Heberty

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Heberty
Heberty in 2018
Personal information
Full name Heberty Fernandes de Andrade
Date of birth (1988-08-29) 29 August 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 Vasco da Gama 0 (0)
2008–2009 Recanatese 0 (0)
2009–2010 Juventus da Mooca 17 (3)
2011 São Caetano 0 (0)
2011 Paulista 0 (0)
2012 Thespakusatsu Gunma 22 (5)
2012Cerezo Osaka (loan) 13 (0)
2013 Vegalta Sendai 16 (1)
2014–2016 Ratchaburi 90 (65)
2016–2017 Al-Shabab 12 (4)
2017–2020 Muangthong United 80 (52)
2020Port (loan) 9 (7)
2020–2024 Bangkok United 70 (35)
2023–2024Johor Darul Ta'zim (loan) 8 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 September 2023

Heberty Fernandes de Andrade (born August 29, 1988), simply known as Heberty, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim, on loan from Thai club Bangkok United.

In May 2015, Heberty controversially obtained Timorese citizenship, making him eligible to play for Timor-Leste internationally but he did not make his international debut with them.[1]

On 19 January 2017, the Asian Football Confederation declared 12 Brazilian men's footballers, including Heberty, ineligible to represent Timor-Leste. Following their nationality falsification, the country was banned from competing in international events.[2][3]

Heberty is considered one of the top 5 players in Matchday 13 of the Thai League 1 in an article by FOX Sports Asia.[4] He has made 249 appearances across four clubs in Thai League 1, the most for a foreign player in the league.

History[edit]

Ratchaburi F.C.[edit]

In 2014, Heberty moved to Thai club Ratchaburi Mitr Phol in Thai League 1. He finished his season in Thailand with the league top scorer award with 26 goals.

Muangthong United[edit]

In 2017, Heberty signed for Muangthong United.

Eligibility controversy[edit]

An inquiry held by the Prime Minister of Timor-Leste in 2016 heard that Heberty was one of seven Brazilian men's footballers to receive falsified baptism documents from Timor-Leste's Catholic Church, in order to make it appear he was eligible for Timorese nationality.[5]

All seven players are based in Asia, but only one, Juninho, has played for Timor-Leste's controversial national side.

Heberty received his Timorese passport in 2015,[6] despite having no known means of eligibility, such as a family connection, or residency.[7]

Club statistics[edit]

Updated to 31 January 2024.[8]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Club Season Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vasco da Gama 2008
2009
Juventus da Mooca 2010 Paulistão A3 17 3 0 0 17 3
São Caetano
Paulista 2011
Thespakusatsu Gunma 2012 J2 League 22 5 22 5
Cerezo Osaka 2012 J1 League 13 0 1 0 0 0 14 0
Vegalta Sendai 2013 16 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 1
Ratchaburi 2014 TL1 36 26 36 26
2015 34 19 4 2 38 21
2016 20 20 1 0 1 0 22 20
Total 90 65 5 2 1 0 0 0 96 67
Al-Shabab 2016-17 SPL 12 4 2 1 14 5
Muangthong United 2017 TL1 16 12 5 5 5 2 0 0 26 19
2018 34 26 3 2 2 0 2 2 41 30
2019 30 14 3 2 1 0 34 16
Total 80 52 11 9 8 2 2 2 101 65
Port (loan) 2020–21 TL1 9 7 0 0 9 7
Bangkok United 2020–21 TL1 15 9 3 1 18 10
2021–22 29 15 2 1 1 1 32 17
2022–23 26 11 6 2 2 1 34 14
Total 70 35 11 4 3 2 0 0 84 41
Johor Darul Ta'zim (loan) 2023 MSL 8 6 4 4 6 1 18 11
Career total 327 178 32 19 12 7 10 3 381 204

Honours[edit]

Club[edit]

Muangthong United
Bangkok United
Johor Darul Ta'zim

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2014 TPL scoring leader Fernandes takes Timor Leste citizenship". Football Channel Asia. 16 May 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  2. ^ "AFC Disciplinary Committee decision 20170119DC01" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  3. ^ Chade, Jamil (20 January 2017). "Com brasileiros 'falsificados' em campo, Timor Leste é banido de competições" [With Brazilians "falsified" on field, East Timor is banned from competitions] (in Portuguese). Estadão. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Thai League Week 13: Top 5 goals of the week – Agree or disagree?". Fox Sports Asia. 2018-07-03. Archived from the original on 3 July 2018. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  5. ^ "Deskonfia Paroquia Balun Falsifika Dokumentu, Kontribui Instabilidade". STL Online. 2019-01-11. Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  6. ^ "footballchannel.asia". footballchannel.asia. Archived from the original on 2015-08-01. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
  7. ^ Kerr, Jack (October 2015). "Success is No Longer Foreign to East Timor, but the Players Are". The New York Times.
  8. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2選手名鑑 2013 (NSK MOOK)", 14 February 2013, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411161 (p. 22 out of 266)

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