Pelé in the sport. Pelé was born Edson Arantes do Nascimento on 23 October 1940, in Três Corações, Minas Gerais, Brazil, the son of Fluminense footballer Dondinho (born João Ramos do Nascimento) and Celeste Arantes. He was the elder of two siblings. He was named after the American inventor Thomas Edison. His parents decided to remove the "i" and call him "Edson", but there was a mistake on the birth certificate, leading many documents to show his name as "Edison", not "Edson", as he is called. He was originally nicknamed "Dico" by his family. He received the nickname "Pelé" during his
Wigor Alan do Nascimento Paulista. On 30 April 2015 Wigor was loaned to Série B side Bragantino, until the end of the year. He made his debut for the club on 16 May, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 home win against Paysandu. On 30 January 2017, Wigor joined Israeli Premier League side F.C. Ashdod until the end of the season. He returned after making no league appearances, and subsequently joined Santos' B-team. Wigor Alan do Nascimento Wigor Alan do Nascimento (born 7 January 1995), simply known as Wigor, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. Born in