Edson Arantes do Nascimiento is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is known as Pele.
Pelé was born on October 23, 1940 in Brazil. However, he embraces his identity as a descendant of Africans. His height is 173 cm. He has curly black hair and dark brown eyes.
Pele is known for his tremendous speed and balance, his jumping and ball-controlling abilities and his spectacular goals. He holds the record for the most number of goals scored for the national team, which is a record that has stood for almost 40 years. Pele is the only player to have been a part of three World Cup winning teams.
Pele is fifth on the all-time World Cup goal scorers list with 12 – and the second highest placed Brazilian behind Ronaldo. He is regarded by many experts, football critics, former players, current players and football fans in general as the best player of all time.
Where does Pele come from?