Edmond Amadeo

Edmond Amadeo
Personal information
Full name Edmond Amadeo Badal
Date of birth (1989-07-15) July 15, 1989
Place of birth Khartoum, Sudan
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Scarborough SC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Athletic Club of BC
2010–2013 Al Safa
2013–2014 Viitorul Caransebeș
2015 FC Tigers Vancouver
2016 Al-Hilal
2017 Gudele FC
2018–2019 SC Real Mississauga
2023– Scarborough SC
International career
2013–2016 South Sudan 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edmond Amadeo (born July 15, 1989) is a South Sudanese footballer who plays as a defender for Scarborough SC.

Club career

Abroad

Amadeo initially played abroad in the Middle East with Saudi Arabia's Al Safa FC.[1] In 2013, he played in the Romanian circuit for FC Caransebes.[1]

Canada

His initial run in Canada occurred in 2009 when he played with the Athletic Club of BC.[1]

In the spring of 2014, Amadeo returned to Canada for a trial run with the Ottawa Fury in the North American Soccer League.[2][3][4] Ultimately, he would fail to secure a contract with Ottawa.[5] Following his trial run in the country's capital, he went to the West Coast to play in the regional Pacific Coast Soccer League with FC Tigers Vancouver.[6]

South Sudan

After a stint abroad in Canada, he played in his country's South Sudan Football Championship for Al-Hilal FC.[7] In 2017, he played with league rivals Gudele FC.[1]

Return to Canada

In the summer of 2018, he played in the Canadian Soccer League with expansion side SC Real Mississauga.[8] In his debut season with Mississauga, he assisted the club by securing a playoff berth by finishing seventh in the league's first division.[9] The club would be eliminated in the opening round of the playoffs by FC Vorkuta.[9] Amadeo re-signed with Mississauga for the 2019 season.[8]

In 2023, he returned to the CSL circuit to sign with Scarborough SC.[10] He would record his first goal for the eastern Toronto side on September 9, 2023, against Ooty Black Pearl.[11] Amadeo would help the club win the regular-season title.[12] He re-signed with Scarborough for the 2024 season.[13] Amadeo participated in the Royal CSL Cup final, where the Serbian White Eagles defeated them.[14] Throughout the regular season, the club finished as runners-up to the Serbs.[15]

Amadeo helped Scarborough win the league double in 2025.[16][17]

International career

Amadeo was selected to represent the South Sudan national football team in the 2013 CECAFA Cup.[18][19] He made his debut for the national team on November 27, 2013, against Zanzibar.[8] He made another appearance in the regional tournament against Kenya, coming on as a substitute.[20][21] Amadeo would also play against Ethiopia in the final match of the group stage.[8]

He returned to the international scene to participate in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification in a qualifier match against Mali.[22][23] He would feature in the match against Mali, where South Sudan was eliminated from contention.[24]

Managerial career

In 2025, he transitioned to the managerial side by being named an assistant/player coach for Scarborough SC.[25]

Honours

Scarborough SC

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Edmond Amadeo - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Ottawa Fury FC sign Brazilian forward Vini Dantas". boxscorenews.com. March 4, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Le Fury accorde un essai à un Gatinois" [The Fury gives a try to a Gatineau resident]. Le Droit (in French). March 3, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  4. ↑ Holder, Gord (March 3, 2014). "Brazilian Oliver Minatel, Ottawa Fury FC teammates open training camp". Ottawa Citizen.
  5. ↑ Hofley, Chris (March 13, 2014). "Ottawa Fury keepers looking good in camp". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  6. ↑ Sequeira, Emanuel (May 28, 2015). "Pinns Fraser adapts to European play". Penticton Western News.
  7. ↑ "South Sudan names 23-man squad for Equatorial Guinea reverse". AFRICAN SPORTS MONTHLY. September 1, 2016. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  8. 1 2 3 4 Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Edmond Amadeo (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  9. 1 2 Adamson, Stan (October 1, 2018). "FC Ukraine United and FC Vorkuta Squeak Through to Semifinals". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  10. ↑ "2023 Scarborough SC roster". Canadian Soccer League. Archived from the original on September 29, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  11. ↑ Adamson, Stan (September 9, 2023). "Scarborough win Means League Title Opportunity". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  12. 1 2 "Брежанският мениджър К. Димитров изведе канадския "Скарбъро" до нова титла в редовния сезон" ["Brezhan manager K. Dimitrov led the Canadian "Scarborough" to a new title in the regular season"]. Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). September 29, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  13. ↑ Adamson, Stan (June 3, 2024). "Scarborough Victory for Upcoming Royal Cup Final". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  14. 1 2 Adamson, Stan (June 6, 2024). "Pavicevic Goals Win Royal CSL Cup". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  15. ↑ Orošić, Miloš (October 3, 2024). "Ipak su Srpski orlovi najbolji! Definitivno smo fudbalska nacija, ni Kanađani im ne mogu ništa!" [Serbian Eagles are the best after all! We are definitely a soccer nation, not even the Canadians can do anything to them!] (in Serbian). Republika. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
  16. ↑ Adamson, Stan (September 29, 2025). "Scarborough Takes the Double with Championship Victory". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
  17. ↑ Stanchev, Stancho (October 5, 2025). "Брежанският мениджър К. Димитров изведе „Скарбъро" до златен дубъл в Канада" [Brezhani manager K. Dimitrov led Scarborough to a golden double in Canada]. Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). Retrieved February 9, 2026.
  18. ↑ "Zanzibar and South Sudan kick off regional tourney". Nation. November 26, 2013. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  19. ↑ Wadegu, Francis (November 27, 2013). "Tanzania: Zanzibar Confident of Making a Flying Start Against South Sudan". allafrica.com. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  20. ↑ "Anrouche back as Stars stuff S Sudan". capital1452.rssing.com. November 30, 2013. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  21. ↑ "Kenya Takes Narrow Lead Over South Sudan At Half-Time | GOtv CECAFA 2013". Kawowo Sports. November 30, 2013. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  22. ↑ Osano, Bonface (August 31, 2016). "AFCONQ – South Sudan's team to Malabo named". Soka25east. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  23. ↑ "Africa: South Sudan Names 23-Man Squad for Equatorial Guinea Reverse". allafrica.com. August 31, 2016. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  24. ↑ "South Sudan knocked out of 2017 African Cup of Nations". Hot in Juba. June 9, 2016. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  25. ↑ Adamson, Stan (May 29, 2025). "A Centennial CSL Kickoff". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
  26. 1 2 Adamson, Stan (September 29, 2025). "Scarborough Takes the Double with Championship Victory". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
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