Heberty

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Fernandesand the second or paternal family name is de Andrade.

Heberty

Heberty in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Heberty Fernandes de Andrade
Date of birth	(1988-08-29) 29 August 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008	Vasco da Gama	0	(0)
2008–2009	Recanatese	0	(0)
2009–2010	Juventus da Mooca	17	(3)
2011	São Caetano	0	(0)
2011	Paulista	0	(0)
2012	Thespakusatsu Gunma	22	(5)
2012	→ Cerezo Osaka (loan)	13	(0)
2013	Vegalta Sendai	16	(1)
2014–2016	Ratchaburi	90	(65)
2016–2017	Al-Shabab	12	(4)
2017–2020	Muangthong United	80	(52)
2020	→ Port (loan)	9	(7)
2020–2024	Bangkok United	70	(35)
2023–2024	→ Johor Darul Ta'zim (loan)	8	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 September 2023

Heberty Fernandes de Andrade (born August 29, 1988), simply known as Heberty, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim, on loan from Thai club Bangkok United.

In May 2015, Heberty controversially obtained Timorese citizenship, making him eligible to play for Timor-Leste internationally but he did not make his international debut with them. ^[1]

On 19 January 2017, the Asian Football Confederation declared 12 Brazilian men's footballers, including Heberty, ineligible to represent Timor-Leste. Following their nationality falsification, the country was banned from competing in international events. ^{[2] [3]}

Heberty is considered one of the top 5 players in Matchday 13 of the Thai League 1 in an article by FOX Sports Asia. ^[4] He has made 249 appearances across four clubs in Thai League 1, the most for a foreign player in the league.

History

Ratchaburi F.C.

In 2014, Heberty moved to Thai club Ratchaburi Mitr Phol in Thai League 1. He finished his season in Thailand with the league top scorer award with 26 goals.

Muangthong United

In 2017, Heberty signed for Muangthong United.

Eligibility controversy

An inquiry held by the Prime Minister of Timor-Leste in 2016 heard that Heberty was one of seven Brazilian men's footballers to receive falsified baptism documents from Timor-Leste's Catholic Church, in order to make it appear he was eligible for Timorese nationality. ^[5]

All seven players are based in Asia, but only one, Juninho, has played for Timor-Leste's controversial national side.

Heberty received his Timorese passport in 2015, ^[6] despite having no known means of eligibility, such as a family connection, or residency. ^[7]

Club statistics

Updated to 31 January 2024. ^[8]

Club performance		League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vasco da Gama	2008
	2009
Juventus da Mooca	2010	Paulistão A3	17	3	0	0	–		–		17	3
São Caetano
Paulista	2011
Thespakusatsu Gunma	2012	J2 League	22	5	–		–		–		22	5
Cerezo Osaka	2012	J1 League	13	0	1	0	0	0	–		14	0
Vegalta Sendai	2013		16	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	18	1
Ratchaburi	2014	TL1	36	26					–		36	26
	2015		34	19	4	2			–		38	21
	2016		20	20	1	0	1	0	–		22	20
	Total		90	65	5	2	1	0	0	0	96	67
Al-Shabab	2016-17	SPL	12	4	2	1	–		–		14	5
Muangthong United	2017	TL1	16	12	5	5	5	2	0	0	26	19
	2018		34	26	3	2	2	0	2	2	41	30
	2019		30	14	3	2	1	0	–		34	16
	Total		80	52	11	9	8	2	2	2	101	65
Port (loan)	2020–21	TL1	9	7	0	0	–		–		9	7
Bangkok United	2020–21	TL1	15	9	3	1	–		–		18	10
	2021–22		29	15	2	1	1	1	–		32	17
	2022–23		26	11	6	2	2	1	–		34	14
	Total		70	35	11	4	3	2	0	0	84	41
Johor Darul Ta'zim (loan)	2023	MSL	8	6	4	4	–		6	1	18	11
Career total			327	178	32	19	12	7	10	3	381	204

Honours

Club

Muangthong United

• Thai League Cup: 2017
• Mekong Club Championship: 2017

Bangkok United

• Thai League 1 runners-up: 2022–23
• Thai FA Cup runners-up: 2022–23

Johor Darul Ta'zim

• Malaysia Super League: 2023
• Malaysia FA Cup: 2023
• Malaysia Cup: 2023

Individual

• Thai Premier League Top score: 2014 (26 Goal)
• Thai League T1 Player of the month: August 2014, June 2018, July 2019, August 2022

References

1. "2014 TPL scoring leader Fernandes takes Timor Leste citizenship". Football Channel Asia. 16 May 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
2. "AFC Disciplinary Committee decision 20170119DC01" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
3. Chade, Jamil (20 January 2017). "Com brasileiros 'falsificados' em campo, Timor Leste é banido de competições" [With Brazilians "falsified" on field, East Timor is banned from competitions] (in Portuguese). Estadão. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
4. "Thai League Week 13: Top 5 goals of the week – Agree or disagree?". Fox Sports Asia . 2018-07-03. Archived from the original on 3 July 2018. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
5. "Deskonfia Paroquia Balun Falsifika Dokumentu, Kontribui Instabilidade". STL Online. 2019-01-11. Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
6. "footballchannel.asia". footballchannel.asia. Archived from the original on 2015-08-01. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
7. Kerr, Jack (October 2015). "Success is No Longer Foreign to East Timor, but the Players Are". The New York Times.
8. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2選手名鑑 2013 (NSK MOOK)", 14 February 2013, Japan, ISBN   978-4905411161 (p. 22 out of 266)

External links

• Heberty on Facebook
• Heberty on Twitter
• Heberty on Instagram
• Heberty at J.League ( archive ) (in Japanese)