Edder José Farías Martínez (born 12 April 1988) is a Venezuelan

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who plays as a

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for

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 ...

. He began his career at

, playing four

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seasons before a transfer to

Caracas Caracas ( , ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas (CCS), is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the northern p ...

in 2012. He has totalled over 125 goals and over 250 appearances in the league, also representing

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. He added 47 games and 12 goals in Colombia's

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, for

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and

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, and also had a loan at

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in Portugal's

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. Farías earned nine caps and scored twice for

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between 2010 and 2015.

Club career

Monagas

Born in

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, Farías began his career at hometown club

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in the 2008–09 season of the

, 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 Deportivo Miranda Fútbol Club (previously named Deportivo Italia Fútbol Club, Deportivo Italchacao, Deportivo Petare Fútbol Club and Petare Fútbol Club) is a Venezuelan football club based in Caracas. Formed in 1948 as "Deportivo Italia F.C ...

; on 8 May that season, he scored a

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in a 3–1 win at ACD Lara.

Caracas

Two Chilean clubs and

Caracas FC Caracas Fútbol Club is a Venezuelan professional football team based in Caracas. The club has won twelve First Division titles making it the most successful in Venezuelan football history. They are nicknamed ''Los Rojos del Ávila'', or the ...

tracked Farías in May 2012. Due to an

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on 13 July, he did not sign a contract at the

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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

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. He scored his first league goals for his new club two weeks later, a hat-trick at

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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

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, 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

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, newly promoted to Portugal's

for the upcoming season. He scored his first goal for the

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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

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

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for the first victory of the season for the team from

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. On 28 June 2019, Farías returned to Colombia, signing a year-long loan with reigning champions

. In December, having not scored for the team from

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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

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at the end of a goalless friendly draw against

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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

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. On 4 February 2015, Farías came off the bench to score in a 3–2 away win over

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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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