Edson Henrique da Silva or simply Edson (born 6 July 1987) is a Brazilian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played as a centre back. He has been hailed as one of the biggest talents that ever set foot on Koprivnica ground.

Career

Born in Itaquitinga-PE, he debuted as a senior by playing with

Figueirense Figueirense Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Figueirense, is a Brazilian professional club based in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina founded on 12 June 1921. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third tier of Brazilian ...

in the

2005 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The 2005 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the Taça Nestlé Brasileirão 2005 for sponsorship reasons) was the 49th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. Corinthians claiming their fourth national title. The season officially ki ...

. He played with Figueirense until 2012. After playing with them in the Serie A until 2007, he moved on loan to Portugal to play with

Belenenses Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses, commonly known as Os Belenenses (), is a Portuguese sports club best known for its football team. Founded in 1919, it is one of the oldest Portuguese sports clubs. It is based in the 25,000-seat Estádio do Reste ...

in the second half of the

2007–08 Primeira Liga The 2007–08 Primeira Liga was the 74th edition of the Primeira Liga, the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs. It started on 17 August 2007 and ended on 11 May 2008, with the fixtures announced on 12 July 2007. Por ...

season. He stayed in Portugal for the next season, playing on loan with Primeira Liga sides Académica de Coimbra and

Rio Ave Rio Ave Futebol Clube, commonly known as Rio Ave (), is a Football in Portugal, Portuguese professional Association football, football club based in Vila do Conde, that competes in the Primeira Liga. The club is named after the Ave River, which ...

. 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 2009, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, the second level of the Brazilian League, was contested by 20 clubs from May 8 to November 29, 2009. Top four teams in the table would eventually qualify to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A to be cont ...

. In 2010, he was loaned to Serie A side

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. In summer 2011, he was loaned again to a Portuguese club, this time to

U.D. Leiria União Desportiva de Leiria, commonly known as União de Leiria (), is a Portuguese football club based in Leiria, central Portugal. Founded on 6 June 1966, it currently plays in the Campeonato de Portugal, holding home matches at Estádio Dr. M ...

and played with them in the

2011–12 Primeira Liga The 2011–12 Primeira Liga (also known as Liga ZON Sagres for sponsorship reasons) was the 78th season of the Primeira Liga, the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs. It began on 14 August 2011 and ended on 13 May 2 ...

. In summer 2012, he returned to Brazil and played with Figueirense in the

2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (known as the Brasileirão Petrobras 2012 for sponsorship reasons) was the 56th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top-level of professional football in Brazil. Corinthians come in as the d ...

. At the end of the year, he was released by Figueirense, and in summer 2013 he signed with Croatian

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side

NK Slaven Belupo Nogometni klub Slaven Belupo ( en, Slaven Belupo Football Club), often referred to as NK Slaven Belupo, Slaven Belupo or simply Slaven, and known internationally as NK Slaven Koprivnica, is a Croatian professional football club based in the city ...

. Edson joined CRB for the 2019 season.Reforços de Natal: CRB anuncia mais três contratações para 2019
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Honours

;Figueirense * Campeonato Catarinense: 2006 ;Botafogo *

Campeonato Carioca The Campeonato Carioca (Carioca Championship), officially known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (Port., Rio de Janeiro State Championship), was started in 1906 and is the annual football championship in the state of Rio de Janeiro, B ...

: 2010

References

External links

Guardian Stats Centre

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figueirense.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Edson 1987 births Living people Brazilian footballers Brazil youth international footballers Brazil under-20 international footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Portugal Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul players Figueirense FC players Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players U.D. Leiria players NK Slaven Belupo players Clube de Regatas Brasil players Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F. players Rio Ave F.C. players C.F. Os Belenenses players Gostaresh Foulad F.C. players Machine Sazi F.C. players América Futebol Clube (RN) players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Primeira Liga players Persian Gulf Pro League players Croatian Football League players Expatriate footballers in Croatia Expatriate footballers in Iran Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Iran Association football defenders Sportspeople from Pernambuco