Edinho (footballer, born July 1982)

Arnaldo Edi Lopes da Silva (born 7 July 1982), known as Edinho, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Edinho

Personal information
Full name	Arnaldo Edi Lopes da Silva[1]
Date of birth	(1982-07-07) 7 July 1982 (age 42)[1]
Place of birth	Aveiro, Portugal[1]
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1992–1995	Almada
1995–1996	Vitória Setúbal
1996–2000	Almada
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2002	Almada	32	(6)
2002–2003	Barreirense	18	(2)
2003–2005	Braga B	50	(33)
2004–2007	Braga	6	(0)
2005–2006	→ Paços Ferreira (loan)	21	(2)
2006–2007	→ Gil Vicente (loan)	25	(6)
2007–2008	Vitória Setúbal	15	(6)
2008	→ AEK Athens (loan)	15	(6)
2008–2009	AEK Athens	29	(7)
2009–2013	Málaga	18	(2)
2010	→ PAOK (loan)	14	(1)
2011	→ Marítimo (loan)	9	(0)
2012–2013	→ Académica (loan)	40	(18)
2013–2014	Braga	11	(1)
2014	→ Kayseri Erciyesspor (loan)	15	(11)
2014–2015	Kayseri Erciyesspor	26	(10)
2015–2016	Şanlıurfaspor	28	(12)
2016–2018	Vitória Setúbal	59	(17)
2018–2019	Feirense	24	(5)
2019–2021	Cova Piedade	28	(8)
2021–2022	Torreense	10	(0)
2022	Villa Athletic	0	(0)
2023	Olímpico Montijo	11	(3)
Total		504	(156)
International career
2008	Portugal U21	3	(0)
2009–2014	Portugal	6	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Over 11 seasons, he appeared in 185 Primeira Liga matches and scored a total of 49 goals for Braga (two spells), Paços de Ferreira, Vitória de Setúbal (twice) Marítimo, Académica and Feirense. He also played professionally in Greece, Spain and Turkey.

Edinho won six caps for Portugal in five years.

Club career

Edinho was born in Aveiro, of Guinea-Bissauan descent. After making his professional debut with S.C. Braga, and playing there without much impact, he served two loans from 2005 to 2007; in the second, he scored six goals for Gil Vicente F.C. in the Segunda Liga.^[2]

Edinho was released by Braga prior to the start of the 2007–08 season, joining Vitória F.C. in the Primeira Liga. In January 2008, he was loaned to AEK Athens F.C. in Greece;^[2] not an undisputed starter at the former, he put up impressive performances for the latter in his first months, managing to net in five straight games, against Skoda Xanthi F.C. at home (3–0), at OFI Crete FC (1–4), at home against Aris Thessaloniki FC (1–1) and away against Apollon Kalamarias FC (0–1), topping it with another in the 4–0 rout of arch-rivals Olympiacos FC.^[3]

On 6 May 2008, the move to AEK was made permanent in a €500,000 deal^[4] and Edinho started the new campaign in fashion, scoring once and winning a penalty kick against Panathinaikos F.C. in a 2–1 home win, in the first derby of the year.^[5]

Edinho signed with Málaga CF on 17 July 2009, for €900,000.^[6] After being irregularly used in the first half of the season, he was loaned for five months to PAOK FC in a return to Greece, with an option to make the move permanent for €1.2 million at its closure. He scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 victory at Olympiacos,^[7] but returned to Andalusia in June 2010.

In December 2010, shortly after the arrival of manager Manuel Pellegrini, Edinho was deemed surplus to requirements at the La Liga side, alongside five other players, but finally stayed at the club.^[8] However, on 31 January of the following year, he was loaned to C.S. Marítimo in his country until the end of the season.^[9]

On 29 January 2012, without having made a single official appearance for Málaga during 2011–12, Edinho returned to Portugal with Académica de Coimbra having an option to make his loan signing permanent at the end of the campaign.^[10] He made his league debut on 13 February, playing 54 minutes as a substitute in a 0–2 home loss against Gil Vicente.^[11]

On 21 May 2013, Edinho signed a two-year contract with former club Braga.^[12] Again rarely played at the Estádio Municipal de Braga, he took his game to Turkey, where he represented Kayseri Erciyesspor (Süper Lig)^[13] and Şanlıurfaspor (TFF First League);^[14] he scored 11 goals in his first full season with the former, having previously been named their Player of the Year.^[15]

