Eduardo Ferreira

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Eduardo Ferreira
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Personal information
Full name Eduardo Soares Ferreira
Date of birth (1983-10-08) 8 October 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
Fluminense
Flamengo
Guarani
Corinthians
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2006 Primavera
2006 Anapolina
2007 Anápolis
2007–2009 Ajax Cape Town 62 (7)
2009–2012 Mamelodi Sundowns 19 (1)
2012 América Cali 26 (0)
2013 Ratchaburi 11
2013 CRB 18 (0)
2014 Mpumalanga Black Aces 14 (0)
2014–2015 Macaé 21 (1)
2015–2016 Esteghlal Khuzestan 11 (0)
2016 Pune City 11 (1)
2016−2017 Mohun Bagan 15 (0)
2017−2018 East Bengal 17 (2)
2018–2019 NEROCA 16 (2)
International career
2013 Equatorial Guinea 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:55, 29 March 2019 (UTC)

Eduardo Soares Ferreira (born October 8, 1983) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back. Born in Brazil, he played for the Equatorial Guinea national team. [1]

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Club career

After a stint with South African club Mamelodi Sundowns, Ferreira signed for Colombian second tier club America Cali in January 2012. [2] He injured himself in a match against Atlético Bucaramanga in May. [3] In July 2013, he returned to the South African top tier with newly promoted club Black Aces after a stint with Thai club Ratchaburi. [4]

In 2015, Ferreira signed for Iranian club Esteghlal Khuzestan from Brazilian club Macaé. In the only season he spent with the club, he won the Iran Professional League title with it. At the end of the season, he was told by the club that he was surplus to its requirements and he was free to leave the club in the summer. [5] Subsequently, he moved to the Indian Super League and signed for Pune City for the 2016 season. [6] In November, he scored his first goal for the club in a match against Atlético Kolkata. [7]

On 6 December 2016, after the end of the Super League, Ferreira joined I-League club Mohun Bagan. [8] In the following October, he switched to city rivals East Bengal as a replacement for the injured Carlyle Mitchell. [9] He scored his first goal on 28 November, in a 2–2 draw against Aizawl FC. [10]

In August 2018 he joined NEROCA FC. [11]

International career

Ferreira was naturalized in 2013 and made his international debut for Equatorial Guinea on 16 November 2013 against Spain as an 81st-minute substitute for Viera Ellong. [12] [13]

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References

  1. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Fereira, Eduardo". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 6 April 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "América de Cali ficha al defensa brasileño Eduardo Ferreira [América de Cali signs Brazilian defender Eduardo Ferreira]". Nacion (in Spanish). 16 January 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "En América de Cali no somos 11 titulares sino 25: Eduardo Soares, defensa central [In América de Cali, we are not 11 starters but 25: Eduardo Soares Ferreira]". El Pais (in Spanish). 13 May 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Ferreira Pens One-Year Aces Deal". Soccerladuma. 23 July 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "Ferreira is surplus to requirement at Esteghlal Khuzestan". Tehran Times. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Indian Super League: FC Pune City sign Eduardo Ferreira and Momar Ndoye". Goal. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "Finally, a home win for FC Pune City". The Hindu. 6 November 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  8. ↑ "Mohun Bagan complete the last foreigner signing by getting Eduardo Ferreira on board". The Fan Garage. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  9. ↑ "East Bengal rope in defender Eduardo Ferreira". Times of India. 22 October 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  10. ↑ "I-League: Champions Aizawl deny East Bengal". Times of India. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  11. ↑ "NEROCA sign former East Bengal centre-back Eduardo Ferreira!". arunfoot.com. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  12. ↑ "Nzalang and La Roja made history". guineaecuatorialpress.com. 17 November 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  13. ↑ "Eduardo Ferreira Plays v Spain". 17 November 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
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