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.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Eduardo Ferreira Soares | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-08-17) 17 August 2001 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Braga, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Trofense | ||
| Number | 56 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2014 | ADC Aveleda | ||
| 2014–2019 | Braga | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Braga B | 55 | (15) |
| 2021– | Braga | 1 | (0) |
| 2022– | → Trofense | 4 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017 | Portugal U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Portugal U18 | 9 | (2) |
| 2019 | Portugal U19 | 6 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:32, 18 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 05:30, 31 December 2021 (UTC) | |||
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]
Schürrle is a youth international for Portugal, having represented the Portugal U16s, U18s, and U19s.[3]
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]
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