David Ferreira

For other uses, see David Ferreira (disambiguation).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Ferreira and the second or maternal family name is Rico.

David Ferreira

Personal information
Full name	David Arturo Ferreira Rico
Date of birth	August 9, 1979 (1979-08-09) (age 32)
Place of birth	Santa Marta, Colombia
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing position	Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current club	FC Dallas
Number	10
Youth career
1997–1998	Expreso Rojo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1999	Real Cartagena	0	(0)
2000–2005	América de Cali	217	(28)
2005–2010	Atlético Paranaense	118	(23)
2008	→ Al-Shabab (loan)	12	(1)
2009–2010	→ FC Dallas (loan)	60	(16)
2011–	FC Dallas	6	(3)
National team‡
2001–2008	Colombia	39	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 23, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 7, 2011

David Ferreira (born August 9, 1979 in Santa Marta) is a Colombian footballer who currently plays for FC Dallas in Major League Soccer.

Career

Professional

Ferreira 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 América 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. He was named MLS league MVP on November 19, 2010 after scoring 8 goals and adding 13 assists during the regular season. On December 20, 2010, it was announced that FC Dallas had signed him to a multi-year contract, purchasing his rights from Atletico Paranaense.^[1] Ferreira was named to the MLS Team of Week 4 in the 2011 MLS season for his two-goal performance against Colorado Rapids.^[2] On April 24, 2011, he suffered a season-ending injury while playing against Vancouver Whitecaps.^[3]

International

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

Honours

National

• Categoría Primera B: 1999
• Categoría Primera A: 2000, 2001, 2002
• UAE League: 2007/08
• Major League Soccer Western Conference Championship: 2010

International

• Toulon Tournament: 1999, 2000
• Copa America: 2001

Individual

• MLS Best XI: 2010
• MLS MVP: 2010

See also

• List of current MLS players

References

1. ^ http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/fc-dallas-sign-mvp-ferreira-multi-year-contract
2. ^ http://www.fcdallas.com/news/2011/04/mlssoccercom-team-week-week-4
3. ^ http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/04/24/dallas-ferreira-suffers-broken-ankle-vancouver

External links

• MLS player profile
• David Ferreira at National-Football-Teams.com
• (Portuguese) CBF
• (Portuguese) Atletico Paranaense's Official Website
• (Portuguese) rubronegro.net
• (Portuguese) [1]

Persondata
Name	Ferreira, David
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Date of birth	August 9, 1979
Place of birth	Santa Marta, Colombia
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