Eder (footballer, born 1987)

Eder
Eder with Lokomotiv Moscow in 2020
Personal information
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)
2016Lille (loan) 13 (6)
2016–2018 Lille 31 (6)
2017–2018Lokomotiv 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
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA European Championship
Winner 2016 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

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.

  1. ^ a b c d "Éder" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  2. ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 June 2014. p. 27. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  3. ^ Candeias, Pedro (26 July 2016). "Olá, eu sou o Eder ("não ponham acento, que não é fixe") e esta é a minha história" [Hi, I am Eder ("do not accentuate it, that's not cool") and this is my story]. Expresso (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 March 2024.