Brian Ferreira

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.

Brian Ferreira
Personal information
Full name Brian Federico Ferreira
Date of birth (1994-05-24) 24 May 1994[1]
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club 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)
National team
2011 Argentina U17 11 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 October 2019

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

International

Argentina U-17

References
  1. Brian Ferreira MIDFIELD - Date of birth May 24 1994 Eurosport- 25/12/2016
  2. Tacts, Axello. "Brian Ferreira: Pengganti Jorge Pereyra Diaz Di JDT". Semuanya BOLA. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
  3. Japan humiliates Argentina - Brian Ferreira chipped the Japanese goalkeeper superbly from near the halfway line.
  4. 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


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