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Chinedu Ede (born 5 February 1987) is a German former professional
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 ...
who played as a winger.


Career

Ede began his career with
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and joined later the Reinickendorfer Füchse. In 1998 was scouted by
Hertha BSC Hertha, Berliner Sport-Club e. V., commonly known as Hertha BSC (), and sometimes referred to as Hertha Berlin, Hertha BSC Berlin, or simply Hertha, is a German professional football club based in the locality of Westend of the borough of Charl ...
. He initially played for the youth team, scoring 21 goals in 39 games for the U19, before being promoted to the senior squad on 6 April 2006. He played then two years for the senior side of
Hertha BSC Hertha, Berliner Sport-Club e. V., commonly known as Hertha BSC (), and sometimes referred to as Hertha Berlin, Hertha BSC Berlin, or simply Hertha, is a German professional football club based in the locality of Westend of the borough of Charl ...
. On 21 May 2008, Ede signed a four-year contract until 30 June 2011 with
MSV Duisburg Meidericher Spielverein 02 e. V. Duisburg, commonly known as simply MSV Duisburg (), is a Football in Germany, German association football club based in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Nicknamed ''Die Zebras'' for their traditional striped jers ...
. After playing ten matches and scoring two goals in two-and-a-half years, he left Duisburg and returned to
Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...
to sign for
Union Berlin 1. Fußballclub Union Berlin e. V., commonly known as 1. FC Union Berlin () or Union Berlin, is a professional German football club in Köpenick, Berlin. The club's origins can be traced to 1906, when its predecessor FC Olympia Oberschöneweid ...
. On 23 July 2012, he signed a four-year contract with 1. FSV Mainz 05 until 30 June 2016. On 16 August 2014, he signed a one-year loan contract with
Anorthosis Famagusta Anorthosis Famagusta ( el, Ανόρθωση Αμμοχώστου, translit=Anorthosi Ammochostou), commonly known as Anorthosis in English or Anorthosi in Greek, is a Cypriot football club, part of the Anorthosis Famagusta multi-sport club fou ...
. Mainz also granted Anorthosis a subsequent purchase option. On 27 August 2015, Edu moved to
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club
Twente Twente ( nl, Twente , Tweants dialect: ''Tweante'') is a region in the eastern Netherlands. It encompasses the most urbanised and easternmost part of the province of Overijssel. Twente is most likely named after the Tuihanti or Tvihanti, a Germ ...
, where he signed a two-year contract until 30 June 2017. After his contract with Twente expired and an extension option was not triggered by the club, he joined
Bangkok United True Bangkok United Football Club ( th, สโมสรฟุตบอลทรู แบงค็อก ยูไนเต็ด) is a Thai professional football club based in Pathum Thani province. Formerly known as Bangkok University Foot ...
in Thailand in June 2017. In late 2017, Edu returned to Germany and signed a contract with the
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club
VSG Altglienicke VSG Altglienicke is a German sports club based in the locality of Altglienicke in the borough of Treptow-Köpenick of eastern Berlin. VSG Altglienicke is a multi-sports club, which besides its football department, also offers its members volley ...
. There, he eventually retired from football in the summer of 2019.


Personal life

Chinedu has a Nigerian father which made him eligible to play for
Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
.


Honours

Germany U21 * UEFA Under-21 Championship:
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ede, Chinedu 1987 births Living people Footballers from Berlin German footballers German sportspeople of Nigerian descent Germany youth international footballers Germany under-21 international footballers German expatriate footballers Association football forwards Füchse Berlin Reinickendorf players Hertha BSC players Hertha BSC II players MSV Duisburg players 1. FC Union Berlin players 1. FSV Mainz 05 players 1. FC Kaiserslautern players Anorthosis Famagusta F.C. players FC Twente players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Cypriot First Division players Eredivisie players Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands 3. Liga players VSG Altglienicke players