Anderson Luís De Abreu Oliveira, best known as Anderson (born in Porto Alegre, April 13, 1988) is a Brazilian footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anderson Luís de Abreu Oliveira | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking Midfielder, Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Manchester United | ||
| Number | - | ||
- For other Brazilian footballers nicknamed Anderson , see: Anderson (footballer).
Football career
In 1993 he joined Grêmio junior team and in 2004 he made his first appearance on the professional team, scoring one goal in 5 appearances. When he was 15 he performed a quite wonderful unique trick that the Roma's Rodrigo Taddei would do against Olympiakos in the 2006-07 Champions League. Although he is young, and relatively unknown, Anderson has already achieved highly in world football. In April 2005, Anderson played for the Brazil national football team in the South American U-17 Championship which Brazil lost in the final 3-0 to Mexico. In October he won the "Adidas Golden Ball" with his national team at the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Previous winners of this illustrious title include young Arsenal F.C. star Francesc Fàbregas, Recreativo Huelva striker Sinama-Pongolle. He is known to have an unbelievable amount of skill for his age and could soon be known as the new Brazilian wonderkid.
He joined FC Porto in December but only made his debut on 5 March 2006, in a game for the Portuguese championship, still in time to allow him to claim his part in the 2005-06 victorious run. World Soccer magazine recognises him as one of the key players of his generation and, actually, he was one of the most important players in the FC Porto squad.
He already has a starting spot on the squad at the age of 18, playing either on the left flank or as the creative midfielder for the team. With a small frame, he isn't scared to go against bigger players and chase every ball down with fearless tackles.
He made his UEFA Champions League debut against CSKA Moscow on September 13, 2006.
On May 30th 2007, Manchester United agreed a fee of up to £17,000,000 (based on appearances and success) to sign Anderson from FC Porto.[1]
Honours
- Portuguese Championship: 2005/06 and 2006/07
- Cup of Portugal: 2005/06
- SuperCup Cândido de Oliveira: 2006/07
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2005, Grêmio