Edson Luis da Silva

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Edson

Full name	Edson Luis da Silva
Date of birth	March 15, 1977 (1977-03-15) (age 31)
Place of birth	?, Brazil
Height	177 cm
Playing position	defender / midfielder
Club information
Current club	Legia Warszawa
Number	27
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997-1999 1999 1999 2000 2001 2001-2002 2002-2005 2005 2006-present	Sport Club do Recife Olympique de Marseille Sport Club do Recife Sport Club Corinthians Paulista Clube Atletico Mineiro Sport Club Corinthians Paulista U.D. Leiria Sporting Clube de Portugal Legia Warszawa	12 (0) 9 (1) 14 (0) 4 (0) 0 (0) 7 (0) 78 (12) 1 (0) 38 (7)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of -. * Appearances (Goals)

Edson Luis da Silva, Edson (born on March 15, 1977) is a Brazilian footballer (defender / midfielder) of Legia Warszawa. He can play anywhere in defence and can also play in midfield. He is a dead ball specialist and he also pacey and possesses decent dribbling skills. He came to this club in the winter 2005/2006 season. He quickly made a name for himself in the Orange Ekstraklasa, scoring some impressive goals from free-kicks. However he was unable to maintain his form and he was eventually dropped in favor of Grzegorz Bronowicki. However, in the 2007/2008 season Bronowicki's was sold to Crvena Zvezda Belgrad and new manager of Legia Warszawa, Jan Urban moved Edson to the midfield and he reclaimed his place in first eleven. He then lost his place again to 18 year old Maciej Rybus.