Edgar (footballer, born 1987)

Edgar Bruno da Silva (born 3 January 1987), known simply as Edgar, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for South Korean club Daegu FC.

Edgar
Personal information
Full name Edgar Bruno da Silva
Date of birth (1987-01-03) 3 January 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth São Carlos, Brazil
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Daegu FC
Number 9
Youth career
2004–2005 Paulistinha
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Joinville 11 (4)
2006São Paulo (loan) 3 (0)
2007 Beira-Mar 13 (4)
2007–2008 Porto 2 (0)
2008Académica (loan) 11 (3)
2008Red Star Belgrade (loan) 8 (1)
2009–2010 Vasco da Gama 5 (2)
2009–2010Nacional (loan) 24 (12)
2010–2012 Vitória Guimarães 58 (21)
2012–2015 Al Shabab 70 (37)
2015–2016 Al-Wasl 13 (7)
2016–2017 Adanaspor 13 (0)
2017 Lekhwiya 3 (2)
2018 Buriram United 15 (8)
2018Daegu FC (loan) 18 (8)
2019– Daegu FC 121 (37)
International career
2006–2007 Brazil U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 January 2021

Club career

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Born in São Carlos, São Paulo, Edgar started professionally for São Paulo FC in 2006, being loaned by Série C side Joinville Esporte Clube. In January 2007 he moved to Portugal with S.C. Beira-Mar, scoring four league goals which proved insufficient in avoiding relegation from the Primeira Liga; also in that year, he was part of the Brazilian under-20 team that won the South American Youth Football Championship.[1]

In the 2007 summer transfer window, Edgar was transferred to FC Porto but, after featuring sparingly, moved on loan to fellow league club Associação Académica de Coimbra. He joined Red Star Belgrade in Serbia in July 2008 on a season-long loan, but, in January of the following year, he was released by Porto and returned to Brazil, signing for CR Vasco da Gama.[2]

In August 2009, Edgar returned to Portugal after agreeing to join C.D. Nacional, which had just lost Nenê2008–09's league top scorer – to Cagliari Calcio. He started off well, netting seven times in as many games, including twice in a 2–1 derby win against C.S. Marítimo[3][4] and a hat-trick at Leixões SC (4–2).[5]

Edgar enjoyed another productive season in 2010–11, scoring ten goals in the league with Vitória de Guimarães to help the Minho team qualify to the UEFA Europa League. He also netted five in seven appearances in the campaign's Portuguese Cup, including one in the final against Porto, albeit in a 2–6 loss – he also missed a penalty kick with the score levelled at 2–2.[6]

In July 2012, Edgar moved to UAE Pro-League side Al Shabab (Dubai) on a one-year contract.[7] On 16 August 2016, he left Al-Wasl F.C. also in the UAE Arabian Gulf League and signed a two-year deal with Turkish club Adanaspor,[8] being released the following January.[9]

In 2022, during the 2022 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs against Buriram United, Edgar got an achilles tendon injury and had to miss rest of the season. Eventually, he had to leave the club through a mutual consent.[10]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 3 December 2023[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
São Paulo (loan) 2006 Série A 3 0 0 0 3 0
Beira-Mar 2006–07 Primeira Liga 13 4 3 2 0 0 16 6
Porto 2007–08 Primeira Liga 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Académica (loan) 2007–08 Primeira Liga 11 3 11 3
Red Star Belgrade (loan) 2008–09 Serbian Superliga 8 1 0 0 2 1 10 2
Vasco da Gama 2009 Série B 5 2 1 0 0 0 7 2
Nacional (loan) 2009–10 Primeira Liga 24 10 0 0 7 6 5 1 36 17
Vitória Guimarães 2010–11 Primeira Liga 30 10 0 0 7 6 37 16
2011–12 28 11 3 1 3 6 3 0 37 18
Total 58 21 3 1 10 6 3 0 74 34
Al Shabab 2012–13 UAE Pro League 23 14 0 0 7 6 8 4 38 24
2013–14 22 15 2 2 5 2 29 19
2014–15 25 8 3 1 7 6 30 15
Total 70 37 5 3 19 14 8 4 97 58
Al-Wasl 2015–16 UAE Pro League 13 7 7 4 20 11
Adanaspor 2016–17 Süper Lig 13 0 1 1 14 1
Lekhwiya 2016–17 Qatar Stars League 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
Buriram United 2018 Thai League 1 15 8 0 0 0 0 8 4 1 0 24 12
Daegu FC (loan) 2018 K League 1 18 8 4 3 22 11
Daegu FC 2019 K League 1 24 11 1 0 6 4 31 15
2020 16 5 0 0 16 5
2021 32 10 5 2 7 6 44 18
2022 5 1 0 0 1 0 6 1
2023 34 9 2 0 36 9
Total 129 44 12 5 14 10 120 24
Career total 385 147 1 0 24 12 44 36 43 20 1 0 498 215

Honours

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São Paulo

Porto

Vasco

Al Shabab

Lekhwiya

Daegu

Brazil U20

References

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  1. ^ Lanterna do Português assina com Edgar, sub-20 do São Paulo (Bottom-placed at Portuguese Championship sign Edgar, São Paulo's under-20); Notícias, 25 November 2011 (in Portuguese)
  2. ^ Vasco acerta com mais um atacante: Edgar (Vasco sign another forward: Edgar); ESPN Brasil, 20 January 2009 (in Portuguese)
  3. ^ Nacional vende [sic] derbi da Madeira (Nacional win Madeira derby); Rádio e Televisão de Portugal, 20 September 2009 (in Portuguese)
  4. ^ Nacional-Guimarães, 2–0 (Edgar 9' G.P., 26' G.P.) (Nacional-Guimarães, 2–0 (Edgar 9' P.K., 26' P.K.)); Record, 5 October 2009 (in Portuguese)
  5. ^ Nacional bate Leixões (Nacional beat Leixões); Rádio e Televisão de Portugal, 8 November 2009 (in Portuguese)
  6. ^ Também o Jamor é o destino do FC Porto (Jamor is FC Porto's destiny as well); Público, 22 May 2011 (in Portuguese)
  7. ^ Al Shabab sign a one-season contract with Brazilian Edgar; Pro League, July 2012
  8. ^ Edgar Silva Adanaspor’da (Edgar Silva to Adanaspor), Goal, 16 August 2016 (in Turkish)
  9. ^ Adanaspor'da Edgar Silva ile yollar ayrıldı (Edgar Silva and Adanaspor part ways), Fanatik, 27 January 2017 (in Turkish)
  10. ^ 대구, 아킬레스건 파열 에드가와 계약 해지…대체 선수 물색 (Daegu, part ways with Edgar whose achilles tendon was ruptured), News1, 23 March 2022 (in Korean)
  11. ^ a b c d e "Edgar Silva – Trophies". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
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