Anderson

Anderson Luís de Abreu Oliveira

08.Anderson Luís de Abreu Oliveira

Anderson joined Grêmio as a youth player and in 2004 he made his first appearance for the team, scoring one goal in 5 appearances as the team gained promotion back to the top division. In fact, he scored the crucial goal in a game against Nautico.

He joined FC Porto in December after only 5 first team appearances with Gremio and made his league debut on 5 March 2006, playing a part in helping the team seal the Portuguese Championship that season. The following season, he made his UEFA Champions League debut in Porto's first group game against CSKA Moscow.

On 30 May 2007, it was confirmed on the Manchester United website that the club had agreed, in principle, to sign Anderson from FC Porto for an undisclosed fee,reported to be €25 million (around £17 million).[3] On 29 June 2007, he was granted a work permit to play in England, and the move was completed on 2 July, with Anderson signing a five-year contract.

In April 2005, he played for Brazil in the South American U-17 Championship, and the following October he won the Adidas Golden Ball with his national team at the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[5]

Anderson made his international debut for the Brazil national football team on June 27, 2007 in their 2-0 loss in a Copa América encounter with Mexico, coming on as a substitute. He made his first start for Brazil on 1 July against Chile in a 3-0 victory. However, he did not feature much in the later stages of the tournament with Brazil coach Dunga prefering a frontline consisting of Vagner Love and Julio Baptista.