Edinho (Portuguese footballer)

Edinho
Personal information
Full name Arnaldo Edi Lopes da Silva
Date of birth (1982-07-07) 7 July 1982
Place of birth Aveiro, Portugal
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Vitória Setúbal
Number 36
Youth career
1992–1995 Almada
1995–1996 Vitória Setúbal
1996–2000 Almada
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2002 Almada 32 (6)
2002–2003 Barreirense 18 (2)
2003–2005 Braga B 50 (32)
2004–2007 Braga 6 (0)
2005–2006 → Paços Ferreira (loan) 21 (2)
2006–2007 → Gil Vicente (loan) 25 (6)
2007–2008 Vitória Setúbal 15 (6)
2008 → AEK Athens (loan) 11 (6)
2008–2009 AEK Athens 25 (7)
2009–2013 Málaga 18 (2)
2010 → PAOK (loan) 14 (1)
2011 → Marítimo (loan) 9 (0)
2012–2013 → Académica (loan) 40 (18)
2013–2014 Braga 11 (1)
2014 → Kayseri Erciyesspor (loan) 15 (11)
2014–2015 Kayseri Erciyesspor 26 (10)
2015–2016 Şanlıurfaspor 28 (12)
2016– Vitória Setúbal 26 (8)
National team
2004 Portugal U21 3 (0)
2009–2014 Portugal 6 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 May 2017.

Arnaldo Edi Lopes da Silva (born 7 July 1982), known as Edinho, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Vitória F.C. as a striker.

Club career

Edinho was born in Aveiro, of Guinea-Bissauan descent. After making his professional debuts with S.C. Braga, and playing there without much impact, he served two loans from 2005 to 2007; in the second he scored six goals for Gil Vicente FC, in the second division.

Prior to the start of the 2007–08 season Edinho was released by Braga, joining Vitória F.C. in the Primeira Liga. In January 2008 he was loaned to AEK Athens F.C. in Greece: not an undisputed starter at Setúbal, he put up impressive performances for his new club in his first months, managing to net in five straight games, against Skoda Xanthi F.C. at home (3–0), at OFI Crete (1–4), at home against Aris FC (1–1) and away against Apollon Kalamarias FC (0–1), topping it with another in the 4–0 smashing of arch-rivals Olympiacos FC.[1]

On 6 May 2008, the move to AEK was made permanent in a €500,000 deal[2] and Edinho started the new campaign in fashion, scoring once and winning a penalty kick against rivals Panathinaikos F.C. in a 2–1 home win, in the first derby of the year.

On 17 July 2009, Edinho signed for Málaga CF for €900,000.[3] After being irregularly used in the first half of the season, he was loaned for five months to PAOK FC in a return to Greece, with an option to make the move permanent for €1.2 million at its closure; he scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 victory at Olympiacos, but returned to Andalusia in June 2010.

In December 2010, shortly after the arrival of manager Manuel Pellegrini, Edinho was deemed surplus to requirements at the La Liga side, alongside five other players, but finally stayed at the club.[4] However, on 31 January of the following year, he was loaned to C.S. Marítimo in his country, until the end of the season.[5]

On 29 January 2012, without having made one single official appearance for Málaga during 2011–12, Edinho returned to his country in the same predicament, with Académica de Coimbra having an option to make the move permanent at the end of the campaign.[6] He made his league debut on 13 February, playing 54 minutes – as a substitute – in a 0–2 home loss against Gil Vicente.

International career

In late March 2009, Edinho was called up by Portugal coach Carlos Queiroz for an important 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Sweden and the subsequent friendly with South Africa.[7] He made his debut in the latter in a 2–0 win in Lausanne, Switzerland: after a missed chance early in the second half, he made up in the ensuing corner kick by Deco, in the 55th minute, charging into the area to close the scoresheet.[8][9]

In March 2014, more than four years after his last international, Edinho was called by manager Paulo Bento for a friendly with Cameroon.[10] He played the second 45 minutes in the match in Leiria, contributing with one goal to a 5–1 success.[11]

Edinho: International goals
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 31 March 2009 Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne, Switzerland  South Africa 2–0 2–0 Friendly
2 14 October 2009 Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães, Portugal  Malta 4–0 4–0 2010 World Cup qualification
3 5 March 2014 Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal  Cameroon 4–1 5–1 Friendly

Club statistics

As of 31 August 2015
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Barreirense 2002–03[12] Portuguese Second Division 18200—182
Braga 2003–04[12] Primeira Liga 1000—10
2004–05[12] Primeira Liga 5012—62
Total 6012—72
Paços Ferreira (loan) 2005–06[12] Primeira Liga 21210—222
Gil Vicente (loan) 2006–07[12] Segunda Liga 25600—256
Vitória Setúbal 2007–08[12] Primeira Liga 15682—238
AEK Athens 2007–08[12] Superleague Greece 156—156
AEK Athens 2008–09[13] Superleague Greece 2971[lower-alpha 1]0307
Total 4413104513
Málaga 2009–10[13] La Liga 10231—133
2010–11[13] La Liga 8021—101
Total 18252—234
PAOK (loan) 2009–10[13] Superleague Greece 14100—141
Marítimo (loan) 2010–11[13] Primeira Liga 9000—90
Académica (loan) 2011–12[13] Primeira Liga 13520—155
2012–13[13] Primeira Liga 271374614018
Total 401894615523
Braga 2013–14[13] Primeira Liga 111211[lower-alpha 1]0142
Kayseri Erciyesspor (loan) 2013–14[13] Süper Lig 151100—1511
Kayseri Erciyesspor 2014–15[13] Süper Lig 261010—2710
Total 412110—4221
Career total 2627427118129086
  1. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Vitória Setúbal
AEK
Académica

References

  1. ↑ AEK success ensures thrilling finale; UEFA.com, 30 March 2008
  2. ↑ Edinho completes AEK move (in Greek)
  3. ↑ Στη Μάλαγα ο Εντίνιο (Edinho signs for Málaga); AEK 365, 17 July 2009 (in Greek)
  4. ↑ "Edu Ramos, Galatto, Luque, Iván González, Juanito y Edinho no cuentan para Pellegrini" [Edu Ramos, Galatto, Luque, Iván González, Juanito and Edinho do not count for Pellegrini] (in Spanish). Marca. 25 December 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  5. ↑ "Edinho returns to Portugal". FIFA.com. 31 January 2011. Archived from the original on 17 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  6. ↑ Oficial: Málaga empresta Edinho à Académica (Official: Málaga loans Edinho to Académica); Mais Futebol, 29 January 2012 (in Portuguese)
  7. ↑ Edinho gets first Portugal call-up
  8. ↑ Portugal rediscover winning feeling; UEFA.com, 31 March 2009
  9. ↑ Portugal outclass South Africa by two goals; Goal.com, 31 March 2009
  10. ↑ Portugal faz experiências frente aos Camarões (Portugal testing against Cameroon); RTP, 5 March 2014 (in Portuguese)
  11. ↑ "Ronaldo reaches new milestone in Portugal win". UEFA.com. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Edinho". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Edinho". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
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