Edson de Jesus Nobre (born 2 March 1980), known simply as Edson, is an Angolan retired

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who played mainly as a winger. He spent most of his professional career in Portugal, mainly with

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with which he appeared in the

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. Edson represented

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at the

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Club career

Born in Benguela, Edson started his professional career in Portugal at the age of 19, going on to play lower league football with G.D. Mealhada and

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. In 2005, his third division performances with Oliveira do Bairro S.C. caught the attention of Primeira Liga club

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. Edson made his league debut against C.D. Nacional on 21 August 2005, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–1 home loss. In his second season, as Paços reached the

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for the first time ever, he scored four goals in 25 matches, but was never an undisputed starter in his four-year stay. In the summer of 2009, Edson signed with

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Ethnikos Achna FC Ethnikos Achna Football Club ( el, Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Εθνικός Άχνας), commonly known as Ethnikos Achna, or simply Ethnikos, is a Cypriot football club based in the village of Achna. Founded in 1968, the club current ...

. However, this spell would be quite unsuccessful, and he returned to his country in the following

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, joining C.R.D. Libolo.

International career

An Angolan international since 2005, Edson was called up to the following year's Africa Cup of Nations and the

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. In the latter tournament, he played 20 minutes in the 1–0 defeat to

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in the group stage. Edson also participated in the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, coming on as a late substitute in the quarter-final match against

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, a 2–1 loss.Quarter-finals
BBC Sport, 4 February 2008

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Edson Nobre 1980 births Living people Sportspeople from Benguela Angolan men's footballers Men's association football wingers Men's association football forwards Primeira Liga players Segunda Divisão players Anadia F.C. players F.C. Paços de Ferreira players F.C. Arouca players Cypriot First Division players Ethnikos Achna FC players Girabola players C.R.D. Libolo players Angola men's international footballers 2006 FIFA World Cup players 2006 Africa Cup of Nations players 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players Angolan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Angolan expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Angolan expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus