Edgar Bruno da Silva (born 3 January 1987), known simply as Edgar, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker.
Club career
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.
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.
In August 2009, Edgar returned to Portugal after agreeing to join C.D. Nacional, which had just lost Nenê – 2008–09'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 and a hat-trick at Leixões SC (4–2).
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.
In July 2012, Edgar moved to UAE Pro-League side Al Shabab (Dubai) on a one-year contract. 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, being released the following January.
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.
Honours
Club
São Paulo
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2006
Porto
Primeira Liga: 2007–08
Vasco
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2009
Al Shabab
GCC Champions League: 2015
Lekhwiya
Qatar Stars League: 2016–17
Daegu
Korean FA Cup: 2018
International
Brazil U-20
South American Youth Football Championship: 2007
References
External links
1987 births
Living people
People from São Carlos
Footballers from São Paulo (state) Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Joinville Esporte Clube players São Paulo FC players CR Vasco da Gama players Primeira Liga players S.C. Beira-Mar players FC Porto players C.D. Nacional players Académica de Coimbra (football) players Vitória S.C. players Serbian SuperLiga players Red Star Belgrade footballers UAE Pro League players Al Shabab Al Arabi Club (Dubai) players Al Wasl F.C. players Süper Lig players Adanaspor footballers Qatar Stars League players Al-Duhail SC players Thai League 1 players Buriram United F.C. players K League 1 players Daegu FC players Brazil men's youth international footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Serbia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Thailand Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea