Walter (F.C. Porto) Full Name: Walter Henrique da Silva Date of Birth/Age: July 22 1989/Age 21 Place of Birth: Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil Main Position: Striker Description: A very promising striker, Porto’s Walter burst onto the scene during the 2009 U-20 South American Championship. The youngster scored 5 goals for Brazil, becoming the tournaments top scorer [...]
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Fábio da Silva (Manchester United) Full Name: Fábio Pereira da Silva Date of Birth/Age: July 9 1990/Age 20 Place of Birth: Petrópolis, RJ, Brazil Main Position: Left Back Description: His twin brother Rafael may be more famous now, but Fábio da Silva also has the potential to become a star full back in the near [...]
Alex Teixeira (Shakhtar Donetsk) Full Name: Alex Teixeira Santos Birth of Birth/Age: January 6 1990/Age 20 Place of Birth: Duque de Caxias, Brazil Main Position: Right Winger Description: Douglas Costa’s teammate at Shakhtar, Alex Teixeira also has all the potential to become a huge star in the near future. Impressing at old club Vasco da [...]
Dentinho (Corinthians) Full Name: Bruno Ferreira Bonfim Date of Birth/Age: January 19 1989/Age 21 Place of Birth: São Paulo, SP, Brazil Main Position: Striker Description: One of the best young forwards in Brazil, Dentinho has been impressive for years, ever since he broke into the Corinthians first team in 2007. The striker has so far [...]
Sandro (Tottenham Hotspur) Full Name: Sandro Ranieri Guimarães Cordeiro Date of Birth/Age: March 15 1989/Age 21 Place of Birth: Riachinho, Brazil Main Position: Defensive Midfielder Description: Another upcoming star from Brazil, Sandro has been impressive for the the past 3 years for former club Internacional. Slowly building up playing time, to where he had 99 [...]
Game 1: Netherlands 2 : 1 Brazil Netherlands: Things looked shaky from the start for the Netherlands after one of their main defenders, Mathijsen couldn’t play, making the team turn to 35 year old Ooijer. They looked slow and the defense was too spread out, giving Robinho the early goal. However the Oranje had a [...]
