Edson Mucuana
Personal information
Full name Edson Joelder Lobo Mucuana[1]
Date of birth (2003-12-12) 12 December 2003
Place of birth Maputo, Mozambique
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Oliveira do Hospital
(on loan from AVS)
Youth career
Imortal
Alta de Lisboa
2018–2019 C.F. Benfica
2019 Os Belenenses
2020 Torreense
2020–2021 Amora
2021–2022 Vilafranquense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Vilafranquense 3 (0)
2023– AVS 0 (0)
2023– → Oliveira do Hospital (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2023– Mozambique U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 September 2023

Edson Joelder Lobo Mucuana (born 12 December 2003) is a Mozambican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Portuguese Liga 3 club Oliveira do Hospital, on loan from AVS.

Club career

Mucuana was included in Vilafranquense's squad for 2021–22 pre-season.[2] However, he would have to wait until the following season to make his professional debut.[3]

Prior to the 2023–24 season, Vilafranquense's SAD moved to Aves and rebranded as AVS Futebol SAD.[4]

On 4 September 2023, AVS sent Mucuana on a season-long loan to Liga 3 side Oliveira do Hospital.[5]

International career

Mucuana was called up to the Mozambique under-20 squad for the first time in October 2022.[6] He was called up for the 2023 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.[7]

Personal life

Mucuana is the son of former professional footballer Paíto.[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 May 2023[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vilafranquense 2022–23 Liga Portugal 2 30101040
AVS 2023–24 Liga Portugal 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oliveira do Hospital (loan) 2023–24 Liga 3 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Career total 30101040

References

  1. 1 2 Edson Mucuana at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 Antão, Vasco (21 July 2021). "Edson Mucuana em avaliação" [Edson Mucuana under review]. record.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  3. 1 2 Edson Mucuana at Soccerway
  4. ↑ Fernandes, Mariana (18 April 2023). ""Mantemos esperança de que isto não vá para a frente": SAD do Vilafranquense fez a mala, pegou no futebol e mudou-se para a Vila das Aves" ["We maintain hope that this won't go through": Vilafranquense's SAD packed the bag, took the football and moved to Vila das Aves]. Observador (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Edson Mucuana emprestado ao Oliveira do Hospital" [Edson Mucuana loaned to Oliveira do Hospital] (in European Portuguese). Record. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "Um 'português' na convocatória de Dário Monteiro" [A 'Portuguese' in Dário Monteiro's call-up]. abola.pt (in Portuguese). 6 October 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  7. ↑ Gbaguidi, Jacques Evrard (9 February 2023). "CAN U20 2023 : La liste des joueurs du Mozambique pour la compétition" [CAN U20 2023: The list of Mozambique players for the competition]. africafootunited.com (in French). Retrieved 24 February 2023.
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