Edson Mucuana
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edson Joelder Lobo Mucuana[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 December 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Maputo, Mozambique | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Oriental | ||
| 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) |
| 2023–2025 | AVS | 1 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Oliveira do Hospital (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Marinhense (loan) | 19 | (3) |
| 2026– | Oriental | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Mozambique U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2025– | Mozambique | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:44, 17 January 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 September 2023 | |||
Edson Joelder Lobo Mucuana (born 12 December 2003) is a Mozambican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Campeonato de Portugal club Oriental and the Mozambique national team.
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] On 3 September 2024, he joined Marinhense also on loan.[6] On 2 September 2025, Mucuana's contract was terminated by mutual agreement and he left AVS.[7]
On 16 January 2026, after over four months as a free agent, Mucuana joined Campeonato de Portugal side Oriental.[8]
International career
Mucuana was called up to the Mozambique under-20 squad for the first time in October 2022.[9] He was called up for the 2023 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.[10]
Personal life
Mucuana is the son of former professional footballer Paíto.[2]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 28 May 2023[3]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vilafranquense | 2022–23 | Liga Portugal 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 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 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
References
- ^ a b Edson Mucuana at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b Antão, Vasco (21 July 2021). "Edson Mucuana em avaliação" [Edson Mucuana under review]. record.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ a b Edson Mucuana at Soccerway
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Edson Mucuana emprestado ao Oliveira do Hospital" [Edson Mucuana loaned to Oliveira do Hospital] (in Portuguese). Record. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ^ "Mucuana reforça AC Marinhense" [Mucuana renforces AC Marinhense] (Press release) (in Portuguese). AVS. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ "Aves SAD: Edson Mucuana rescinde contrato" [Aves SAD: Edson Mucuana terminates contract]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 2 September 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
- ^ "Edson Mucuana. Extremo" [Edson Mucuana. Winger.] (in Portuguese). Clube Oriental de Lisboa. 16 January 2026. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
External links
- Edson Mucuana at National-Football-Teams.com