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 November 2011 she made her 100th appearance for the national team, having scored 31 goals. 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.