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
Madson Henrique Nascimento Santos As a result of his great performances and the attraction of interest from other teams the administration of the Greek club extended his contract until the summer of 2020. The deal also includes a buy-out clause of €1,000,000. On 28 November 2017 he scored in an emphatic 4-0 away win against Sparti for the Greek Cup, securing his team's position to the round of 16. Madson Henrique Nascimento Santos Madson Henrique Nascimento Santos (born 9 May 1991), commonly known as Madson, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Greek Superleague club Atromitos, as a central midfielder. Madson started his