Édson Andrade Almeida

Personal information
Edson Di
Full name	Edson Andrade Almeida
Date of birth	March 14, 1979 (1979-03-14) (age 29)
Place of birth	Jacobina, Bahia, Brazil
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 6+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	F.C. Paços de Ferreira
Number	11
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999-1999 1999-2000 2000-2003 2003-2003 2003-2004 2004-2007 2007-	Sao Paulo Udinese Juventus Uniao Sao Joao Santa Cruz Coruripe F.C. Paços de Ferreira	6 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Edson Andrade Almeida better known as Edson Di (born 14 March 1979 in Itapeipu, Jacobina, Bahia) is a Brazilian footballer.He plays for Portuguese team F.C. Paços de Ferreira.

[edit] Career

Edson has played for Sao Paulo, Udinese Calcio, Juventus, Uniao Sao Joao, Santa Cruz and Coruripe. He started his career with Brazilian giants Sao Paulo and quickly moved to Serie A team Udinese. He did not have a successful time with Udinese and moved to Juventus on loan and also the next year had successful time with B razilian team Uniao Sao Joao and after with Santa Cruz on loan.After three years on loan to Brazilian clubs he was bought in 2004 by Coruripe and after a great three years and great performances with the club he made a big move to Portugal for UEFA Cup contenders F.C. Paços de Ferreira.