Heberty

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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.

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1. date of birth: 1988-08-29 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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