Brian Ferreira
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Brian Federico Ferreira | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 24 May 1994||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Persela Lamongan | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
Vélez Sársfield | |||||||||||||||||
Club Atlético River Plate | |||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2011–2016 | Vélez Sársfield | 43 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2016 | Olimpo | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2016 | Independiente | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2017 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 11 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Fuerza Amarilla | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2018 | Coquimbo Unido | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2019 | PSS Sleman | 20 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
2020– | Persela Lamongan | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
2011 | Argentina U17 | 11 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 October 2019 |
Brian Federico Ferreira (born May 24, 1994[1]) is an Argentine-Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga 1 club Persela Lamongan.
Career
Brian Ferreira was a product of Velez Sarsfield academy, which produces great players like Carlos Bianchi and Nicolás Otamendi. He was considered as one the most exciting prospects at Velez, having been promoted to the club's senior team in January 2016.[2]
However, due to his club's worsening financial situation, Ferreira was released as a free agent in September 2016. He then went to Club Olimpo but failed to impress. He was then quickly loaned to Club Atlético Independiente's reserve team, where he failed to make a single appearance[2]
On international level, Ferreira represented Argentina in the 2011 U-17 FIFA World Cup that was held in Mexico, in which he managed to score an amazing halfway-line goal in a 3–1 defeat against Japan.[3]
Having failed to stamp his mark on Argentina, Ferreira moved his footballing career to Asia. His first destination is Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. whom are seeking a direct replacement for outgoing Jorge Pereyra Díaz.[2]
Although Ferreira was born and grew up in Argentina, he currently holds an Iraqi passport and in the 2017 Malaysia Super League season, he was registered as an AFC player as part of the 4 foreign players allowed to be registered per team. As a result, he is eligible to represent Iraq on an international level.[4]
Honours
Club
- Vélez Sarsfield
- Coquimbo Unido
- Primera B de Chile (1): 2018
International
Argentina U-17
- South American Under-17 Championship Third place: 2011
References
- ^ a b Brian Ferreira MIDFIELD - Date of birth May 24 1994 Eurosport- 25/12/2016
- ^ a b c Tacts, Axello. "Brian Ferreira: Pengganti Jorge Pereyra Diaz Di JDT". Semuanya BOLA. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
- ^ Japan humiliates Argentina - Brian Ferreira chipped the Japanese goalkeeper superbly from near the halfway line.
- ^ MARIO GOMEZ: WE HAVE ONE MORE STRIKER FROM ARGENTINA AND HE IS KNOWN AS THE “APACHE ASSASSIN”. WE WILL INTRODUCE HIM THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW. - Our Asian player is Brian Ferreira. Brian Ferreira holds an Iraqi passport. Archived 2017-01-26 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from Johor Southern Tigers
External links
- Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish)
- Brian Ferreira at Eurosport (English)
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Argentine footballers
- Argentine expatriate footballers
- Argentine people of Iraqi descent
- Association football midfielders
- Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers
- Club Atlético Independiente footballers
- Olimpo footballers
- Fuerza Amarilla S.C. footballers
- Coquimbo Unido footballers
- Argentine Primera División players
- Primera B de Chile players
- Expatriate footballers in Chile
- Expatriate footballers in Ecuador
- Expatriate footballers in Malaysia
- Liga 1 (Indonesia) players
- PSS Sleman players
- Expatriate footballers in Indonesia