Éder Monteiro Fernandes, sometimes known as just Éder (born 21 September 1983), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Career

Monteiro kicked off his professional career in 2001 with Independência. This was followed by his stints at Americano RJ and

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, the latter in the country's top tier where his teammate was World Cup winner

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. In September 2010, Éder Monteiro signed for Portuguese

Primeira Liga The Primeira Liga (), also known as Liga Portugal Betclic for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Portugal and the highest level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga ...

club Rio Ave but he could get international clearance two weeks later. In 2013, he was loaned to the Greek club Kerkyra.

India

After playing two seasons with the Cypriot club Nea Salamis between 2013 and 2015, Éder Monteiro switched clubs and countries by signing for

Indian Super League The Indian Super League (ISL) is a professional association football league in India and the highest level of the Indian football league system. Administered by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and its commercial partner Football Sport ...

franchise Chennaiyin FC in August 2015, where he joined Elano and Bernard Mendy. Upon signing the contract, he said he would bring his "experience of playing in other leagues of Europe" and that he would also "learn a lot" by playing under Marco Materazzi. He made his debut for the franchise on 5December, against

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, coming as a 77th-minute substitute for Manuele Blasi in a 1–0 victory. He made a further appearance in Chennaiyin's 3–0 triumph over Atletico de Kolkata replacing Jeje Lalpekhlua in the last minute of the match. After the league was over, Éder Monteiro signed for

I-League The I-League is the men's second professional football division of the Indian football league system behind the Indian Super League. Administered by the All India Football Federation, it is currently contested by 13 clubs. It operates as a s ...

club Salgaocar, becoming the fourth and final foreigner for the Malky Thomson-led side. Joining Chennaiyin teammates Karanjit Singh and Gilbert Oliveira at the new club, he said that they would help him to settle in his new club. He made his league debut against Aizawl FC where, along with Augustin Fernandes and Reagan Singh, he played as one of the back three.

Career statistics

Honors

Chennaiyin *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Monteiro, Eder 1983 births Living people Footballers from São Paulo Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Primeira Liga players Super League Greece players Cypriot First Division players Indian Super League players Americano FC players CR Vasco da Gama players Esporte Clube Noroeste players Goytacaz Futebol Clube players Itumbiara Esporte Clube players Rio Ave F.C. players A.O. Kerkyra players Nea Salamis Famagusta FC players Chennaiyin FC players Esporte Clube Taubaté players Barretos Esporte Clube players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in India Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen