Éder Gabriel Militão (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈɛdɛʁ ɡabɾiˈɛw miliˈtɐ̃w]; born 18 January 1998) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for the La Liga club Real Madrid and the Brazil national team. Considered one of the best defenders in the world, he is known for his tackling, marking and aerial abilities.[3][4] Mainly a centre-back, he can also play as a right-back or defensive-midfielder.[5]

Éder Militão

Personal information
Full name
Éder Gabriel Militão[1]
Date of birth
18 January 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth
Sertãozinho, São Paulo, Brazil
Height
1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s)
Centre-back

Team information
Current team
Real Madrid
Number
3

Youth career
2010–2017
São Paulo
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
2017–2018
São Paulo
49
(5)
2018–2019
Porto
29
(3)
2019–
Real Madrid
97
(7)
International career‡
2015
Brazil U17
5
(0)
2018–
Brazil
30
(2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Brazil
Copa América
Winner 2019 Brazil 
Runner-up 2021 Brazil 
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:28, 12 August 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:00, 20 June 2023 (UTC)
Militão began his career at São Paulo, playing 57 matches over a span of two years before transferring to Porto. In 2019, after one season in Portugal, he joined Real Madrid for a reported transfer fee of €50 million. He won two La Liga titles, the Champions League in 2022 and the FIFA Club World Cup in 2022.

Militão made his senior international debut for Brazil in 2018. He was part of their squads that won the Copa América in 2019 and came runners-up in 2021, also playing at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.