Edite Cristiana Fernandes (born 10 October 1979) is a Portuguese former
football
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er who most recently played for
CF Benfica of the
Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino
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. She is a former
captain
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of the
Portugal women's national football team
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, who scored a national record 39 goals in the 132
caps
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she accumulated between 1997 and 2016.
Club career
Edite began her career with local club Boavista, before moving to
Lisbon
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side 1º Dezembro at age 19. She would win nine Portuguese Liga titles and three Portugal Cups at the two clubs before moving abroad to play in
China
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and
Spain
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.
In August 2002 Edite was the
Player of the Match
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as
Beijing Chengjian beat Shanghai SVA on
penalties
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in the
Chinese Women's Super League
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History
The league started in 1997 as the Chinese Wome ...
final.
She has played for several clubs in Spain, and joined
Arsenal Ladies F.C. for pre-season training but did not sign a permanent deal with the club.
She also played in Norway's
Toppserien
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History
Women's league football was introduced on a county basis in 1977. These leagues acted as qualification for the regional (South) league in 1 ...
with
Donn
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during 2010.
Veteran Edite transferred from
SC Braga
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to
CF Benfica in July 2018. In April 2021, 41-year-old Edite announced her departure from CF Benfica and her retirement as a footballer.
International career
Edite made her
Portugal national team debut in a
friendly match
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against
Belgium
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at
Cantanhede in 1997.
In November 2011 she made her 100th appearance for the national team, having scored 31 goals. In March 2016 she moved level with
Luís Figo
Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo (; born 4 November 1972) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a winger for Sporting CP, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Inter Milan. He won 127 caps for the Portugal national team, a one-ti ...
's total of 129 caps.
International goals
References
External links
*
Edite Fernandes Official*
1979 births
Living people
Portuguese women's footballers
Portugal women's international footballers
Expatriate women's footballers in China
Expatriate women's footballers in Spain
Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in China
Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Spain
USL W-League (1995–2015) players
FIFA Century Club
Primera División (women) players
Atlético Madrid Femenino players
Zaragoza CFF players
FK Donn players
Toppserien players
Expatriate women's footballers in Norway
People from Vila do Conde
footballers">Portuguese expatriate footballers
Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Norway
Women's association football forwards
Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino players
Valadares Gaia F.C. (women) players
S.C. Braga (women's football) players
S.U. 1º Dezembro (women) players
Beijing BG Phoenix F.C. players
Sportspeople from Porto District
Boavista F.C. (women) players
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