Mexer

Edson André Sitoe (born 8 September 1988), known as Mexer, is a Mozambican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for TFF First League club Bandırmaspor and the Mozambique national team.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is André and the second or paternal family name is Sitoe.
Mexer
Mexer with Rennes in 2016
Personal information
Full name Edson André Sitoe[1]
Date of birth (1988-09-08) 8 September 1988[2]
Place of birth Maputo, Mozambique[2]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Bandırmaspor
Number 23
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 Desportivo Maputo 97 (3)
2010–2012 Sporting CP 0 (0)
2010–2012 → Olhanense (loan) 39 (0)
2012–2014 Nacional 57 (2)
2014–2019 Rennes 120 (5)
2016 Rennes B 1 (0)
2019–2022 Bordeaux 44 (1)
2022–2023 Estoril 14 (0)
2023– Bandırmaspor 0 (0)
International career‡
2007– Mozambique 56 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:41, 16 June 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2023

Brought to Europe by Sporting CP in 2010, he played over 100 Primeira Liga games for Olhanense, Nacional and Estoril. He also spent several years in the French Ligue 1, making 164 appearances for Rennes and Bordeaux and winning the Coupe de France with the former in 2019.

A full international for Mozambique with over 50 caps since 2007, Mexer represented the country at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations.

Club career

Portugal

Born in Maputo, Mexer began his career with Desportivo de Maputo. In November 2009, he and compatriot defender Zainadine Júnior had trials at Sporting CP in Portugal;[3] at the start of the new year he signed for a fee of €173,000 and agreed a 2+1⁄2-year contract with the option of a further three.[4][5][6]

On 24 February 2010, Mexer made his debut with a Sporting jersey in a reserve team match against Belenenses in the Liga Intercalar.[7] In August, 50% interests on any future transfer revenue received by Sporting were sold to Traffic Group for €87,000,[6] and he spent the 2010–11 season on loan to fellow Primeira Liga side Olhanense, making his competition debut on 11 September 2010 and playing six minutes in a 0–0 draw at precisely Sporting.[8]

Mexer also played the 2011–12 campaign with the Algarve club, still owned by the Lions,[9] and only missed six league matches as his team again managed to retain their status. In May 2012, he moved to Nacional also in the Portuguese top tier on a four-year deal.[10] He scored his first professional goal the following 12 January, equalising in a 3–2 home win over Braga.[11]

Rennes
Mexer (right) in a July 2018 friendly against Red Bull Salzburg

On 19 June 2014, after a failed transfer to the French club in January, Mexer signed with Rennes on a three-year deal.[12][13] In only his second appearance in Ligue 1, on 16 August, he contributed two goals in a 6–2 home victory over Evian.[14]

In February 2016, despite consistent injuries, Mexer extended his contract until the summer of 2019.[15] He took part in his first European competition in the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League, reaching the last 16.[16]

Mexer played the full 120 minutes and scored the 2–2 equaliser against Paris Saint-Germain in the final of the Coupe de France on 27 April 2019, helping his team win the competition for the third time in their 118-year history after being down 2–0.[17]

Bordeaux

After the expiration of his Rennes contract, Mexer was the subject of interest from Rangers of the Scottish Premiership, and met with manager Steven Gerrard. However, he opted to remain in France, signing a four-year deal at Bordeaux on 9 May 2019.[18] In 2020–21, he was limited by recurrent thigh injuries.[19][20][21]

On 26 September 2021, Mexer scored his first goal for the Girondins, a late equaliser in a 1–1 home draw against his previous club.[22]

Later career

Mexer returned to Portugal in August 2022 eight years after leaving, with the 34-year-old agreeing to a one-year contract at Estoril.[23] On 25 July 2023, he joined Bandırmaspor of the Turkish TFF First League on a two-year deal.[24]

International career

Mexer made his debut for Mozambique on 29 September 2007, in a 3–0 loss to Zambia in the semi-finals of the COSAFA Cup.[25] In the following year's edition, he was part of the squad that came runners-up, but did not play in the final against South Africa.[26] He represented the nation at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, a group stage elimination in Angola.[27]

On 18 May 2014, Mexer scored his first international goal in a 5–0 home rout of South Sudan in the first leg of the first round of 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.[28]

International goals
As of 14 November 2019[29]
Scores and results list Mozambique's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mexer goal.
List of international goals scored by Mexer
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
118 May 2014Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo, Mozambique South Sudan2–05–02015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
213 October 2018Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo, Mozambique Namibia1–01–22019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
314 November 2019Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo, Mozambique Rwanda1–02–02021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Desportivo Maputo

