Edson Edmar Dias de Souza (born 21 May 1987), known as Mateus Paraná (literally Matthew of
Paraná), is a Brazilian
footballer
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.
Biography
Standing at 173 centimeters and weighing in at 73 kilograms, Mateus Paraná is a young Brazilian striker with quick acceleration and pace.
Turkey
In July 2006, he was bought by Turkish club
Fenerbahçe from
Iraty by Fenerbahçe Manager
Zico and Uruguayan player agent
Juan Figer
Juan Figer Svirski (4 October 1934 – 31 December 2021) was a Uruguayan-Brazilian football agent. His organisation, MJF Publicidade e Promoções S/C Ltda, represents, amongst others, Brazilian footballers Robinho, Júlio Baptista, Alex, Zé Ro ...
's references. Due to foreigner restrictions in Turkey, Mateus Paraná was immediately loaned out to
Bursaspor for one year. Mateus Paraná also registered as a player of
Rentistas
Club Atlético Rentistas, known simply as Rentistas is a Uruguayan professional football club based in Cerrito de la Victoria, Montevideo. Founded in 1933, the club competes in the Uruguayan Segunda División.
History
In 1971, Rentistas was ...
, which the club was associated with Juan Figer as a proxy.
He scored his first goal in the
Süper Lig against
Galatasaray on 10 December 2006 in a 3–1 loss. He also played for Fenerbahçe in pre-season in July 2007.
He was loaned to
Ankaraspor until June 2008 but his contract cancelled on 20 December 2007. He did not made his debut for Ankaraspor.
Return to Brazil
In January 2008 he returned to Paraná state for
Coritiba, winning
the state championship. In September he left for
Fortaleza
Fortaleza (, locally , Portuguese for ''Fortress'') is the state capital of Ceará, located in Northeastern Brazil. It belongs to the Metropolitan mesoregion of Fortaleza and microregion of Fortaleza. It is Brazil's 5th largest city and the t ...
.
In January 2009 he returned to Iraty and in June signed by
São Caetano. In January 2010 he was signed by
Fluminense. he left the club in June.
In January 2011 he returned to Paraná again, scored 8 goals in the state league. His loan was extended in June.
Career statistics
*Note: State Leagues were marked as League Cup
References
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External links
Profile on TFF.org
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Brazilian men's footballers
Süper Lig players
Iraty Sport Club players
Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers
Bursaspor footballers
Ankaraspor footballers
Coritiba Foot Ball Club players
Fortaleza Esporte Clube players
Associação Desportiva São Caetano players
Fluminense FC players
Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube players
Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
Men's association football forwards
People from Arapongas
1987 births
Living people
Footballers from Paraná (state)