Edite Fernandes

Edite Cristiana Fernandes (born 10 October 1979) is a Portuguese former footballer who most recently played for CF Benfica of the Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino. She is a former captain of the Portugal women's national football team, who scored a national record 39 goals in the 132 caps she accumulated between 1997 and 2016.

Club career

Edite began her career with local club Boavista, before moving to Lisbon side 1º Dezembro at age 19. She would win nine Portuguese Liga titles and three Portugal Cups at the two clubs before moving abroad to play in China and Spain.

In August 2002 Edite was the Player of the Match as Beijing Chengjian beat Shanghai SVA on penalties in the Chinese Women's Super League final.

She has played for several clubs in Spain, and joined Arsenal Ladies F.C. for pre-season training but did not sign a permanent deal with the club. She also played in Norway's Toppserien with Donn during 2010.

Veteran Edite transferred from SC Braga to CF Benfica in July 2018. In April 2021, 41-year-old Edite announced her departure from CF Benfica and her retirement as a footballer.

International career

Edite made her Portugal national team debut in a friendly match against Belgium at Cantanhede in 1997. In March 2016 she moved level with Luís Figo's total of 129 caps.

International goals Scores and results list Portugal's goal tally first. No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 15 March 2001 Albufeira, Portugal 1–1 1–2 2001 Algarve Cup 2. 18 March 2003 Quarteira, Portugal 2–2 3–2 2003 Algarve Cup 3. 1 November 2005 Alcochete, Portugal 1–3 1–4 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 4. 7 May 2006 Trelleborg, Sweden 1–1 1–5 5. 27 October 2007 Viborg, Denmark 1–1 1–5 UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying 6. 5 March 2008 Faro, Portugal 1–0 2–0 2008 Algarve Cup 7. 7 March 2008 2–1 3–1 8. 12 March 2008 Albufeira, Portugal 1–1 1–1 (5–4 p) 9. 3 May 2008 Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal 1–4 1–4 UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying 10. 27 September 2008 Chernihiv, Ukraine 1–1 1–1 11. 4 March 2009 Albufeira, Portugal 2–1 2–1 2009 Algarve Cup 12. 6 March 2009 1–0 2–1 13. 21 November 2009 Nova Gorica, Slovenia 4–0 4–0 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 14. 24 February 2010 Parchal, Portugal 3–0 5–0 2010 Algarve Cup 15. 4–0 16. 5–0 17. 31 March 2010 Tocha, Portugal 1–0 7–0 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 18. 6–0 19. 7–0 20. 19 June 2010 Vantaa, Finland 1–0 1–4 21. 2 March 2011 Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal 2–0 3–1 2011 Algarve Cup 22. 7 March 2011 Parchal, Portugal 1–0 1–1 23. 9 March 2011 Loulé, Portugal 1–0 2–1 24. 17 September 2011 Yerevan, Armenia 3–0 8–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying 25. 4–0 26. 16 December 2012 São Paulo, Brazil 1–0 1–0 2012 International Women's Football Tournament 27. 6 March 2013 Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal 1–0 2–0 2013 Algarve Cup 28. 2–0 29. 26 September 2013 Fyli, Greece 4–1 5–1 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 30. 26 November 2015 Estoril, Portugal 6–1 6–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying 31. 3 June 2016 Petrovac, Montenegro 1–0 3–0 32. 2–0 33. 3–0