Edson Henrique da Silva

Edson
Personal information
Full nameEdson Henrique da Silva
Date of birthJuly 6, 1987
Place of birthItaquitinga-PE, Brazil
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionCentral Defender
Club information
Current team
Slaven Belupo
Number5
Youth career
2003–2004Caxias
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2012Figueirense65(0)
2007–2008Belenenses (loan)2(0)
2008→ Académica (loan)5(0)
2009→ Rio Ave (loan)12(2)
2010Botafogo (loan)2(0)
2011–2012União de Leiria (loan)20(0)
2013–Slaven Belupo63(4)
National team
2007Brazil U-202(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 August 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 August 2013

Edson Henrique da Silva or simply Edson (born 6 July 1987) is a Brazilian fotball central defender playing with NK Slaven Belupo. He has been hailed as one of the biggest talents that ever stepped foot on Koprivnica ground.

Career

Born in Itaquitinga-PE he debuted as a senior by playing with Figueirense in the 2005 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. He will play 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 rturned to Brazil and played with Figueirense in the 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.[1] 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.[2]

Honours

Figueirense
Botafogo

References

  1. Edson Henrique da Silva at ForadeJogo.net
  2. Edson Henrique at Soccerway

External links