Edson Nobre

Édson

Personal information
Full name	Édson de Jesus Nobre
Date of birth	(1980-03-02) 2 March 1980
Place of birth	Benguela, Angola
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Winger / Forward
Youth career
	Anadia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2001	Mealhada
2001–2003	Anadia
2003–2005	Oliveira Bairro	64	(17)
2005–2009	Paços Ferreira	102	(12)
2009–2010	Ethnikos Achna	2	(0)
2010–2011	Libolo
2011	Arouca	0	(0)
2011–2012	Aliados Lordelo	0	(0)
International career
2005–2009	Angola	15	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Édson de Jesus Nobre (born 2 March 1980), known simply as Édson, is an Angolan retired footballer who played mainly as a winger.

He spent most of his professional career in Portugal, mainly with Paços de Ferreira with which he appeared in the 2008–09 UEFA Cup.

Édson represented Angola at the 2006 World Cup.

Club career

Born in Benguela, Édson started his professional career in Portugal at the age of 19, going on to play lower league football with G.D. Mealhada and Anadia FC. In 2005, his third division performances with Oliveira do Bairro S.C. caught the attention of top level club F.C. Paços de Ferreira.

Édson made his league debut against C.D. Nacional on 21 August 2005, in a 0–1 loss in Madeira. In his second season, as Paços reached the UEFA Cup for the first time ever, he scored four goals in 25 games, but was never an undisputed starter in his four-year stay.

In the 2009 summer, Édson signed with Cyprus' Ethnikos Achna FC. However, this spell would be quite unsuccessful, and he returned to his country in the following transfer window, joining C.R.D. Libolo.

International career

An Angolan international since 2005, Édson was called up to the following year's Africa Cup of Nations and the FIFA World Cup. In the latter he played 20 minutes against Portugal, in a 0–1 defeat.

Édson also participated in the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, appearing in the quarter-final match against Egypt, a 1–2 loss.

External links

• Template:Zerozero profile
• Edson Nobre at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Edson Nobre at National-Football-Teams.com
• Edson Nobre – FIFA competition record (archived)