Edinho

Arnaldo Edi Lopes da Silva, also known as Edinho, is a striker, born on 7 July 1982 in Aveiro, Portugal.

In 1999 the footballer signed his first professional agreement with Almada. During first two seasons the footballer was used as a reserve player. He was part of the starting eleven 32 times overall and kicked 6 goals for his team. The 2002/2003 season Edinho spent in Barreirense. In 2003 the striker moved to Braga where he was sent to its reserve team.

In 2005 the footballer was on loan to Paços de Ferreira where he took part in 21 games and scored twice for a season. In the 2006/2007 season Edinho on loan to Gil Vicente. This season was quite successful for the footballer as he finished it with 25 appearances and 6 goals for his temporary team.

In the summer 2007 the footballer joined Vitória Setúbal on a professional contract under which Edinho played for his new team for a short time. For half a season, from the autumn 2007 to the beginning of 2008, Silva featured in 15 games and scored 6 goals, however his performance didn’t satisfy the head coach that’s why the Edinho was loaned to the Greek outfit AEK Athens where he spent half a season. On the expiration of the loan contract AEK Athens purchased Edinho.

The 2008/2009 campaign the striker spent with the Greek club AEK Athens for which he kicked 7 goals in 25 matches. In the summer 2009 the footballer moved to the Spanish side Málaga where he found the net twice in 18 matches during the 2009/2010 season. In the next year Edinho was on loan to PAOK, then to Marítimo and in January 2012 he joined Académica on a temporary basis. In the 2nd half of the 2011/2012 season Edinho delivered solid performance for this Portuguese team.

From 2013 to January 2014 the player featured for Braga. Then he moved to a Turkish side Erciyesspor.

In 2004 Edinho gained 3 caps for the Portugal U-21 national football team. Since 2009 he has featured in 5 matches for the senior side and has scored 2 goals.