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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

Swope Park Rangers

Oliveira signed for

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club the

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on February 3, 2016. He scored his first goal for the side in its first-ever game on March 26, 2016 against

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. Oliveira had three goals and four assists before suffering a torn ACL in his left knee in training in late June 2016, which ended his season.

Sporting Kansas City

On 15 September 2017, Oliveira signed with

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side

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, the parent club of Swope Park Rangers. On 10 December 2017, Oliveira was traded by Sporting Kansas City along with

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and a second-round pick in the

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in exchange for

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, and a fourth-round pick in the 2021

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Ottawa Fury

On 18 January 2018, Oliveira signed with

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International career

Oliveira made his debut for the Cape Verde national team in a 2018 World Cup qualifier loss to

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in October 2017.

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* * 1996 births Living people People from São Vicente, Cape Verde Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Cape Verdean men's footballers S.L. Benfica B players S.C. Covilhã players Liga Portugal 2 players Sporting Kansas City II players Sporting Kansas City players Ottawa Fury FC players Doxa Katokopias FC players AEZ Zakakiou players Anagennisi Deryneia FC players USL Championship players Major League Soccer players Cypriot First Division players Cypriot Second Division players Cape Verde men's international footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in the United States Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in the United States Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Canada Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Canada Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen {{CapeVerde-footy-bio-stub