The 34-year-old Edinho returned to his country on 22 August 2016, joining Vitória de Setúbal on a two-year deal.^[16] He netted eight times in his debut campaign, helping to a 12th-place finish.^[17]

Edinho scored all of his team's goals in a 4–1 away win over C.D. Aves on 29 March 2018.^[18] In the ensuing summer, he signed a one-year deal with C.D. Feirense.^[19]

Edinho retired aged 41, following a short spell at amateurs Clube Olímpico do Montijo;^[20] he previously was part of Villa Athletic Club, a short-lived Portalegre-based project.^[21] In July 2023, he was named Vitória de Setúbal's director of football.^[22]

International career

In late March 2009, Edinho was called up by Portugal coach Carlos Queiroz for an important 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Sweden and the subsequent friendly with South Africa.^[23] He made his debut in the latter in a 2–0 win in Lausanne, Switzerland: after a missed chance early in the second half, he made up in the ensuing corner kick by Deco in the 55th minute, charging into the area to close the scoresheet.^[24][25]

In March 2014, more than four years after his last international, Edinho was selected by manager Paulo Bento for a friendly against Cameroon.^[26] He played the second 45 minutes in the match in Leiria, contributing one goal to the 5–1 victory.^[27]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 6 May 2018

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Barreirense	2002–03[28]	Segunda Divisão	18	2	0	0	—		18	2
Braga	2003–04[28]	Primeira Liga	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2004–05[28]	Primeira Liga	5	0	1	2	—		6	2
	Total		6	0	1	2	—		7	2
Paços Ferreira (loan)	2005–06[28]	Primeira Liga	21	2	1	0	—		22	2
Gil Vicente (loan)	2006–07[28]	Segunda Liga	25	6	0	0	—		25	6
Vitória Setúbal	2007–08[28]	Primeira Liga	15	6	8	2	—		23	8
AEK Athens	2007–08[28]	Super League Greece	15	6			—		15	6
AEK Athens	2008–09[29]	Super League Greece	29	7			1[lower-alpha 1]	0	30	7
	Total		44	13			1	0	45	13
Málaga	2009–10[29]	La Liga	10	2	3	1	—		13	3
	2010–11[29]	La Liga	8	0	2	1	—		10	1
	Total		18	2	5	2	—		23	4
PAOK (loan)	2009–10[29]	Super League Greece	14	1	0	0	—		14	1
Marítimo (loan)	2010–11[28]	Primeira Liga	9	0	0	0	—		9	0
Académica (loan)	2011–12[28]	Primeira Liga	13	5	2	0	—		15	5
	2012–13[28]	Primeira Liga	27	13	7	4	6	1	40	18
	Total		40	18	9	4	6	1	55	23
Braga	2013–14[28]	Primeira Liga	11	1	2	1	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	14	2
Kayseri Erciyesspor (loan)	2013–14[29]	Süper Lig	15	11	0	0	—		15	11
Kayseri Erciyesspor	2014–15[29]	Süper Lig	26	10	1	0	—		27	10
	Total		41	21	1	0	—		42	21
Şanlıurfaspor	2015–16[29]	TFF First League	28	12	5	1	—		33	13
Vitória Setúbal	2016–17[28]	Primeira Liga	26	8	6	1	—		32	9
	2017–18[28]	Primeira Liga	32	9	6	1	—		38	10
	Total		58	17	12	2	—		70	19
Career total			348	103	44	14	8	1	393	118

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International goals

Edinho: International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition[30]
1	31 March 2009	Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne, Switzerland	South Africa	2–0	2–0	Friendly
2	14 October 2009	Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães, Portugal	Malta	4–0	4–0	2010 World Cup qualification
3	5 March 2014	Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal	Cameroon	4–1	5–1	Friendly

Honours

Vitória Setúbal

• Taça da Liga: 2007–08; runner-up 2017–18^[29]

AEK

• Greek Football Cup runner-up: 2008–09^[29]

Académica

• Taça de Portugal: 2011–12^[29]
• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira runner-up: 2012^[29]

Torreense

• Liga 3: 2021–22^[29]

Individual

• Primeira Liga Forward of the Month: August 2018^[31]

