Eduardo Soares Ferreira (born October 8, 1983) is a

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who plays as a centre back. Born in Brazil, he represented the Equatorial Guinea national team.

Club career

After a stint with South African club Mamelodi Sundowns, Ferreira signed for Colombian second tier club America Cali in January 2012. He injured himself in a match against

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in May. In July 2013, he returned to the South African top tier with newly promoted club

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after a stint with Thai club Ratchaburi. In 2015, Ferreira signed for Iranian club Esteghlal Khuzestan from Brazilian club Macaé. In the only season he spent with the club, he won the Iran Professional League title with it. At the end of the season, he was told by the club that he was surplus to its requirements and he was free to leave the club in the summer. Subsequently, he moved to the

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and signed for

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for the 2016 season. In November, he scored his first goal for the club in a match against Atlético Kolkata. On 6 December 2016, after the end of the Super League, Ferreira joined

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club

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. In the following October, he switched to city rivals

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as a replacement for the injured Carlyle Mitchell. He scored his first goal on 28 November, in a 2–2 draw against

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. In August 2018 he joined

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International career

Ferreira was naturalized in 2013 and made his international debut for

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on 16 November 2013 against

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as an 81st-minute substitute for Viera Ellong.

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Eduardo Ferreira Eduardo Soares Ferreira (born October 8, 1983) is a footballer who plays as a centre back. Born in Brazil, he represented the Equatorial Guinea national team. Club career After a stint with South African club Mamelodi Sundowns, Ferreira sign ...

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