| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Édson Ulises Rivera Vargas | ||
| Date of birth | 4 November 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Guadalajara, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Braga | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2011 | Club Atlas | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2011– | Braga | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Mexico U20 | 5 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:10, 27 August 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Édson Ulises Rivera Vargas (born 4 November 1991 in Guadalajara, Jalisco) is a Mexican professional footballer currently playing as an Striker for portuguese team Braga of the Primeira Liga.[2]
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Edson began playing football at the age of 6 years old. He has been playing for the youth systmems of Club Atlas for seven years.[3]
Rivera began playing with Club Atlas' lower division team in Tepic, Nayarit in the 2004–05 season. He has played for their youth system for about 7 seasons and has yet to debuted with their First Division. He had a stint with Atlas' other team Académicos de Guadalajara in the 2008-2009 season.
It is unclear, for the moment, the price of the contract which he signed, but Edson signed a five season term with Braga of the Portuguese Primeira Liga[4].
He has been involved with the Mexican national football team in U-20. He competed in tournaments such as the 2011 Toulon Tournament in France. He was also Mexico's top scorer in the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
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