Eduardo Augusto Cameselle Machado (born 2 March 1990), commonly known as Edu, is a Portuguese

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 plays as a

midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

for Grupo Futebol Clube Pousa.

Club career

Born in Barcelos,

Braga District The district of Braga ( pt, Distrito de Braga ) is a district in the northwest of Portugal. The district capital is the city of Braga, and it is bordered by the district of Viana do Castelo in the north, Vila Real in the east, Spain ( Galicia) ...

, Edu began his career at hometown club

Gil Vicente F.C. Gil Vicente Futebol Clube (), commonly known as Gil Vicente, founded in 1924, is a Portuguese football club that plays in Barcelos. It competes in the Primeira Liga, the top division of football in the country, and it is named after the Portugues ...

and had two years in the ranks of S.L. Benfica before joining S.C. Braga in 2006. He never made a first-team appearance, and competed in the lower divisions before joining Segunda Liga side

C.D. Trofense Clube Desportivo Trofense (), commonly known as Trofense, is a Portuguese football club based in Trofa, Portugal. Founded in 1930, it plays in Segunda Liga, holding home games at '' Estádio do Clube Desportivo Trofense'', with a capacity of 5,0 ...

in July 2012. Edu made his professional league debut on 12 August 2012, featuring the full 90 minutes of a 2–0 away loss against

C.D. Aves Clube Desportivo das Aves (), commonly known as Desportivo das Aves, or simply as Aves, is a Portuguese professional football club based in Vila das Aves, Santo Tirso. The club was founded on 12 November 1930 and plays at the Estádio do Clube ...

in the first matchday. He played two further league games off the bench, and as many in the

Taça da Liga The Taça da Liga (), known outside Portugal as Portuguese League Cup, is an annual football club competition organised by the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional (LPFP) for teams competing in the Primeira Liga and LigaPro, the top two tier ...

Personal life

Edu was the nephew of former

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international Dito.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Edu 1990 births Living people People from Barcelos, Portugal Portuguese footballers Association football midfielders Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players Gil Vicente F.C. players S.C. Braga players C.F. Estrela da Amadora players F.C. Vizela players SC Mirandela players C.F. Fão players C.D. Trofense players Portugal youth international footballers Sportspeople from Braga District