References

1. "Edinho" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
2. Simões de Abreu, Alexandra (23 November 2019). "Edinho: "Onde investi o dinheiro? Comprei um carrossel que costuma estar nas festas do norte. Tenho encontrado gente espetacular nas feiras"" [Edinho: "Where did I invest my money? I bought a merry-go-round that's usually in parties up north. I've met some amazing people in fairs"]. Expresso (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 October 2021.
3. Papantonopoulou, Vassiliki (30 March 2008). "AEK success ensures thrilling finale". UEFA. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
4. Ανακοίνωση [Announcement] (in Greek). AEK Athens F.C. 6 May 2008. Archived from the original on 11 May 2008. Retrieved 6 May 2008.
5. Paraskevas, Chris (31 August 2008). "AEK draw first blood in Athens derby". Goal. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
6. Στη Μάλαγα ο Εντίνιο [Edinho to Málaga] (in Greek). AEK 365. 17 July 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
7. "El PAOK frena al Olympiakos y se mete en la carrera por el título" [PAOK halt Olympiakos and join title race] (in Spanish). ESPN. 24 January 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
8. "Edu Ramos, Galatto, Luque, Iván González, Juanito y Edinho no cuentan para Pellegrini" [Edu Ramos, Galatto, Luque, Iván González, Juanito and Edinho do not count for Pellegrini]. Marca (in Spanish). 25 December 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
9. "Edinho returns to Portugal". FIFA. 31 January 2011. Archived from the original on 17 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
10. "OFICIAL: Málaga empresta Edinho à Académica" [OFFICIAL: Málaga loan Edinho to Académica] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 29 January 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
11. Mendes, Manuel (13 February 2012). "Cláudio voltou a marcar e o Gil Vicente venceu em Coimbra" [Cláudio scored again and Gil Vicente won in Coimbra]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 October 2017.
12. Esteves, Madalena (21 May 2013). "Edinho assinou pelo clube minhoto por duas épocas" [Edinho signed for club from Minho for two seasons]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 October 2017.
13. Monteiro, Bruno Filipe (3 February 2014). "Edinho à beira de acordo com Kayseri Erciyesspor" [Edinho nearing agreement with Kayseri Erciyesspor]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 October 2017.
14. Pereira, Sérgio (20 August 2015). "Diogo Valente e Edinho vão jogar na II Liga da Turquia" [Diogo Valente and Edinho will play in the Turkish II League] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
15. "Turquia: Kayseri premeia Edinho como jogador do ano" [Turkey: Kayseri award player of the year to Edinho]. Record (in Portuguese). 25 March 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
16. "Edinho reforça equipa de José Couceiro" [Edinho strengthens team of José Couceiro]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 22 August 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
17. "I Liga/Balanço: Vitória de Setúbal de Couceiro cumpre objetivo sem sobressaltos" [I League/Summary: Couceiro's Vitória de Setúbal get job done without a scare]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 22 May 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
18. Bernardino, Augusto (29 March 2018). "Edinho afunda Aves em dança da chuva" [Edinho sinks Aves in rain dance]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 April 2018.
19. Tavares, Ruben (1 July 2018). "Edinho é o terceiro reforço do Feirense" [Edinho is Feirense's third addition]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 June 2019.
20. Amaro, Miguel (3 March 2023). "Edinho no Olímpico do Montijo: «Não pensem que vou passar férias, é para jogar»" [Edinho to Olímpico do Montijo: "No way am I going on vacation, I'm playing"]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 August 2024.
21. "Edinho acusa presidente do Villa Athletic de mentir quando diz procurar soluções" [Edinho accuses Villa Athletic president of lying when he says he is looking for answers] (in Portuguese). Sem Mais. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
22. "Edinho é o novo diretor técnico de futebol" [Edinho is the new technical director of football] (in Portuguese). Vitória F.C. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
23. "Edinho convocado por Queiroz, em estreia absoluta" [Edinho called by Queiroz, in a first] (in Portuguese). TSF. 23 March 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
24. "Portugal rediscover winning feeling". UEFA. 31 March 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
25. Pedroncelli, Peter (31 March 2009). "Portugal outclass South Africa by two goals". Goal. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
26. "Portugal faz experiências frente aos Camarões" [Portugal testing against Cameroon] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
27. "Ronaldo reaches new milestone in Portugal win". UEFA. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
28. Edinho at ForaDeJogo (archived)
29. "Edinho". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
30. "Edinho". European Football. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
31. "CD Feirense e SL Benfica dominam prémios do mês de agosto" [CD Feirense and SL Benfica rule month of August awards] (in Portuguese). Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2023.

External links

• Edinho at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Edinho at BDFutbol
• Edinho at the Turkish Football Federation
• Edinho national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
• Edinho at National-Football-Teams.com
• Edinho – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Edinho – UEFA competition record (archive)