Rennes

Mozambique

References
  1. "Mexer" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  2. "Mexer" (in French). Stade Rennais. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  3. "Mexer e Zainadine podem chegar esta semana" [Mexer and Zainadine can arrive this week]. Record (in Portuguese). 30 November 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  4. Forte, Hugo; Zandamela, Alexandre (3 December 2009). "Negócio Mexer está 'fechado'" [Mexer deal 'closed']. A Bola (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 6 December 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
  5. "Mexer: "Venho para o meu clube do coração"" [Mexer: "I come to the club of my heart"] (in Portuguese). Sporting CP. 15 December 2009. Archived from the original on 18 December 2009. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
  6. "Oferta pública de subscrição – Prospecto" [Public offer for subscription – Prospect] (PDF) (in Portuguese). Sporting CP. 10 December 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
  7. Valente, Nuno (24 February 2010). "Belenenses 1–2 Sporting" (in Portuguese). Academia de Talentos. Archived from the original on 28 May 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  8. "Sporting 0–0 Olhanense" (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 11 September 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  9. "Wilson Eduardo, Pereirinha e Mexer emprestados pelo Sporting ao Olhanense" [Wilson Eduardo, Pereirinha and Mexer loaned by Sporting to Olhanense] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 29 June 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  10. "Nacional: Mexer (ex-Olhanense) vai ser reforço" [Nacional: Mexer (formerly of Olhanense) will be an addition] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 17 May 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  11. Ruela, João (12 January 2013). "Sp. Braga perde com o Nacional nove jogos depois" [Sp. Braga lose to Nacional nine games later]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  12. "Edson Mexer rejoint officiellement le SRFC" [Edson Mexer joins SRFC officially] (in French). Stade Rennais. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  13. "Rennes. Edson Mexer première recrue" [Rennes. Edson Mexer first recruit]. Le Télégramme (in French). 19 June 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  14. "Résumé de match, Rennes-Evian TG (6–2), doublé de Toivonen, Mexer et Ntep" [Match summary, Rennes-Evian TG (6–2), braces by Toivonen, Mexer and Ntep] (in French). Goal. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  15. "Le Mozambicain Mexer prolonge à Rennes" [Mozambican Mexer prolongs at Rennes] (in French). Radio France Internationale. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  16. Collings, Simon (14 March 2019). "Arsenal 3 Rennes 0: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang at the double as Gunners seal Europa League comeback". Evening Standard. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  17. Scott, A. (27 April 2019). "Rennes stun PSG on penalties to win Coupe". Ligue 1. Archived from the original on 28 April 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  18. "Rangers: Edson Mexer joins Bordeaux despite Rangers link". BBC Sport. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  19. "Girondins: Kalu et Mexer blessés" [Girondins: Kalu and Mexer injured]. Sud Ouest (in French). 13 October 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  20. "Bordeaux: Kalu et Mexer blessés à Dijon" [Bordeaux: Kalu and Mexer injured at Dijon]. L'Équipe (in French). 14 March 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  21. "Mexer (Bordeaux) indisponible face à Lens en Ligue 1 ?" [Mexer (Bordeaux) unavailable against Lens in Ligue 1?]. L'Équipe (in French). 13 May 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  22. Ferreira, Sébastien (26 September 2021). "Contre le cours du jeu, Bordeaux arrache le nul face à Rennes" [Against the flow of the game, Bordeaux snatch a draw against Rennes]. Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  23. "Mexer é reforço até 2023" [Mexer is an addition until 2023] (in Portuguese). G.D. Estoril Praia. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  24. "Mexer Bandırmaspor'da" [Mexer to Bandırmaspor]. Yeni Erdek Gazetesi (in Turkish). 25 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  25. "UPDATE 1-Soccer-Cosafa Cup semi-final results". Reuters. 29 September 2007. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  26. Courtney, Barrie. "COSAFA Cup 2008 Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  27. Neves, Hugo (15 January 2010). "CAN começa a aquecer" [CAN starts heating up]. Record (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  28. "Moçambique `esmaga` Sudão do Sul. Guiné-Bissau empata com República Centro Africana" [Mozambique 'crush' South Sudan. Guinea-Bissau draw with Central African Republic] (in Portuguese). RDP África. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  29. "Mexer – Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
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