Personal information | |||
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Full name | Manoel dos Santos Filho | ||
Date of birth | 8 July 1980 | ||
Place of birth | Itaparica, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Playing position | Attacking Midfielder, Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Tai Po | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999 | Brasília | ||
2000 | XV de Caraguatatuba | ||
2001 | |||
2002 | Tupã | ||
2002–2003 | Cruzeiro | ||
2004 | Portuguesa Santista | ||
2004 | Anapolina | ||
2005 | Portuguesa Santista | ||
2005 | São Bento | ||
2005 | Avaí | ||
2006 | Anapolina | ||
2006–2007 | Paysandu | ||
2007 | → Brusque (loan) | ||
2007–2008 | South China | 15 | (3) |
2008–2012 | → TSW Pegasus (loan) | 69 | (43) |
2012–2013 | South China | 17 | (11) |
2013–2014 | Eastern Salon | 16 | (4) |
2014–2015 | South China | 19 | (9) |
2016 | Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | 27 | (7) |
2016– | Tai Po | 7 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2015– | Hong Kong | 5 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 April 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 October 2016 |
Manoel dos Santos Filho (Chinese: 伊達; born 8 July 1980), commonly known as Itaparica, is a Hong Kong football player who currently plays for Hong Kong Premier League club Wofoo Tai Po. He plays as an attacking midfielder and forward.
Itaparica played in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A for several clubs including Cruzeiro, Avai and Portuguesa. He joined South China and made his debut for the team on the away league game against Lanwa Redbull on 15 September 2007, where the team won by 3–1. He scored his first goal for the team in the league match against Workable on 26 September 2007, where the team won by 6–1.
Since the 2009–10 season, Itaparica has been top scorer in Hong Kong three years in a row (currently leading the table). It was an outstanding achievement considering he played most of the time as an attacking midfielder for TSW Pegasus. He is able to score in all competitions he played with an amazing scoring percentage nearly 60%. With such superb and consistence performance he was named 'Hong Kong Best Eleven' in last 3 seasons. This article was not written by his agent.
In the 2012–13 season, Itaparica rejoined South China.
On 11 June 2013, Eastern Salon announced their 22-men squad for the following season. Itaparica joined them after South China opted not to extend his contract.
Itaparica rejoins South China for the third time in summer 2014.
After a season with China League One club Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard, Itaparica decided to return to Hong Kong. He signed with HKPL side Tai Po on 30 December 2016. On 18 March, Itaparica collided with a Southern player during a Premier League match. He sprained his right knee and was subsequently ruled out for the remainder of the season.