Edmond Amadeo

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Edmond Amadeo
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-07-15) 15 July 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Khartoum, Sudan
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Scarborough SC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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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]

International career

Amadeo was selected to represent the South Sudan national football team in the 2013 CECAFA Cup. [13] [14] 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. [15] [16] 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. [17] [18] He would feature in the match against Mali where South Sudan was eliminated from contention. [19]

Honours

Scarborough SC

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