Edson Felipe da Cruz (born 1 July 1991) is a Brazilian professional
footballer
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who currently plays for Saudi Arabian club
Al-Adalah. Mainly a
defensive midfielder, he can also play as a
defender.
Club career
Born in
Touros
Touros (lit. "bulls") is a municipality in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. It is known as "Brazil's Corner" because it is located at the northeast corner of the country, being the closest South American city to Africa (2,841 km from Kabrousse in ...
,
Rio Grande do Norte
Rio Grande do Norte (, , ) is one of the states of Brazil. It is located in the northeastern region of the country, forming the northeasternmost tip of the South American continent. The name literally translates as "Great Northern River", ref ...
, Edson graduated with
ABC
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's youth setup. He made his professional debut on 28 August 2009, coming on as a second-half
substitute in a 0–1 away loss against
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 ...
for the
Série B championship.
After being rarely used Edson joined
Treze on 12 July 2012, on loan until the end of the year. He eventually returned to his parent club in January 2013, being regularly used during
the campaign and scoring his first goal on 10 September, netting the first in a 4–2 home win against
Sport
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.
On 11 December 2013 Edson rescinded with ABC, and signed for
São Bernardo. On 25 April 2014 he was loaned to
Série A club
Fluminense until May 2015, with a buyout clause.
Edson made his debut in the main category of Brazilian football on 9 August 2014, replacing
Bruno
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in the 64th minute of a 1–1 home draw against
Coritiba. He scored his first goal in the division on 22 October 2014, netting the game's only in an away win against
Santos.
Edson finished
the season with 17 appearances and three goals, overtaking
Edwin Valencia in the latter stages of the championship.
On 20 July 2022, Edson joined Saudi Arabian club
Al-Adalah.
Honours
;Bahia
*
Copa do Nordeste
Copa do Nordeste (''Cup of the North-East''), also known as Campeonato do Nordeste (''Championship of the North-East'') or Copa Nordeste (''Northeastern Cup''), and sometimes informally referred as Lampions League – in reference to the UEFA Ch ...
:
2017
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; Atlético Goianiense
*
Campeonato Goiano
The Campeonato Goiano is the football league of the state of Goiás, Brazil.
Format
First Division
First stage
*Teams are divided in two groups of six teams.
*Double round-robin, in which all teams home-and-away games against the team fro ...
:
2022
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É campeão! Atlético-GO vira sobre Goiás na Serrinha e fatura Goianão
O Popular, 2 April 2022
References
External links
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1991 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Rio Grande do Norte
Brazilian footballers
Brazilian expatriate footballers
Association football midfielders
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players
Saudi Professional League players
ABC Futebol Clube players
Treze Futebol Clube players
São Bernardo Futebol Clube players
Fluminense FC players
Esporte Clube Bahia players
Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players
Atlético Clube Goianiense players
Al-Qadsiah FC players
Al-Adalah FC players
Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia