Edder Nelson Martin (born 26 June 1986 in

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) is a

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player who currently plays for Limón Black Star.

Club career

He played the 2009 second division final for

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and later played for

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. In January 2012, Nelson signed a 6-month contract with Slovakian side

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but he did not pass a medical.

Cartaginés

On May 29, 2012 Nelson signed a 1-year long contract with Cartaginés. Nelson made his debut for Cartaginés in the opening match in the Winter 2012, against Belén Siglo XXI playing the whole game. On 7 August, Nelson made assistance for the tie against Limón in Cartaginés 1-2 victory, after Hansell Arauz recovered the ball in 3/4 of field, passes to Nelson, running and leaves two opponents to make an assistance to Erick Ponce. On 28 October, Nelson created a play of a wall with Randall Alvarado, made attendance goal to Paolo Jimenez, in the game who lost Cartaginés 1-3 against

C.D. Saprissa Deportivo Saprissa is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is based in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and play their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá. The team's signature colours are purple ...

. On 7 November, he made a goal assisted by Eduardo Valverde in the game who lost Cartaginés 2-3 against

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. In January 2013, Nelson quit Cartaginés because he did not want to play out of his favoured defensive position and joined

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on loan for a year. He moved to Pérez Zeledón only a few months later.

International career

He made his debut on December 11, 2012 in a friendly match against Cuba in place of

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at minute 46.Nelson lleva competencia a la lateral derecha morada
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Career statistics

References

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* * 1986 births Living people People from Limón Province Men's association football midfielders Costa Rican footballers Costa Rica men's international footballers Puntarenas F.C. players C.S. Cartaginés players Deportivo Saprissa players A.D. Municipal Pérez Zeledón footballers Milwaukee Wave players Municipal Grecia players C.S. Herediano footballers La U Universitarios footballers Limón F.C. players Liga FPD players Major Arena Soccer League players Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate soccer players in the United States Costa Rican expatriate footballers {{CostaRica-footy-bio-stub