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Edson (footballer, born 1987)

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Edson
Edson playing for Machine Sazi
Personal information
Full name Edson Henrique da Silva[1]
Date of birth (1987-07-06) July 6, 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Itaquitinga-PE, Brazil
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
2003–2004 Caxias
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2012 Figueirense 65 (0)
2007–2008Belenenses (loan) 2 (0)
2008Académica (loan) 5 (0)
2009Rio Ave (loan) 12 (2)
2010Botafogo (loan) 5 (0)
2011–2012União de Leiria (loan) 20 (0)
2013–2016 Slaven Belupo 65 (3)
2016–2017 Machine Sazi 28 (0)
2017–2018 Gostaresh Foolad 23 (0)
2019 CRB 19 (0)
2020 América-RN 2 (0)
International career
2007 Brazil U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:00, 18 March 2021 (UTC)

Edson Henrique da Silva or simply Edson (born 6 July 1987) is a Brazilian footballer who played as a centre back. He has been hailed as one of the biggest talents that ever set foot on Koprivnica ground.

Career

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Born in Itaquitinga-PE, he debuted as a senior by playing with Figueirense in the 2005 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. He played with Figueirense until 2012. After playing with them in the Serie A until 2007, he moved on loan to Portugal to play with Belenenses in the second half of the 2007–08 Primeira Liga season. He stayed in Portugal for the next season, playing on loan with Primeira Liga sides Académica de Coimbra and Rio Ave. In summer 2009, he returned to Figueirense and played until the end of the year with them in the 2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B. In 2010, he was loaned to Serie A side Botafogo. In summer 2011, he was loaned again to a Portuguese club, this time to U.D. Leiria and played with them in the 2011–12 Primeira Liga. In summer 2012, he returned to Brazil and played with Figueirense in the 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.[2] At the end of the year, he was released by Figueirense, and in summer 2013 he signed with Croatian Prva HNL side NK Slaven Belupo.[3]

Edson joined CRB for the 2019 season.[4]

Honours

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Figueirense
Botafogo

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 5 July 2007. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013.
  2. ^ Edson Henrique da Silva at ForadeJogo.net
  3. ^ Edson Henrique at Soccerway
  4. ^ Reforços de Natal: CRB anuncia mais três contratações para 2019, thn1.com.br, 24 December 2018
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