Eduardo Ferreira Abdo Pacheco (born 22 March 1987), or simply Eduardo Pacheco, is a Brazilian

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striker who last played for

Bragantino Red Bull Bragantino, commonly known as Bragantino, is a Brazilian football club based in Bragança Paulista, São Paulo. It competes in the Série A, the top tier of the Brazilian football league system, as well as in the Campeonato Paulista ...

Club career

Born in

Ribeirão Preto Ribeirão Preto (Portuguese pronunciation: �ibejˈɾɐ̃w ˈpɾetu is a municipality and a metropolitan area located in the northeastern region of São Paulo state, Brazil. Ribeirão Preto is the eighth-largest municipality in the State wit ...

, São Paulo, Eduardo started playing football with his hometown club

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. In 2004, he joined

Atlético Mineiro Atlético, Spanish for ''athletics'', or Athletico in English, may refer to: Sports Teams Athletico *Athletico SC (Lebanon), a Lebanese football academy *Athletic Bilbao, or Atletico Bilbao, Basque students athletic club (also forming Athletic Cl ...

youth categories.Eduardo
at Zerozero Afterwards, Eduardo was promoted to the first team, and he made his Série A debut in 2007. In August 2008, Eduardo moved to Europe and signed for Turkish

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club

Gaziantepspor Gaziantepspor was a Turkish football club located in the city of Gaziantep. Formed in 1969 and dissolved in 2020, Gaziantepspor were nicknamed the ''Şahinler'' (The Falcons). The club colours were black and red, and they played their home matche ...

. After one season in

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, he returned to his homeland, and had a short loan spells with

Atlético Paranaense Club Athletico Paranaense (commonly known as Athletico and formerly known as Atlético Paranaense) is a Brazilian football team from the city of Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná, founded on March 26, 1924. The team ...

and

Sport Recife Sport Club do Recife, (; known as Sport Recife or Sport, is a Brazilian sports club, located in the city of Recife, in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. Founded in 1905, the club currently plays in Série B. In football, the club has w ...

, both in 2009.

São Caetano

In January 2010, Eduardo signed for São Caetano, and scored 15 goals in 31 matches during the 2010 Série B season. On 2 April 2011, Eduardo scored five goals against São Bernardo in the 2011 Campeonato Paulista, a game which his team won 6–1.

Partizan

After an impressive season with São Caetano, Edu Pacheco garnered interest from the likes of European clubs like

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in Bel ...

and

FK Partizan Fudbalski klub Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Партизан, ; en, Partizan Football Club), sometimes known as Partizan Belgrade in English, is a Serbia, Serbian professional football club (association football), football ...

. Finally, on 22 June 2011, Eduardo signed a four-year contract with

, however São Caetano remained in possession of 30% of players contract. The transfer was one of the most expensive in Partizan's history as it was worth €1.2 million.Sportski Zurnal (Serbian): Партизан трећину зараде од ЛЕ даје за Едуарда
10 January 2012 After leaving Partizan Eduardo returned to Brazil where he played with São Caetano in the 2013 Campeonato Paulista and with

Joinville Joinville () is the largest city in Santa Catarina, in the Southern Region of Brazil. It is the third largest municipality in the southern region of Brazil, after the much larger state capitals of Curitiba and Porto Alegre. Joinville is also a ...

in the 2013 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.Eduardo profile
at Soccerway He then played with

in 2014.

Career statistics

Honours

;Atlético Mineiro * Campeonato Mineiro: 2007 ;Partizan *

Serbian SuperLiga The Serbian Super League ( sr, Супер лига Србије / Super liga Srbije), referred to as the Mozzart Bet Super League ( sr, Моцарт Бет Супер лига / Mozzart Bet Super liga) for sponsorship reasons, is a Serbian profes ...

: 2011–12 ;Joinville *

Copa Santa Catarina The Copa Santa Catarina ( en, Santa Catarina Cup) is a tournament organized by the Santa Catarina State Football Federation every second half of the season. It is played by Santa Catarina state teams. The competition's winner gains the right to com ...

: 2013

References

External links

Eduardo
at Guardian Stats Centre *
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at Futpédia *
Eduardo Pacheco
at Utakmica.rs {{DEFAULTSORT:Pacheco, Eduardo 1987 births Living people People from Ribeirão Preto Brazilian footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Association football forwards Clube Atlético Mineiro players Club Athletico Paranaense players Sport Club do Recife players Associação Desportiva São Caetano players Joinville Esporte Clube players Clube Atlético Bragantino players Expatriate footballers in Turkey Süper Lig players Gaziantepspor footballers Expatriate footballers in Serbia Serbian SuperLiga players FK Partizan players Footballers from São Paulo (state)