Eder (footballer, born 1987)
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Ederzito António Macedo Lopes ComM (born 22 December 1987), commonly known as Eder[3] (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɛðɛɾ]), is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a forward.
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Full name | Ederzito António Macedo Lopes[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1987-12-22) 22 December 1987 (age 36)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2][1] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
1999–2006 | ADC Adémia | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2006 | Oliveira Hospital | ||||||||||||||||
2006–2008 | Tourizense | 42 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
2008–2012 | Académica | 83 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
2012–2015 | Braga | 60 | (26) | ||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Swansea City | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2016 | → Lille (loan) | 13 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
2016–2018 | Lille | 31 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | → Lokomotiv Moscow (loan) | 18 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2021 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 65 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Al Raed | 22 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 347 | (78) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
2012–2018 | Portugal | 35 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He signed with Académica in 2008 from the lower leagues, and joined Braga four years later. Over seven seasons, he appeared in 143 Primeira Liga matches and scored 38 goals. He also played in Wales, France, Russia and Saudi Arabia, notably winning the 2017–18 Premier League with Lokomotiv Moscow.
Eder was born in Guinea-Bissau. A Portugal international since 2012, he represented the country at the 2014 World Cup and Euro 2016, winning the latter and also scoring the sole goal in the final.