Eric de Oliveira
Eric de Oliveira Pereira (born 5 December 1985), known as Eric, is a Brazilian-Romanian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
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Eric with Karpaty Lviv in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eric de Oliveira Pereira | ||
| Date of birth | 5 December 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Nova Iguaçu, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Farul Constanța (scout) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Flamengo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | CFZ de Brasília | ||
| 2006 | Paraná | 0 | (0) |
| 2007 | Metropolitano | 5 | (3) |
| 2007–2011 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 117 | (36) |
| 2011–2012 | Karpaty Lviv | 6 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 22 | (4) |
| 2013 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 18 | (11) |
| 2014 | Al-Ahli | 9 | (1) |
| 2015 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 13 | (2) |
| 2015 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | Najran | 12 | (4) |
| 2016–2017 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 34 | (6) |
| 2017–2018 | Viitorul Constanța | 20 | (7) |
| 2018 | Al-Markhiya | 9 | (3) |
| 2019 | Viitorul Constanța | 12 | (8) |
| 2020–2021 | Voluntari | 17 | (2) |
| 2021 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 294 | (87) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2023– | Farul Constanța (scout) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 December 2021 | |||
After starting out his career in native Brazil, he went on to amass numerous stints in Romania, Ukraine, Saudi Arabia, Japan and Qatar. He achieved most success in Romania, representing in the country Gaz Metan Mediaș, Pandurii Târgu Jiu, Viitorul Constanța and Voluntari.
With 66 goals in the Liga I, Eric has been the top foreign goalscorer of the Romanian championship since 2020. Previously, he was named the Foreign Player of the Year twice, in 2010 and 2013.
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