Eduardo Schürrle

Eduardo Ferreira Soares (born 17 August 2001), known as Eduardo Schürrle, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Portuguese club Trofense, on loan from Braga B.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Ferreira and the second or paternal family name is Soares.
Eduardo Schürrle
Personal information
Full name Eduardo Ferreira Soares
Date of birth (2001-08-17) 17 August 2001
Place of birth Braga, Portugal
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Trofense
Number 56
Youth career
2010–2014 ADC Aveleda
2014–2019 Braga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Braga B 67 (16)
2021– Braga 1 (0)
2022– → Trofense (loan) 8 (0)
International career‡
2017 Portugal U16 2 (0)
2018–2019 Portugal U18 9 (2)
2019 Portugal U19 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 February 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 05:30, 31 December 2021 (UTC)

Professional career

Schürrle is a product of the youth academies of ADC Aveleda and Braga. On 20 December 2017, he signed his first professional contract with Braga.[1] He made his professional debut for Braga as a late sub in a 6–0 Primeira Liga win over Arouca on 30 December 2021.[2]

International career

Schürrle is a youth international for Portugal, having represented the Portugal U16s, U18s, and U19s.[3]

Personal life

When he first joined Braga, there was another footballer named Eduardo and to differentiate he got his nickname Schürrle; his manager noted his physical resemblance to the German footballer André Schürrle.[3]

References
  1. "Braga aposta em Schurrle com contrato de longa duração". www.ojogo.pt.
  2. "▶ Vídeo: Vitinha e Roger anulam Arouca. SC Braga marca seis em goleada de fim de ano". TSF Rádio Notícias. December 30, 2021.
  3. "Eduardo Schürrle: "Estou à espera da minha oportunidade na equipa principal do Braga"". www.ojogo.pt.
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