Brian Ferreira (born 24 May 1994Brian Ferreira MIDFIELD - ''Date of birth May 24 1994''
Eurosport- 25/12/2016) is an Argentine-Iraqi professional

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who plays as

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for

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club

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Club career

Brian Ferreira was a product of Velez Sarsfield academy, which produces great players like

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and

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. He was considered as one of the most exciting prospects at Velez, having been promoted to the club's senior team in January 2016. However, due to his club's worsening financial situation, Ferreira was released as a free agent in September 2016. He then went to Olimpo but failed to impress. He was then quickly loaned to Independiente's reserve team, where he failed to make a single appearance Having failed to stamp his mark on Argentina, Ferreira moved his footballing career to Asia. His first destination is

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whom are seeking a direct replacement for outgoing

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. Although Ferreira was born and grew up in Argentina, he currently holds an

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i 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

on an international level.

PSS Sleman

On 1 March 2019, Ferreira signed a one-year contract with Indonesian Liga 1 club

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. On 15 May, he made his debut by starting in a 3–1 win against Arema. And he also scored his first goal for the team, he scored in the 2nd minute at the Maguwoharjo Stadium. Ferreira ended his first season at PSS Sleman with 20 appearances and 9 goals in

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Persela Lamongan

Ferreira was signed for

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to play in Liga 1 in the 2020 season. Ferreira decided to leave Persela after the announcement of the release of the 2021-22 Liga 1 certainty, the decision was revealed through an upload via his personal Instagram account, he was recruited by the team after the

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was suspended in the third week due to the

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PSIS Semarang

On 7 August 2021, Ferreira signed a one-year contract with Indonesian Liga 1 club

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. On 29 September, he made his league debut by starting in a 0–0 draw against

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at the

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Hougang United

On 28 January 2023,

announced the signing of Ferreira for the upcoming

season.

International career

On international level, Ferreira represented

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in the

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that was held in

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, in which he managed to score an amazing halfway-line goal in a 3–1 defeat against Japan.Japan humiliates Argentina - ''Brian Ferreira chipped the Japanese goalkeeper superbly from near the halfway line.''
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Honours

Club

;Vélez Sarsfield * Argentine Primera División (2): 2012 Inicial, 2012–13 Superfinal *

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;Coquimbo Unido * Primera B de Chile:

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International

Argentina U-17 * South American Under-17 Championship third place: 2011

References

External links

Argentine Primera statistics
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