Heberty

Heberty Fernandes de Andrade (born August 29, 1988), simply known as Heberty, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who plays as a forward. In May 2015, Heberty controversially obtained Timorese citizenship, making him eligible to play for Timor-Leste internationally but he did not make his international debut with them. On 19 January 2017, the Asian Football Confederation declared 12 Brazilian men's footballers, including Heberty, ineligible to represent Timor-Leste. Following their nationality falsification, the country was banned from competing in international events. Heberty is considered one of the top 5 players in Matchday 13 of the Thai League 1 in an article by FOX Sports Asia. He has made 249 appearances across four clubs in Thai League 1, the most for a foreign player in the league and also in the league top 10 all-time most appearances. Heberty currently holds the record for being the all-time goal scorer in Thai League 1 history with 159 goals.

Heberty Fernandes de Andrade (born August 29, 1988), simply known as Heberty, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who plays as a forward. In May 2015, Heberty controversially obtained Timorese citizenship, making him eligible to play for Timor-Leste internationally but he did not make his international debut with them. On 19 January 2017, the Asian Football Confederation declared 12 Brazilian men's footballers, including Heberty, ineligible to represent Timor-Leste. Following their nationality falsification, the country was banned from competing in international events. Heberty is considered one of the top 5 players in Matchday 13 of the Thai League 1 in an article by FOX Sports Asia. He has made 249 appearances across four clubs in Thai League 1, the most for a foreign player in the league and also in the league top 10 all-time most appearances. Heberty currently holds the record for being the all-time goal scorer in Thai League 1 history with 159 goals.

Club career

Ratchaburi

In January 2014, Heberty moved to Thailand club Ratchaburi in Thai League 1. He finished his first season in Thailand as the league top scorer award with 26 goals.

Muangthong United

On 2 March 2017, Heberty returned to Thailand and signed for Muangthong United. He scored on his debut in a 2–2 draw against Sukhothai on 16 June. On 20 September, Heberty scored his first hat-trick for the club in a 4–0 league win over Bangkok United. He then scored his second hat-trick of the season in the 2017 Thai FA Cup fixtures against Lampang which resulted in a 5–0 win. Heberty helped the club to win the 2017 Thai League Cup in his first season at the club. During the 2018 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs preliminary round 2 on 23 January 2018, Heberty scored a brace and assisted once in a 5–2 win over Malaysian side Johor Darul Ta'zim which send the team to the play-off round before eventually losing to Japanese club Kashiwa Reysol 3–0. In the 2018 season, Heberty recorded 30 goals and 15 assists in 41 appearances in all competition where he scored two hat-trick which was on 20 May 2018 in a 4–3 win over Sukhothai and 3 October 2018 in a 5–5 draw against Pattaya United. On 7 October, Heberty make his 100th appearance for the club in the club last league fixture against Bangkok United.

Eligibility controversy

An inquiry held by the Prime Minister of Timor-Leste in 2016 heard that Heberty was one of seven Brazilian men's footballers to receive falsified baptism documents from Timor-Leste's Catholic Church, in order to make it appear he was eligible for Timorese nationality. All seven players are based in Asia, but only one, Juninho, has played for Timor-Leste's controversial national team. Heberty received his Timorese passport in 2015, despite having no known means of eligibility, such as a family connection, or residency.

Club statistics

Updated as of 6 July 2024.

Honours

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