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Edite Cristiana Fernandes (born 10 October 1979) is a Portuguese former footballer who most recently played for CF Benfica of the Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino. She is a former captain of the Portugal women's national football team, who scored a national record 39 goals in the 132 caps she accumulated between 1997 and 2016.

Edite Fernandes

Personal information
Full name	Edite Cristiana Fernandes[1]
Date of birth	(1979-10-10) 10 October 1979 (age 42)
Place of birth	Vila do Conde, Portugal
Height	157 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Boavista
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–1998	Boavista
1998–2003	1º Dezembro
2003–2004	Peña NS Antigua
2004–2006	Estudiantes Huelva
–	Team Beijing
2008–2009	Prainsa Zaragoza
2009–2010	Atlético Madrid
2010	Donn	7	(4)
2010–2012	Prainsa Zaragoza
2011	Santa Clarita Blue Heat	12	(9)
2012–2016	Valadares Gaia
2016–2018	SC Braga
2018–2021	CF Benfica
National team‡
1997–2016	Portugal	132	(39)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:38, 25 September 2016 (UTC)

Club career

Edite began her career with local club Boavista, before moving to Lisbon side 1º Dezembro at age 19. She would win nine Portuguese Liga titles and three Portugal Cups at the two clubs before moving abroad to play in China and Spain.[2]

In August 2002 Edite was the Player of the Match as Beijing Chengjian beat Shanghai SVA on penalties in the Chinese Women's Super League final.[3]

She has played for several clubs in Spain, and joined Arsenal Ladies F.C. for pre-season training but did not sign a permanent deal with the club.[4] She also played in Norway's Toppserien with Donn during 2010.[5]

Veteran Edite transferred from SC Braga to CF Benfica in July 2018.[6] In April 2021, 41-year-old Edite announced her departure from CF Benfica and her retirement as a footballer.[7]

International career

Edite made her Portugal national team debut in a friendly match against Belgium at Cantanhede in 1997.[4] In November 2011 she made her 100th appearance for the national team, having scored 31 goals.[8] In March 2016 she moved level with Luís Figo's total of 129 caps.[9]

References

External links

• Edite Fernandes at Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
• Edite Fernandes Official^{[permanent dead link]}
• Edite Fernandes – FIFA competition record (archived)

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Edite Fernandes (* 10. Oktober 1979 in Vila do Conde) ist eine portugiesische Fußballspielerin und seit 2010 Rekordtorschützin der Frauen-Nationalmannschaft ihres Landes.

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