9 Eduardo

Name- Eduardo
Born- February 25, 1983, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Position- Striker
Squad Number- 9
Previous Club(s)- CBF Nova Kennedy, Bangu Atletico Clube,
Inter Zapresic, Dinamo Zagreb
Joined Arsenal- July 03, 2007
Arsenal Debut- Blackburn Rovers (a)
Premiership
August 19, 2007,
Drew 1-1

Arsenal created a hatful of chances last season but struggled to kill teams off. Could Eduardo be the man to apply the finishing touch they need?
The Brazilian-born striker moved to Croatia at the age of 15 and took Croatian nationality in 2002. By the start of the 2007/08 season Eduardo had netted seven times in 12 internationals, including a goal against England in the Euro 2008 qualifiers.
He is even more prolific at club level, scoring 73 goals in 104 appearances for Dinamo Zagreb and winning two Croatian league titles before moving to Emirates Stadium on a four-year contract in July 2007.
Arsène Wenger is a big fan of Eduardo. "He has great qualities and will integrate very well into our style of football," said the Arsenal manager. "He is a very good finisher and although he is predominantly a striker, he is a very adaptable player."
Eduardo demonstrated his finishing ability with the winner against Lazio in the Amsterdam Tournament in August. And he knows all about scoring at Emirates Stadium after netting the first European goal there when Arsenal beat Dinamo on aggregate in the Champions League qualfiers in 2006.