Édison David Bilbao Zárate (born 3 June 1987), known as Edison Bilbao, is a Chilean

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who plays as a

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Early life

Born in

Santiago Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile (), is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is located in the country's central valley and is the center of the Santiago Metropolitan Regi ...

, Chile, Bilbao moved to the United States at the age of eleven, making his home in

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Career

As a youth player, Bilbao was with

Colo-Colo Colo-Colo (), officially Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo, is a Chilean professional football club based in Macul, Santiago. Founded in 1925 by David Arellano, it competes in the Chilean Primera División, from which the club has never been ...

in his homeland and New York MetroStars in the United States. In colo-Colo, he coincided with players such as

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, Felipe Flores and Juan Pablo Arenas. After stints with Newark Ironbound Express and New Jersey Ironmen, he moved outside the United States and has played for clubs in Russia, Portugal, Costa Rica, Malta and Chile. In the Maltese football, he coincided with his compatriots Francisco Arriagada and Juan Manuel Artiaga.

Personal life

His twin brother, , also has played football and studied along with him.

Honours

New York Cosmos * NASL:

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References

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