David Ferreira

Personal information
Full name	David Arturo Ferreira Rico
Date of birth	August 9, 1979 (1979-08-09) (age 30)
Place of birth	Santa Marta, Colombia
Height	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Playing position	Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current club	FC Dallas (on loan from Atlético Paranaense)
Number	10
Youth career
1997–1998	Expreso Rojo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1997–1998	Expreso Rojo
1999	Real Cartagena
2000–2005	América de Cali	217	(28)
2005–	Atlético Paranaense	118	(24)
2008	→ Al-Shabab (loan)	12	(1)
2009–	→ FC Dallas (loan)	30	(8)
National team‡
2001–	Colombia	35	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 October, 2009. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 March, 2009

David Ferreira (born August 9, 1979 in Santa Marta) is a Colombian soccer player who currently plays for FC Dallas in Major League Soccer, on loan from Atlético Paranaense.

[edit] Career

[edit] Professional

Fereira began his professional career in 1997 with Colombian Primera B club Expresso Rojo. By 1999 he had joined Real Caratagena helping them win a league title. In 2000, he joined America de Cali in the first division helping the team win three consecutive championships from 2000 to 2002 before moving to Brazilian club Atletico Paranaense in 2005. During his stay with Atletico Paranaense from 2005 to 2008, he appeared in 179 games starting in 175 of them while scoring 38 goals and recording 42 assists. Ferreira also appeared in the first-ever USA-Brazil Challenge game against his current team, FC Dallas in Curitiba, Brazil on March 7, 2007. From February to June 2008, David was on loan to club Al-Shabab in Dubai, United Arab Emirates making 12 appearances and helping the team win the league title before returning to Atletico Paranaense where he was loaned to FC Dallas on February 24, 2009.

[edit] International

Ferreira has been a member of the Colombia national football team since 2001, winning the Copa América in 2001, and taking part in Copa América tournaments in 2004 and 2007.

[edit] Honours

• UAE League 2007/08
• Mustang Cup 2000, 2001, 2002
• Colombian Primera B 1999
• South American U-20 Championship 1999
• Copa America: 2001

[edit] See also

• List of current MLS players

[edit] External links

• MLS player profile
• (Portuguese) CBF
• (Portuguese) Atletico Paranaense's Official Website
• (Portuguese) rubronegro.net
• (Portuguese) [1]

Colombia squads v • d • e Colombia squad – 2001 Copa América Winners (1st Title) 1 O. Córdoba • 2 I. Córdoba • 3 Yepes • 4 Cortés • 5 Orozco • 6 Vargas • 7 Becerra • 8 Ferreira • 9 Aristizábal • 10 Hernández • 11 Arriaga • 12 Calero • 13 Restrepo • 14 López • 15 Murillo • 16 González • 17 Ramírez • 18 Castillo • 19 Grisales • 20 Bedoya • 21 Díaz • 23 Molina • Coach: Maturana v • d • e Colombia squad – 2004 Copa América 1 Henao • 2 González • 3 Castrillón • 4 Sinisterra • 5 Orozco • 6 Diaz • 7 Moreno • 8 Ferreira • 9 Herrera • 10 Morantes • 11 Murillo • 12 Castillo • 13 Dinas • 14 E. Perea • 15 Viáfara • 16 Congo • 17 Patiño • 18 Aguilar • 19 Amaya • 20 Victoria • 21 Palacio • 22 Martínez • Coach: Rueda v • d • e Colombia squad – 2007 Copa América 1 Calero • 2 Córdoba • 3 Yepes • 4 Vallejo • 5 Arizala • 6 Vargas • 7 Edixon Perea • 8 Ferreira • 9 Domínguez • 10 Chitiva • 11 Rodallega • 12 Zapata • 13 Marín • 14 Luis Amaranto Perea • 15 Viáfara • 16 Benítez • 17 Castrillón • 18 Rey • 19 Valoyes • 20 Torres • 21 Banguero • 22 Zúñiga • Coach: Pinto