinterativo.yahoo.com/noticias/milan-de-olho-em-ademilson--do-s%C3%A3o-paulo-212739313.html |archive-date=29 October 2013 }}</ref>
==Career statistics== <!-- NOTE: when updating stats, update the infobox too! --> {{updated|match played 23 February 2025}}<ref name="Ademilson Soccerway Player Statistics"/>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|State League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="5"|São Paulo |2012 |rowspan="4"|Serie A |23||3||2||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||6||1||colspan="2"|—||32||4 |- |2013 |21||2||9||2||0||0||colspan="2"|—||8||2||colspan="2"|—||39||6 |- |2014 |10||1||15||3||5||1||colspan="2"|—||1||0||colspan="2"|—||31||5 |- |2015 |colspan="2"|—||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !54!!6!!27!!5!!6!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!15!!3!!colspan="2"|—!!102!!15 |- |Yokohama Marinos (loan)||2015 |J1 League |33||8||colspan="2"|—||3||2||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||39||10 |- |Gamba Osaka (loan) |2016 |J1 League |29||9||colspan="2"|—||2||0||4||3||4||1||1||0||40||13 |- |rowspan="5"|Gamba Osaka |2017 |rowspan="4"|J1 League |22||4||colspan="2"|—||2||0||2||0||6||2||colspan="2"|—||32||6 |- |2018 |17||5||colspan="2"|—||0||0||4||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||21||5 |- |2019 |32||10||colspan="2"|—||0||0||9||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||41||11 |- |2020 |21||6||colspan="2"|—||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||21||6 |- !colspan="2"|Total !92!!25!!colspan="2"|—!!2!!0!!15!!1!!6!!2!!colspan="2"|—!!115!!28 |- |rowspan="4"|Wuhan Three Towns |2021 ||China League One |24||11||colspan="2"|—||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||24||11 |- |2022 |rowspan="2"|Chinese Super League |27||11||colspan="2"|—||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||27||11 |- |2023 ||13||5||colspan="2"|—||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0||15||5 |- !colspan="2"|Total !64!!27!!colspan="2"|—!!1!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!1!!0!!66!!27 |- |Machida Zelvia |2023 |J2 League |3||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||3||1 |- |Avaí |2024 |Serie B |10||0||4||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||14||1 |- |Água Santa |2025 |Serie D |colspan="2"|—||11||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||11||2 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !285!!76!!42!!8!!14!!3!!22!!4!!25!!6!!2!!0!!390!!97 |}
==Honours== '''São Paulo''' * Copa Sudamericana: 2012
'''Wuhan Three Towns''' * China League One: 2021 * Chinese Super League: 2022 * Chinese FA Super Cup: 2023
'''Brazil U20''' * 8 Nations International Tournament: 2012 * Toulon Tournament: 2013, 2014
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Portal|Association football|Brazil}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110712023810/http://pt.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player%3D336764/index.html FIFA.com] * {{J.League player}}
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