Edson Henrique da Silva
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Edson Henrique da Silva | ||
Date of birth | July 6, 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Itaquitinga-PE, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Playing position | Central Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Slaven Belupo | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2004 | Caxias | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
2005–2012 | Figueirense | 65 | (0) |
2007–2008 | → Belenenses (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2008 | → Académica (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2009 | → Rio Ave (loan) | 12 | (2) |
2010 | → Botafogo (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2011–2012 | → União de Leiria (loan) | 20 | (0) |
2013– | Slaven Belupo | 63 | (4) |
National team‡ | |||
2007 | Brazil U-20 | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 August 2013. † Appearances (Goals). |
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
- Campeonato Catarinense: 2006
- Botafogo
- Campeonato Carioca: 2010
References
- ↑ Edson Henrique da Silva at ForadeJogo.net
- ↑ Edson Henrique at Soccerway
External links
- Guardian Stats Centre
- (English) sambafoot
- (Portuguese) CBF
- (Portuguese) zerozero.pt
- (Portuguese) figueirense.com