Personal information | |||
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Full name | Eddie Marcos Melo Afonso | ||
Date of birth | 7 March 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Luanda, Angola | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Petro de Luanda | ||
Number | 25 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013 | Petro de Luanda | 5 | (0) |
2014–2017 | Rec do Libolo | 64 | (1) |
2018– | Petro de Luanda | 107 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2016– | Angola | 27 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2023 |
Eddie Marcos Melo Afonso (born 7 March 1994) is an Angolan footballer who plays for Petro de Luanda and the Angola national football team.
Afonso made his senior international debut on 17 January 2016 in a 0–1 home loss against Cameroon for the Africa Nations Championship. [1]
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