Mateus Paraná

Edson Edmar Dias de Souza (born 21 May 1987), known as Mateus Paraná (literally Matthew of Paraná), is a Brazilian footballer.

Biography
Standing at 173 centimeters and weighing in at 73 kilograms, Mateus Paraná is a young Brazilian striker with quick acceleration and pace.

Turkey
In July 2006, he was bought by Turkish club Fenerbahçe from Iraty by Fenerbahçe Manager Zico and Uruguayan player agent Juan Figer's references. Due to foreigner restrictions in Turkey, Mateus Paraná was immediately loaned out to Bursaspor for one year. Mateus Paraná also registered as a player of Rentistas, which the club was associated with Juan Figer as a proxy.

He scored his first goal in the Süper Lig against Galatasaray on 10 December 2006 in a 3–1 loss. He also played for Fenerbahçe in pre-season in July 2007.

He was loaned to Ankaraspor until June 2008 but his contract cancelled on 20 December 2007. He did not made his debut for Ankaraspor.

Return to Brazil
In January 2008 he returned to Paraná state for Coritiba, winning the state championship. In September he left for Fortaleza.

In January 2009 he returned to Iraty and in June signed by São Caetano. In January 2010 he was signed by Fluminense. he left the club in June.

In January 2011 he returned to Paraná again, scored 8 goals in the state league. His loan was extended in June.

Career statistics

 * Note: State Leagues were marked as League Cup