Edder José Farías Martínez (born 12 April 1988) is a Venezuelan
footballer
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who plays as a
forward
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for
Monagas
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Monagas State covers a total surface area of and, as of the 2011 census, had a population of 905,443.
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.
He began his career at
Monagas
Monagas State (, ) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela.
Monagas State covers a total surface area of and, as of the 2011 census, had a population of 905,443.
Monagas State is surrounded by Sucre State in the north, Anzoátegui State in the ...
, playing four
Primera División Venezolana
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seasons before a transfer to
Caracas
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in 2012. He has totalled over 125 goals and over 250 appearances in the league, also representing
Atlético Venezuela
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. He added 47 games and 12 goals in Colombia's
Categoría Primera A
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, for
Once Caldas
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The club wa ...
and
Atlético Junior
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, and also had a loan at
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in Portugal's
Primeira Liga
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.
Farías earned nine caps and scored twice for
Venezuela
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between 2010 and 2015.
Club career
Monagas
Born in
Maturín
Maturín () is a city in Venezuela, the capital of the Venezuelan state of Monagas and a centre for instrumental exploration and development of the petroleum industry in Venezuela. The metropolitan area of Maturín has a population of 401,384 inha ...
,
Monagas
Monagas State (, ) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela.
Monagas State covers a total surface area of and, as of the 2011 census, had a population of 905,443.
Monagas State is surrounded by Sucre State in the north, Anzoátegui State in the ...
, Farías began his career at hometown club
Monagas Sport Club
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in the
2008–09 season of the
Primera División Venezolana
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* Primera división (disambiguation), multiple top division football leagues
* Primera, Texas, a town in Cameron County, Texas
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, scoring 8 goals in 27 games in his debut campaign and 9 in 31 in the next.
On 10 April 2011, he came on as a half-time
substitute for
Edward Leonett and was sent off in the 74th minute for a second booking in an eventual 1–1 draw at
Deportivo Petare
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; on 8 May that season, he scored a
hat-trick
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in a 3–1 win at
ACD Lara.
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Caracas
Two Chilean clubs and Caracas FC
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tracked Farías in May 2012. Due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury
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on 13 July, he did not sign a contract at the capital
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-based club until 11 December, linking up on a deal until 2015.
On 12 March 2013, Farías netted his first goal for Caracas, the winner in a 2–1 triumph over Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense at the Estadio Olímpico in the season
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's Copa Libertadores
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. He scored his first league goals for his new club two weeks later, a hat-trick at Portuguesa FC
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History
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in a 4–3 win. On 12 November 2014, Farías was sent off in the 38th minute of a 2–1 loss at Trujillanos FC
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At the end of the 2006–2007 season Trujillanos finish ...
, for a foul on Luiyi Erazo which required him to be substituted.
On 24 March 2015, Caracas extended Farías' contract until 2017. That 15 August, he was loaned to C.F. União
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, newly promoted to Portugal's Primeira Liga
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for the upcoming season. He scored his first goal for the Madeira
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ns on 27 September, a late consolation in their 2–1 loss at GD Estoril.
On 6 July 2017, as top scorer in the ongoing Venezuelan season with 13 goals in 22 games, Farías was loaned to Once Caldas
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The club wa ...
of Colombia. After scoring eight goals in the 2018 season, he became too valuable for the club to purchase, and his loan was rescinded on 22 May.
Atlético Venezuela
On 13 July 2018, Farías signed a two-year contract at Atlético Venezuela CF. In the 2019 Apertura season, he was top scorer with 18 goals in 21 games for the quarter-finalists. This included a hat-trick on 9 February in a 3–2 win at LALA FC
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for the first victory of the season for the team from Puerto la Cruz
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.
On 28 June 2019, Farías returned to Colombia, signing a year-long loan with reigning champions Atlético Junior
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. In December, having not scored for the team from Barranquilla
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, this was curtailed and he returned to Atlético Venezuela.
Universidad Católica
On 19 January 2021, Farías signed for C.D. Universidad Católica del Ecuador. He scored a hat-trick on 9 May in a 6–2 win at Mushuc Runa SC.
International career
Farías made his full international debut for Venezuela on 2 February 2010, as an added-time replacement for Alejandro Moreno
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at the end of a goalless friendly draw against Japan
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at the Ōita Bank Dome. On 20 May in Oranjestad, he scored his first international goal, concluding a 3–0 win over Aruba
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.
On 4 February 2015, Farías came off the bench to score in a 3–2 away win over Honduras
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, breaking a sequence of five consecutive defeats for the ''Vinotinto'' with their first victory since September 2013.
International goals
:''Scores and results list Venezuela's goal tally first.''
References
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1988 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Maturín
Footballers from Monagas
Venezuelan men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Monagas S.C. players
Caracas F.C. players
C.F. União players
Once Caldas footballers
Atlético Venezuela C.F. players
Atlético Junior footballers
C.D. Universidad Católica del Ecuador footballers
Venezuelan Primera División players
Primeira Liga players
Categoría Primera A players
Ecuadorian Serie A players
Venezuela men's international footballers
Venezuelan expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia
Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador
Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Colombia
Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador