Anderson (footballer, born 1985)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Souza and the second or paternal family name is Ferreira.

Anderson Souza Ferreira (born 9 May 1985), known simply as Anderson, is a former footballer who played as a defender. Born in Brazil, he has played for the Equatorial Guinea national team.

Anderson

Personal information
Full name	Anderson Souza Ferreira
Date of birth	(1985-05-09) 9 May 1985 (age 40)
Place of birth	Itabuna, Brazil
Position(s)	Right wingback
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2010	Vitória	1	(0)
2008	→ Treze (loan)	0	(0)
2009	→ Ipitanga (loan)	0	(0)
2009	→ Galícia (loan)	0	(0)
International career
2007	Equatorial Guinea[1]	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Biography

Anderson was born in Itabuna, a city located in the Brazilian state of Bahia.

International career

Anderson was one of the Brazilian-born naturalized Equatoguinean players by the Brazilian Antônio Dumas (Equatorial Guinea's former coach). Through his naturalization, he has been an international for the Equatoguinean national team on 25 March 2007. He played in an Africa Cup of Nations 2007 Qualifying match against Rwanda, in Malabo, a game which the national team won 3–1.^[2] Also he was called for other 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Rwanda in Kigali on 2 June 2007.^[3]