Fábio Ferreira (Portuguese footballer)

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Fábio Ferreira
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Ferreira playing for Central Coast Mariners in 2016
Personal information
Full nameFábio Miguel Lourenço Ferreira
Date of birth (1989-05-03) 3 May 1989 (age 29)
Place of birth Barreiro, Portugal
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Winger / Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Perth Glory
Number 29
Youth career
2001–2002 Seixal
2002–2005 Sporting CP
2005–2008 Chelsea
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2009 Chelsea 0 (0)
2009 → Oldham Athletic (loan) 1 (0)
2009–2010 Esmoriz 19 (1)
2010–2011 Sertanense 9 (0)
2012 Dulwich Hill 12 (8)
2012–2015 Adelaide United 51 (13)
2015–2017 Central Coast Mariners 55 (15)
2017 PKNS 6 (0)
2018 Sydney FC 5 (0)
2018– Perth Glory 9 (2)
National team
2004 Portugal U16 3 (0)
2005–2006 Portugal U17 11 (0)
2006–2007 Portugal U18 5 (0)
2007 Portugal U19 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league onlyand correct as of 30 January 2019

Fábio Miguel Lourenço Ferreira (Portuguese pronunciation:  [ˈfabju fɨˈʁɐjɾɐ] ; born 3 May 1989) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Australian club Perth Glory FC mainly as a right winger but also as an attacking midfielder. [1]

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Registered at Sporting and Chelsea as a teenager, he only played lower-league football in both England and Portugal. In 2012 he moved to Australia, where he represented Adelaide United, Central Coast Mariners, Sydney FC and Perth Glory.

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Football career

Early years / Chelsea

Born in Barreiro, Setúbal, Ferreira joined Sporting Club de Portugal's youth system in 2002, aged 13. On 6 January 2005, it was reported that the Lisbon club had made a complaint to FIFA regarding him and two other players who had trained with Chelsea without any authorisation. [2] However, in the summer, he still made a move to the English club. [3]

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In the following season, Ferreira became a professional and signed a contract with the Blues. During 2007–08 he made 12 appearances for the reserves, scoring eight goals.

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On 20 January 2009, Ferreira was loaned out to League One side Oldham Athletic on a one-month loan deal, [4] before it was extended for another month on 23 March. [5] The day after the loan extension, he made his professional debut in a 1–1 draw against Cheltenham Town at Whaddon Road, coming on as a substitute for Deane Smalley in the 66th minute: [6] a few minutes after coming onto the pitch he nearly scored, putting a header wide of the goal. [7]

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Released by Chelsea in summer 2009, Ferreira went on trial with League Two team Gillingham, but nothing came of it. He resumed his career in the Portuguese third division. [8]

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Adelaide United

In February 2012, Ferreira signed for Dulwich Hill FC in Australia. He scored twice on his National Premier Leagues NSW 2 debut, on 24 March.

After becoming one of his team's key players, Ferreira went on trial with A-League club Adelaide United FC, being subsequently offered a contract. [9] On 6 August 2012 it was announced that he would sign, [10] and he penned a one-year contract late into that month. [11]

Ferreira scored his debut league goal on 23 November 2012, a 2–1 away victory over Sydney FC – he opened the scoring in the 20th minute with a sharp drive into the left corner of the net, shooting from the right-hand corner of the box. Two weeks later, he assisted the first goal and netted his team's second in a 4–2 rivalry derby win against Melbourne Victory FC at Hindmarsh Stadium. [12]

On 14 December 2012, Ferreira signed a two-year extension with Adelaide United. [13]

Central Coast Mariners

On 27 January 2015, Adelaide United announced that it had agreed to terminate Ferreira's contract effective immediately. [14] The very same day, he joined fellow league club Central Coast Mariners FC for two-and-a-half years. [15] He made his debut for the latter on 13 February, starting in a 0–2 home loss to Brisbane Roar FC, [16] and scored his first goal a week later against Sydney, helping the team come from a goal behind to lead but in an eventual 2–4 loss at the Sydney Football Stadium. [17] He ended his first season in Gosford with three goals from nine games, the other being on 7 March when he finished Isaka Cernak's free kick for the only goal at home against Melbourne City FC. [18]

Ferreira scored twice in Central Coast's first game of the 2015–16 campaign, inspiring them to a 3–2 home win over Perth Glory FC on 10 October. [19] On 21 February, he was sent off in a 1–4 loss at Melbourne City. [20]

In April 2017, it was announced that Ferreira was leaving the Mariners to sign with a club in Malaysia. [21]

Sydney FC

Following a trial, Ferreira signed a short-term deal with Sydney FC on 2 February 2018. [22] At the end of the season, being considered surplus to requirements, he was not offered an extension. [23]

Perth Glory

On 10 July 2018, Ferreira joined Perth Glory. [24]

Honours

Adelaide United

Sydney FC

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