Fábio Ferreira (Portuguese footballer)

Fábio Ferreira

Ferreira playing for Central Coast Mariners in 2016
Personal information
Full name Fábio Miguel Lourenço Ferreira
Date of birth (1989-05-03) 3 May 1989
Place of birth Barreiro, Portugal
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Central Coast Mariners
Number 7
Youth career
2001–2002 Seixal
2002–2005 Sporting CP
2005–2008 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (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– Central Coast Mariners 30 (10)
National team
2007 Portugal U19 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 April 2016.

† Appearances (goals)

Fábio Miguel Lourenço Ferreira (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈfaˈbio fɨˈʁɐjɾɐ]; born 3 May 1989) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Australian club Central Coast Mariners FC as a right winger.

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 and Central Coast Mariners.

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.[1] However, in the summer, he still made a move to the English club.[2]

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

On 20 January 2009, Ferreira was loaned out to League One side Oldham Athletic on a one-month loan deal,[3] before it was extended for another month on 23 March.[4] 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:[5] a few minutes after coming onto the pitch he nearly scored, putting a header wide of the goal.[6]

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

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.[7] On 6 August 2012 it was announced that he would sign,[8] and he penned a one-year contract late into that month.[9]

Ferreira scored his debut league goal on 23 November, a 2–1 away win 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 scored Adelaide United's second in a 4–2 rivalry derby win against Melbourne Victory FC at Hindmarsh Stadium.

On 14 December 2012, Ferreira signed a two-year extension with Adelaide United.[10]

Central Coast Mariners

On 27 January 2015, Adelaide United announced that it had agreed to terminate Ferreira's contract effective immediately.[11] The very same day, he joined fellow league club Central Coast Mariners FC for two-and-a-half years.[12] He made his debut for the latter on 13 February, starting in a 0–2 home loss to Brisbane Roar FC,[13] 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.[14] 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.[15]

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.[16] On 21 February, he was sent off in a 1–4 loss at Melbourne City.[17]

Honours

Adelaide United

References

  1. ↑ "Chelsea facing FIFA complaint". Rediff. 6 January 2005. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
  2. ↑ "Chelsea bring in 11 first year players". Chelsea F.C. 5 July 2005. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
  3. ↑ "Chelsea winger seals Oldham move". BBC Sport. 20 January 2009. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
  4. ↑ "Latics extend Ferreira loan". Sky Sports. 23 March 2009. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
  5. ↑ "Cheltenham 1–1 Oldham". BBC Sport. 24 March 2009. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
  6. ↑ Vose, Stu (24 March 2009). "Cheltenham 1–1 Oldham". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
  7. ↑ Gatt, Ray (6 August 2012). "Adelaide United offers former Chelsea player a contract". The Australian. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  8. ↑ Former Jose Mourinho protege Fabio Ferreira will kick-start his career in A-League with Adelaide; Fox Sports, 6 August 2012
  9. ↑ "Ferreira caps off Reds’ foreign quota". Football Federation Australia. 27 August 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  10. ↑ Adelaide United secures Fabio Ferreira for two more years; Herald Sun, 14 December 2012
  11. ↑ "Ferreira leaves the Reds". Adelaide United FC. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  12. ↑ "NEWS: Fabulous Ferreira bound for Mariners". Central Coast Mariners. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  13. ↑ Bradford, Brendan (13 February 2015). "Central Coast 0–2 Brisbane Roar: Champions triumph in Gosford". Goal.com. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  14. ↑ "Sydney FC defeats Central Coast Mariners 4–2 in end-to-end A-League encounter". ABC. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  15. ↑ "Central Coast Mariners beat Melbourne City 1–0 in A-League encounter". ABC. 7 March 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  16. ↑ "Fabio Ferreira shines as Central Coast Mariners beat Perth Glory in Gosford". ABC. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  17. ↑ "Melbourne City heap misery on Central Coast after Storm Roux horror injury". The Guardian. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.

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