Delvin Pinheiro Frederico ( th, เดลวิน ปินเฮโร; born 26 September 1995), is a Dutch professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as a

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or winger.

Career

Born in

Rotterdam Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the ''"N ...

, Pinheiro Frederico played youth football for

Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam. Established on 1 April 1888, Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands. Sparta currently compete in the Eredivisie, the top flight ...

. After a spell in Dutch amateur football, including with HBS Craeyenhout, he turned professional in Thailand, playing with

Buriram United Buriram United Football Club ( th, สโมสรฟุตบอลบุรีรัมย์ ยูไนเต็ด) is a professional football club based in Buriram, Thailand. The club has played at the top level of Thai football for the ...

and

Chainat Hornbill Chainat Hornbill Football Club ( Thai สโมสรฟุตบอลชัยนาท ฮอร์นบิล) is a Thai professional association football club based in Chai Nat province. The club plays in Thai League 2. History Foundation ...

. After returning to HBS Craeyenhout in August 2018, he left the club again in May 2019.HBS en Pinheiro definitief uit elkaar: ‘Zoektocht naar nieuwe club in Tweede of Derde divisie is begonnen’
voetbal247.nl, 23 May 2019

Personal life

His mother is Thai.

References

1995 births Living people Dutch footballers Sparta Rotterdam players HBS Craeyenhout players Delvin Pinheiro Frederico Delvin Pinheiro Frederico Delvin Pinheiro Frederico Association football defenders Dutch expatriate footballers Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Thailand Expatriate footballers in Thailand Nike Academy players Footballers from Rotterdam Thai expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands {{Netherlands-footy-defender-stub