Rolando Silva da Souza

Infobox Football biography
playername = Edson


fullname = Edson Rolando Silva Sousa
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1983|3|9
cityofbirth = São Vicente
countryofbirth = Cape Verde
height = Height|m=1.87
position = Attacking Midfielder
currentclub = UTA Arad
clubnumber = 8
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2004 ? 2004 2005 2005 2006 2006 2007-
clubs = FC Baden U19 FC Solothurn PSV Eindhoven → FC Luzern "(loan)" Tottenham Hotspur F.C. ADO Den Haag "(loan)" El Zamalek C.S. Marítimo Estrela da Amadora UTA Arad
caps(goals) = 26 (6) 9 (3) 1 (0) 1 (0) 0 (0) 7 (3) 5 (1) — (—) — (—) ? (?)
nationalyears =
nationalteam = Portugal U-20
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate =
ntupdate =

Edson "Eddie" Rolando Silva Sousa (born March 9, 1983 in São Vicente, Cape Verde)is a Portuguese footballer currently playing for UTA Arad. He plays Forward.

Edson Silva signed for Tottenham Hotspur F.C. from PSV Eindhoven shortly before the 2004/05 season got underway. Tottenham's Sporting Director Frank Arnesen had signed him for PSV after spotting him playing for Portugal's youth teams.

The attacking midfielder signed a one-year deal with an option to extend that at the end of the season.

Unfortunately, he did not even reach then, leaving Spurs in January 2005 to join Den Haag. After scoring 3 goals with Den Haag, Egyptian side Zamalek signed him.

He has played 4 matches for Zamalek scoring 1 goal in AL Koroum.

After an unfortune season with Zamalek, Potuguese Side Maritimo decided to sign him for a fee that extended to 230,000 $.In the beginning of 2007 he was signed by Romanian Liga I side UT Arad.

He is married to a girl from Switzerland from which he has 3 children.

External links

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* [http://www.romaniansoccer.ro/players/e/edson_rolando_silva_sousa.shtml RomanianSoccer.ro]