Edson (footballer, born 1991)

Edson
Edson in 2022
Personal information
Full name Edson Felipe da Cruz
Date of birth (1991-07-01) 1 July 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Touros, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Goiás
Number 19
Youth career
2009 ABC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 ABC 34 (3)
2012Treze (loan)
2014 São Bernardo 9 (1)
2014Fluminense (loan) 17 (3)
2015–2016 Fluminense 68 (5)
2017–2018 Bahia 33 (1)
2019 Ponte Preta 36 (3)
2020 Atlético Goianiense 14 (1)
2020–2021 Al-Qadsiah 21 (1)
2022 Atlético Goianiense 25 (0)
2022–2023 Al-Adalah 17 (0)
2024– Goiás 18 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:14, 29 March 2020 (UTC)

Edson Felipe da Cruz (born 1 July 1991) is a Brazilian professional footballer. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also play as a defender for Goiás.

Club career

Born in Touros, Rio Grande do Norte, Edson graduated with ABC's youth setup. He made his professional debut on 28 August 2009, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–1 away loss against Figueirense for the Série B championship.

After being rarely used Edson joined Treze on 12 July 2012, on loan until the end of the year.[1] He eventually returned to his parent club in January 2013, being regularly used during the campaign and scoring his first goal on 10 September, netting the first in a 4–2 home win against Sport.[2]

On 11 December 2013 Edson rescinded with ABC, and signed for São Bernardo.[3] On 25 April 2014 he was loaned to Série A club Fluminense until May 2015, with a buyout clause.[4]

Edson made his debut in the main category of Brazilian football on 9 August 2014, replacing Bruno in the 64th minute of a 1–1 home draw against Coritiba.[5] He scored his first goal in the division on 22 October 2014, netting the game's only in an away win against Santos.[6]

Edson finished the season with 17 appearances and three goals, overtaking Edwin Valencia in the latter stages of the championship.

On 20 July 2022, Edson joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Adalah.[7]

Honours

Bahia
Atlético Goianiense

References

  1. ^ "Série B: Zagueiro deixa o ABC e vai para time da Série C" [Série B: Stopper leaves ABC and goes to a Série C team] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 12 July 2012. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  2. ^ "ABC vence o Sport por 4 a 2 no Estádio Frasqueirão" [ABC defeats Sport by 4–2 at the Frasqueirão Stadium] (in Portuguese). Tribuna do Norte. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Volante Edson chega ao São Bernardo FC na próxima sexta-feira (13)" [Defensive midfielder Edson arrives at São Bernardo FC in the following Friday (13)] (in Portuguese). São Bernardo's official website. 11 December 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Volante Edson chega para ajudar o Fluminense no Campeonato Brasileiro" [Defensive midfielder Edson arrives to help Fluminense in Campeonato Brasileiro] (in Portuguese). Fluminense's official website. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Coritiba joga melhor que o Flu, pressiona e arranca empate no Rio" [Coritiba plays better than Flu, puts pressure and takes a draw in Rio] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Edson marca no fim, Fluminense vence Santos e se aproxima do G-4" [Edson scores in the end, Fluminense defeats Santos and gets near to G-4] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  7. ^ "العدالة يعلن التوقيع مع البرازيلي أديسون فيليب".
  8. ^ É campeão! Atlético-GO vira sobre Goiás na Serrinha e fatura Goianão, O Popular, 2 April 2022