Andrade Antunes Anderson
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Andrade Antunes Anderson (born November 15, 1981 in Brazil
) is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a striker for Maltese
club Valletta F.C.
.
for the 2006 J2 league season. He quickly developed into a fan favorite as he became one of the highest scorers in the division, placing 7th, with the best goal-per-shot ratio in Japanese professional soccer.
Following the conclusion of the 2006 season, he announced on December 20 that he would like to return to play soccer in Brazil for 2007. However, in January 2007, he was signed by Sagan Tosu
. After seeing only limited matchplay for the first six months of his contract, on June 16, 2007, he joined Shimizu S-Pulse
on loan. The move to Shizuoka was ultimately unsuccessful, and he joined J2
team Yokohama F.C. for the 2008 season. The shift to Yokohama proved to be a more productive move than his previous two clubs, and he averaged a goal every two games.
Completing his Japanese contract, Anderson returned to Brazil in the summer of 2009, joining the team of Rio Branco de Andradas.
On 5 July 2009, Egyptian Premier League
club El Zamalek officially announced the signing of a 3-year contract with Anderson. However, El Zamalek later canceled the deal without Anderson ever stepping foot on the football pitch in a competitive match for the club. The cancellation was put down to Anderson's lack of condition, as he apparently did not appear in good shape to play. In September 2009, Anderson moved to Brujas FC of Costa Rica
, where he would score eight goals in nine league matches.
Anderson has since moved to K-League
club Daegu FC
, in South Korea. He scored his first goal for them on 28 March, in a 2-1 win over Daejeon Citizen, and went on to play eight league matches, as well as three league cup appearances for the Korean club, before returning his former club Brujas FC during the K-League midseason summer break.
On the 2nd February 2010, Valletta F.C.
, a Maltese
Premier League team, presented the player as their new purchase, with a contract until the end of the season.
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|2007||Shimizu S-Pulse
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Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
) is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a striker for Maltese
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
club Valletta F.C.
Valletta F.C.
Valletta Football Club is a Maltese football club based in Valletta, the capital city of Malta. Valletta F.C. has the strongest support on the island...
.
Club career
After a short stint playing professionally in Mexico, and a subsequent four year stint in his native Brazil, Anderson joined Japanese club Mito HollyHockMito HollyHock
is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team's hometown is located in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture....
for the 2006 J2 league season. He quickly developed into a fan favorite as he became one of the highest scorers in the division, placing 7th, with the best goal-per-shot ratio in Japanese professional soccer.
Following the conclusion of the 2006 season, he announced on December 20 that he would like to return to play soccer in Brazil for 2007. However, in January 2007, he was signed by Sagan Tosu
Sagan Tosu
is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team is located in Tosu, Saga Prefecture.Sagan is a coined word with a couple of meanings behind it. One of its homophones is in Japanese. This symbolises many small elements uniting to form one...
. After seeing only limited matchplay for the first six months of his contract, on June 16, 2007, he joined Shimizu S-Pulse
Shimizu S-Pulse
is a professional Japanese association football club. Located in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, S-Pulse currently competes in the J. League Division 1 . Formed as recently as 1991, S-Pulse are one of the youngest professional teams in Japan, but are among only five to have competed in...
on loan. The move to Shizuoka was ultimately unsuccessful, and he joined J2
J. League Division 2
The or is the second division of and is the second-tier professional association football league in Japan. Currently, J. League Division 2 is the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The first tier is represented by J...
team Yokohama F.C. for the 2008 season. The shift to Yokohama proved to be a more productive move than his previous two clubs, and he averaged a goal every two games.
Completing his Japanese contract, Anderson returned to Brazil in the summer of 2009, joining the team of Rio Branco de Andradas.
On 5 July 2009, Egyptian Premier League
Egyptian Premier League
The Egyptian Premier League is an Egyptian professional league for football clubs and represents the top flight of Egyptian football. The championship consists of nineteen competing teams in a home and away league system. It is currently known as the Etisalat Egyptian Premier League, after the...
club El Zamalek officially announced the signing of a 3-year contract with Anderson. However, El Zamalek later canceled the deal without Anderson ever stepping foot on the football pitch in a competitive match for the club. The cancellation was put down to Anderson's lack of condition, as he apparently did not appear in good shape to play. In September 2009, Anderson moved to Brujas FC of Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
, where he would score eight goals in nine league matches.
Anderson has since moved to K-League
K-League
The Korea Professional Football League is South Korea's only fully professional association football league. At the top of the South Korean football league system, it is the country's highest and most prestigious level of football competition currently contested by 16 clubs.-Establishment:The...
club Daegu FC
Daegu FC
Daegu Football Club, commonly referred to as Daegu FC , is a South Korean professional football club based in Daegu. The club was founded as a community team at the end of 2002, and the club made their K-League debut in 2003. Historically, Daegu have always placed in the lower reaches of the...
, in South Korea. He scored his first goal for them on 28 March, in a 2-1 win over Daejeon Citizen, and went on to play eight league matches, as well as three league cup appearances for the Korean club, before returning his former club Brujas FC during the K-League midseason summer break.
On the 2nd February 2010, Valletta F.C.
Valletta F.C.
Valletta Football Club is a Maltese football club based in Valletta, the capital city of Malta. Valletta F.C. has the strongest support on the island...
, a Maltese
Maltese people
The Maltese are an ethnic group indigenous to the Southern European nation of Malta, and identified with the Maltese language. Malta is an island in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea...
Premier League team, presented the player as their new purchase, with a contract until the end of the season.
Club career statistics
|-|2006||Mito HollyHock
Mito HollyHock
is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team's hometown is located in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture....
||J. League 2
J. League Division 2
The or is the second division of and is the second-tier professional association football league in Japan. Currently, J. League Division 2 is the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The first tier is represented by J...
||43||17||1||0||44||17
|-
|2007||Sagan Tosu
Sagan Tosu
is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team is located in Tosu, Saga Prefecture.Sagan is a coined word with a couple of meanings behind it. One of its homophones is in Japanese. This symbolises many small elements uniting to form one...
||J. League 2
J. League Division 2
The or is the second division of and is the second-tier professional association football league in Japan. Currently, J. League Division 2 is the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The first tier is represented by J...
||13||2||0||0||13||2
|-
|2007||Shimizu S-Pulse
Shimizu S-Pulse
is a professional Japanese association football club. Located in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, S-Pulse currently competes in the J. League Division 1 . Formed as recently as 1991, S-Pulse are one of the youngest professional teams in Japan, but are among only five to have competed in...
||J. League 1||1||0||0||0||1||0
|-
|2008||Yokohama||J. League 2
J. League Division 2
The or is the second division of and is the second-tier professional association football league in Japan. Currently, J. League Division 2 is the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The first tier is represented by J...
||36||16||1||0||37||16
93||35||2||0||95||35
93||35||2||0||95||35
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