Tiquinho (footballer, born 1985)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is da Silva and the second or paternal family name is Ferraz.

Fábio André da Silva Ferraz (born 14 July 1985), commonly known as Tiquinho, is a Portuguese-Angolan professional footballer who plays as a right winger.

Tiquinho

Personal information
Full name	Fábio André da Silva Ferraz
Date of birth	(1985-07-14) 14 July 1985
Place of birth	Sesimbra, Portugal
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
1996–1999	Sesimbra
1999–2004	Benfica
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2007	Marítimo B	46	(1)
2007–2008	AEL Limassol	31	(6)
2008	Anorthosis	0	(0)
2009	AEK Larnaca	10	(4)
2009–2010	AEP	17	(1)
2011	Alzira	14	(0)
2012	Interclube
2013	Nacional Benguela
2013–2014	Alfarim	4	(1)
2015–2016	Moura	6	(0)
International career
2001–2002	Portugal U17	10	(3)
2009–2011	Angola	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 May 2016

Club career

Tiquinho was born in Sesimbra, Setúbal District. After unsuccessfully emerging through S.L. Benfica's youth system the 19-year-old signed for C.S. Marítimo but, during his three-year spell in Madeira, he played almost exclusively with the reserves in the third division, only being called to the first team's substitutes bench on two occasions.

In the summer of 2007, Tiquinho moved to Cyprus, going on to remain in the country for the following three years in representation of AEL Limassol, Anorthosis Famagusta FC – no official games – AEK Larnaca FC and AEP Paphos FC. He then went on to play in Spain, Angola and ended his career in Moura, which competes in Campeonato de Portugal, the third-level of Portuguese football.

Tiquinho is international for the academy teams of Portugal, and for the Angola national football team.

External links

• Tiquinho at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Tiquinho at National-Football-Teams.com
• Tiquinho at BDFutbol
• Tiquinho national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)