Eric da Silva Moreira[1]
Personal information
Full name Eric Emanuel da Silva Moreira
Date of birth (2006-05-03) 3 May 2006
Place of birth Hamburg, Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back, forward
Team information
Current team
 St. Pauli II
Youth career
2011–2015 Victoria Hamburg
2015–2023 St. Pauli
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– St. Pauli II 1 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 Germany U16 10 (2)
2022–2023 Germany U17 25 (3)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Germany
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Winner2023 Indonesia
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner2023 Hungary
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:55, 26 December 2023 (UTC)

Eric Emanuel da Silva Moreira (born 3 May 2006) is a German footballer who plays as a right-back for FC St. Pauli.

Club career

Born in Hamburg,[2] da Silva Moreira is a youth product of Victoria Hamburg and FC Sankt Pauli.[3][4][5]

In June 2023, he started training with Sankt Pauli's professional team.[6] But despite his recognized talent he did not progress any further with the first team, amid tentions around his contract ending the following summer.[7][8]

He eventually was promoted to Elard Ostermann's reserve team in October 2023.[9] Moreira made his senior debut with St. Pauli II in a 2–0 Regionalliga Nord loss to Drochtersen/Assel on 21 October 2023.[10]

International career

Born in Germany, da Silva Moreira also has Portuguese, Bissau-Guinean and Polish origins.[2][4][11] He is a youth international for Germany, having played for the under-16[2] and under-17.[12][13]

With Germany U17 he was a standout in the 2023 European Championship[12][14][15] and the following World Cup[16][17][18][19] that his team both won.[11]

Style of play

A right-footed versatile player, da Silva Moreira is able to play both as a centre-forward, winger or right-back.[4][14][18]

Honours

Germany U17

References

  1. 1 2 Eric da Silva Moreira at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 3 "Destaque: Eric da Silva Moreira miúdo de origem guineense a brilhar na Alemanha". O Golo GB (in Brazilian Portuguese). 21 February 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Das sind die Heimatvereine der U-17-Weltmeister". kicker (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 "Eric Moreira". Jovens Promessas (in Portuguese). 8 May 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  5. ↑ Mega, Catrine (19 November 2023). "Eric da Silva Moreira Pede St. Pauli Bisa Promosi ke Bundesliga Musim Depan". Vivagoal.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "FC St. Pauli: Mit Europameister Eric da Silva Moreira beim Trainingsstart". Bild (in German). 20 June 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  7. ↑ Krause, Stefan (5 October 2023). "Wieder aufgetaucht! Darum war es so still um St. Paulis Juwel (M+)". Hamburger Morgenpost (in German). Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "FC St. Pauli: Rätsel um St. Paulis EM-Helden Eric da Silva Moreira". Bild (in German). 1 September 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "FC St. Pauli: Zoff um U17-Europameister Eric da Silva Moreira vorbei?". Bild (in German). 16 October 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "Frühe Rückschläge: U23 unterliegt Drochtersen/Assel mit 0:2". FC St. Pauli (in German). Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  11. 1 2 "Der DFB und die Frage nach Darvich, Brunner, Ouedraogo & Co". kicker (in German). Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  12. 1 2 Krause, Stefan (3 June 2023). "Drama pur mit Happy End! St. Pauli hat jetzt einen Europameister". Hamburger Morgenpost (in German). Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  13. ↑ ""Mit Abstand unser schlechtestes Spiel": Last-Minute-Niederlage für deutsche U 17". kicker (in German). Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  14. 1 2 Havekost, Folke (27 May 2023). "Lob vom Nachwuchs-Chef: St. Pauli-Juwel glänzt bei EM". Hamburger Morgenpost (in German). Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  15. ↑ "FC St. Pauli hat mit Super-Talent Eric da Silva Moreira einen Europameister". Bild (in German). 5 June 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  16. ↑ "Wücks Wechsel greifen: Deutsche U 17 als Gruppensieger im WM-Achtelfinale". kicker (in German). Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  17. ↑ "Eric Da Silva Moreira, Bintang Jerman yang Bisa Jadi Penentu di Final Piala Dunia U-17 2023". Liputan6.com (in Indonesian). 1 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  18. 1 2 Klein, Raik (2 December 2023). "Eric da Silva Moreira". mvpclub.de (in German). Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  19. ↑ "FC St. Pauli: Nachwuchs bei den Profis! Talente-Schau bei St. Pauli". Bild (in German). 14 November 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  20. ↑ "Germany take title with shoot-out win over France". UEFA. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  21. ↑ "Germany win FIFA U-17 World Cup after shootout drama". FIFA.com. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
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