Fábio André da Silva Ferraz (born 14 July 1985), commonly known as Tiquinho, is a Portuguese- Angolan professional

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who plays as a right winger.

Club career

Tiquinho was born in Sesimbra, Setúbal District. After unsuccessfully emerging through S.L. Benfica's youth system the 19-year-old signed for

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but, during his three-year spell in

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, he played almost exclusively with the reserves in the

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, only being called to the first team's substitutes bench on two occasions. In the summer of 2007, Tiquinho moved to Cyprus, going on to remain in the country for the following three years in representation of AEL Limassol, Anorthosis Famagusta FC – no official games –

AEK Larnaca FC AEK Larnaca FC ( el, AEK; for short Αθλητική Έvωση Κίτιον Λάρνακας , translit=''Athletiki Enosi Kition Larnakas'', "Athletic Union Kition of Larnaca") is a Cypriot professional football club based in Larnaca. The club ...

and AEP Paphos FC. He then went on to play in Spain, Angola and ended his career in Moura, which competes in Campeonato de Portugal, the third-level of Portuguese football. Tiquinho is international for the academy teams of Portugal, and for the

Angola national football team The Angola national football team ( pt, Seleção nacional de futebol de Angola) represents Angola in men's international football and is controlled by the Angolan Football Federation. The team made its first appearance in 2006 FIFA World Cu ...

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tiquinho 1985 births Living people People from Sesimbra Portuguese footballers Angolan footballers Association football wingers Segunda Divisão players G.D. Sesimbra footballers S.L. Benfica footballers C.S. Marítimo players Cypriot First Division players AEL Limassol players Anorthosis Famagusta F.C. players AEK Larnaca FC players AEP Paphos FC players Segunda División B players UD Alzira footballers Girabola players G.D. Interclube players Portugal youth international footballers Angola international footballers Portuguese expatriate footballers Angolan expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Expatriate footballers in Spain Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Sportspeople from Setúbal District