Edgar Bartolomeu
Angolan footballer
Edgar Jaime Pereira Bartolomeu (born 14 September 1976) is an Angolan former professional footballer who played as a defender and midfielder.
Playing career
Early career
Bartolomeu started off playing Futsal in 1992 in Portugal with the Sporting Clube de Portugal youth team. After moving to Canada, he signed with the North York Astros of the Canadian Professional Soccer League. He made his debut on 4 October 1998, in a semi-final playoff match against the Toronto Olympians.
In 1999, he signed a professional contract with the Toronto Lynx. He made his debut on 2 May 1999, in a match against the Minnesota Thunder. The following season Bartolomeu helped the Lynx finish third in the Northeastern division which clinched a playoff berth for the club for the second time in the franchise's history. In the postseason the Lynx reached the eastern conference finals but were eliminated by the Rochester Rhinos.
The following year, Bartolomeu returned to the CPSL and signed with the expansion franchise the Brampton Hitmen. He made his debut for the club on 27 July 2001, in an Open Canada Cup match against St.
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