Frederico Castro Roque dos Santos (born 14 August 1979), known as Freddy, is an

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n retired

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who played as a

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. He spent most of his professional career in Portugal and

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Club career

Born in

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, Freddy spent nine seasons at G.D. Estoril Praia – youth years comprised – playing two seasons in the

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and one in

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as a senior. In 2001–02 he made his

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debut, being coached by a young

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and playing 22 matches (17 as a substitute) as the team qualified to the UEFA Intertoto Cup; during four years, he only started in 16 of the league appearances he made. Freddy started 2005–06 with

Moreirense F.C. Moreirense Futebol Clube is a Portuguese professional football club based in Moreira de Cónegos, Guimarães Municipality, in Minho. Founded on 1 November 1938, it plays in the Liga Portugal 2, holding home games at Parque de Jogos Comendador Joa ...

in the second level, but transferred to Al-Gharafa Sports Club from

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in the next

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. He would also split the following campaign, between

C.D. Aves Clube Desportivo das Aves (), commonly known as Desportivo das Aves, or simply as Aves, is a Portuguese professional football club based in Vila das Aves, Santo Tirso. The club was founded on 12 November 1930 and plays at the Estádio do Clube ...

(Portuguese top flight) and

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, appearing in six AFC Cup games during his short spell with the latter and scoring three goals. In summer 2007, Freddy moved countries again, signing with

Doxa Katokopias FC Doxa Katokopias FC ( el, Δόξα Κατωκοπιάς) is a Cypriot football team from Katokopia in the Nicosia District. Since the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974, Katokopia is under Turkish occupation, and the club moved to Peristerona, w ...

in Cyprus. In January of the following year, he stayed in the country and joined

Enosis Neon Paralimni FC Enosis Neon Paralimni Football Club ( el, Ένωση Νέων Παραλιμνίου, ''Enosi Neon Paralimniou'', "Youth Union of Paralimni"), commonly referred to as ENP, is a Cypriot football team from Paralimni. Currently playing in the fir ...

. Still in Cyprus, in January 2009 Freddy signed for

AEL Limassol Athlitiki Enosi Lemesou ( el, Αθλητική Ένωση Λεμεσού, translation=Athletic Union of Limassol) commonly known as AEL, is a Cypriot sports club based in the city of Limassol, most famous for its football team. AEL also maintai ...

, scoring a combined 20

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goals in his first two full seasons but seeing his team come out empty in silverware.

International career

Freddy appeared for

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during the

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qualification campaign, scoring his only international goal in a 1–0 home win against

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, on 5 September 2004. The ''Palancas Negras'' eventually qualified for the final stages in Germany – a first-ever – but he was overlooked for the final squad of 23.

Honours

Omonia *

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: 2011–12 *

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: 2012

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Freddy 1979 births Living people Footballers from Malanje Portuguese sportspeople of Angolan descent Angolan footballers Association football forwards Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players G.D. Estoril Praia players U.D. Leiria players Moreirense F.C. players C.D. Aves players Qatar Stars League players Al-Gharafa SC players Malaysia Super League players Negeri Sembilan FA players Cypriot First Division players Doxa Katokopias FC players Enosis Neon Paralimni FC players AEL Limassol players AC Omonia players Girabola players C.D. Primeiro de Agosto players C.R. Caála players Angola international footballers Angolan expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Qatar Expatriate footballers in Malaysia Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Angolan expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Angolan expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Angolan expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus