Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 15 July 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Khartoum, Sudan | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Scarborough SC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2010 | Athletic Club of BC | ||
2010–2013 | Al Safa | ||
2013–2014 | Viitorul Caransebeș | ||
2015 | FC Tigers Vancouver | ||
2016 | Al-Hilal | ||
2017 | Gudele FC | ||
2018–2019 | SC Real Mississauga | ||
2023– | Scarborough SC | ||
International career | |||
2013–2016 | South Sudan | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Edmond Amadeo (born July 15, 1989) is a South Sudanese footballer who plays as a defender for Scarborough SC.
Club career
Abroad
Amadeo played abroad initially in the Middle East with Saudi's Al Safa FC.[1] In 2013, he played in Romania with FC Caransebes.[1]
Canada
His initial run in Canada occurred in 2009 when he played with the Athletic Club of BC.[1]
In the spring of 2014, Amadeo returned to Canada for a trial run with the Ottawa Fury in the North American Soccer League.[2][3][4] Ultimately he would fail to secure a contract with Ottawa.[5] Following his trial run in the country's capital, he went to the West Coast to play in the regional Pacific Coast Soccer League with FC Tigers Vancouver.[6]
South Sudan
After a stint abroad in Canada, he played in his country's South Sudan Football Championship to play with Al-Hilal FC.[7] In 2017, he played with league rivals Gudele FC.[1]
Return to Canada
He had another run in the Canadian soccer scene in the summer of 2018 when he played in the Southern Ontario-based Canadian Soccer League with expansion side SC Real Mississauga.[8] In his debut season with Mississauga, he assisted the club in securing a playoff berth by finishing seventh in the league's first division.[9] The club would be eliminated in the opening round of the playoffs by FC Vorkuta.[9] Amadeo re-signed with Mississauga for the 2019 season.[8]
In 2023, he returned to the CSL to sign with Scarborough SC.[10] He would record his first goal for the eastern Toronto side on September 9, 2023, against Ooty Black Pearl.[11] Amadeo would help the club win the regular-season title.[12] He re-signed with Scarborough for the 2024 season.[13] Amadeo participated in the Royal CSL Cup final where the Serbian White Eagles defeated them.[14] Throughout the regular season, the club finished as runners-up to the Serbs.[15]
International career
Amadeo was selected to represent the South Sudan national football team in the 2013 CECAFA Cup.[16][17] He made his debut for the national team on November 27, 2013, against Zanzibar.[8] He made another appearance in the regional tournament against Kenya coming on as a substitute.[18][19] Amadeo would also play against Ethiopia in the final match of the group stage.[8]
He returned to the international scene to participate in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification in a qualifier match against Mali.[20][21] He would feature in the match against Mali where South Sudan was eliminated from contention.[22]
Honours
Scarborough SC
- Canadian Soccer League Regular Season: 2023[12]
- Canadian Soccer League Royal CSL Cup runner-up: 2024[14]
References
- ^ a b c d "Edmond Amadeo - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Ottawa Fury FC sign Brazilian forward Vini Dantas". boxscorenews.com. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Le Fury accorde un essai à un Gatinois" [The Fury gives a try to a Gatineau resident]. Le Droit (in French). 3 March 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ Holder, Gord (3 March 2014). "Brazilian Oliver Minatel, Ottawa Fury FC teammates open training camp". Ottawa Citizen.
- ^ Hofley, Chris (13 March 2014). "Ottawa Fury keepers looking good in camp". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ Sequeira, Emanuel (28 May 2015). "Pinns Fraser adapts to European play". Penticton Western News.
- ^ "South Sudan names 23-man squad for Equatorial Guinea reverse". AFRICAN SPORTS MONTHLY. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Edmond Amadeo (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ a b Adamson, Stan (1 October 2018). "FC Ukraine United and FC Vorkuta Squeak Through to Semifinals". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "2023 Scarborough SC roster". Canadian Soccer League. Archived from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ Adamson, Stan (9 September 2023). "Scarborough win Means League Title Opportunity". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Брежанският мениджър К. Димитров изведе канадския „Скарбъро" до нова титла в редовния сезон" ["Brezhan manager K. Dimitrov led the Canadian "Scarborough" to a new title in the regular season"]. Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). 29 September 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ Adamson, Stan (3 June 2024). "Scarborough Victory for Upcoming Royal Cup Final". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ a b Adamson, Stan (6 June 2024). "Pavicevic Goals Win Royal CSL Cup". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ Orošić, Miloš (3 October 2024). "Ipak su Srpski orlovi najbolji! Definitivno smo fudbalska nacija, ni Kanađani im ne mogu ništa!" [Serbian Eagles are the best after all! We are definitely a soccer nation, not even the Canadians can do anything to them!] (in Serbian). Republika. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "Zanzibar and South Sudan kick off regional tourney". Nation. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ Wadegu, Francis (27 November 2013). "Tanzania: Zanzibar Confident of Making a Flying Start Against South Sudan". allafrica.com. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Anrouche back as Stars stuff S Sudan". capital1452.rssing.com. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Kenya Takes Narrow Lead Over South Sudan At Half-Time | GOtv CECAFA 2013". Kawowo Sports. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ Osano, Bonface (31 August 2016). "AFCONQ – South Sudan's team to Malabo named". Soka25east. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Africa: South Sudan Names 23-Man Squad for Equatorial Guinea Reverse". allafrica.com. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "South Sudan knocked out of 2017 African Cup of Nations". Hot in Juba. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2023.