Paulo Ferreira

Paulo Ferreira

Ferreira with Chelsea in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Paulo Renato Rebocho Ferreira
Date of birth	(1979-01-18) 18 January 1979 (age 38)
Place of birth	Cascais, Portugal
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Full back
Youth career
1989–1990	Alcabideche
1992–1996	Dramático Cascais
1996–1997	Estoril
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–2000	Estoril	37	(2)
2000–2002	Vitória Setúbal	67	(2)
2002–2004	Porto	62	(0)
2004–2013	Chelsea	141	(0)
Total		307	(4)
National team
2000–2002	Portugal U21	21	(0)
2002–2010	Portugal	62	(0)
Honours Representing  Portugal Men's Football UEFA European Championship Portugal 2004 Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Paulo Renato Rebocho Ferreira, OIH (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpawlu fɨˈʁɐjɾɐ]; born 18 January 1979) is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a defender (either right or left back).

After starting out at Estoril, he went on to spend the vast majority of his 16-year professional career with Porto and Chelsea, signing with the latter in 2004 for €20 million. He won several major titles with both clubs, including two Primeira Liga titles, three Premier League trophies and the 2004 and 2012 editions of the Champions League.

Ferreira earned 62 caps for the Portugal national team between 2002 and 2010, playing at two European Championships and two World Cups and finishing as runner-up at Euro 2004.

Born in Cascais, Lisbon District, Ferreira started his career in the Segunda Liga with G.D. Estoril Praia. In the following two seasons he was relatively played, representing the club in both that and the third divisions.