Edson Edmar Dias de Souza

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Personal information
Mateus

Full name	Edson Edmar Dias de Souza
Date of birth	May 21, 1987 (1987-05-21) (age 21)
Place of birth	Arapongas, Brazil
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 6+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Forward, Right winger, Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club	Coritiba FC loaned from Fenerbahçe
Youth clubs
	Iraty SC
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2005–06 2006— 2006–07 2007 2008	Iraty SC Fenerbahçe → Bursaspor (loan) → Ankaraspor (loan) → Coritiba FC (loan)	- (-) 0 (0) 17 (2) 0 (0) 0 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Edson Edmar Dias de Souza (born May 21, 1987 in Arapongas, Brazil) also known as Mateus, is a professional football player currently playing for Coritiba FC on loaned from Turkish side Fenerbahçe.

Standing at 169 centimeters and weighing in at 69 kilograms, Mateus is a young Brazilian striker with quick acceleration and pace. In July 2006, he was bought by Fenerbahçe from Iraty SC by Fenerbahçe Manager Zico and Uruguayan player agent Juan Figer's references. Due to foreigner restrictions in Turkey, Mateus was immediately loaned out to Bursaspor for one year. ^[1]

He scored his first goal in the Turkcell Super League against Galatasaray on December 10, 2006 in a 3-1 loss.^[2]

He loaned to Ankaraspor until June 2008 ^[3] but his contract cancelled on 20 December 2007.^[4] He counldn't made his debut for Ankaraspor.

He loaned again to his native country club Coritiba FC.^[5]^[6]