Sebastián Ferreira

Paraguayan football player (born 1998)

Sebastián Ferreira
Personal information
Full name Carlos Sebastián Ferreira Vidal
Date of birth (1998-02-13) 13 February 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.81 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Houston Dynamo
Number 11
Youth career
0000–2016 Olimpia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Olimpia 17 (1)
2017–2018 → Independiente CG (loan) 30 (15)
2018–2020 Morelia 51 (16)
2020 → Libertad (loan) 39 (20)
2021 Libertad 44 (10)
2022– Houston Dynamo 42 (13)
2023 → Vasco da Gama (loan) 13 (0)
International career‡
2015 Paraguay U17 11 (6)
2017 Paraguay U20 4 (1)
2015 Paraguay U23 2 (2)
2022– Paraguay 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:11, 27 July 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:05, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

Carlos Sebastián Ferreira Vidal (born 13 February 1998) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for American club Houston Dynamo.

Club career

Club Olimpia

Ferreira joined the academy for Club Olimpia when he was 10 years old.[1] He made his first team debut on 13 April 2016, coming on as a substitute in a 4–0 win over Deportivo Táchira in a Copa Libertadores match.[2] On 29 October 2016 Ferreira made his Primera División, coming off the bench in a 1–0 loss to Deportivo Capiatá.[2]

Ferreira scored his first senior goal on 18 June 2017 in a 2–2 draw against Club Sol de América.[3] The 2017 Apertura season saw Ferreira feature more frequently in the first team. He made 14 appearances in Primera División play, 11 of them starts, and scored 1 goal as El Decano finished 3rd in the table.[3][4]

Loan to Independiente

Ahead of the 2017 Clausura season, Ferreira was loaned to Primera División club Independiente de Campo Grande.[5][1] On 23 July he made his Independiente debut in a 4–0 loss to Sportivo Luqueño. Ferreira started the match, but was subbed off after 41 minutes.[3] He scored his first goal for Independiente on 18 November to give El Inde a 1–0 win against Deportivo Capiatá.[3] Independiente ended the Clausura season bottom of the table and tied with Rubio Ñu in the relegation table.[4] Ferreira scored in the relegation playoff to help El Inde to a 3–1 win over Rubio Ñu to stay in the Primera División.[3]

Ferreira remained on loan at Independiente for the 2018 Apertura. On 9 February he scored twice in a 4–0 win against Club Nacional, however the result was later changed by the APF to a 3–0 Nacional win due to El Inde fielding an ineligible player.[6][7] Ferreira scored another brace on 24 February as Independiente defeated Sportivo Luqueño 4–1.[6] On 29 March he scored twice in a 3–1 win over Club Libertad.[6] Ferreira ended the Aperutra season with 13 goals and 6 assists in 19 appearances, helping El Inde finish 5th in the table.[6][8][9] Ferreira finished as the 2nd highest scorer during the Apertura.[9]

Monarcas Morelia

On 2 July 2018, Ferreira signed with Liga MX side Monarcas Morelia for a reported transfer fee of $2.5 million, with Olimpia retaining a 20% sell-on fee.[8][10][11] He made his debut for Morelia on 24 July, scoring in a 2–0 win over Alebrijes de Oaxaca in a Copa MX Apertura match.[12] Ferreira made 4 appearances in the Copa MX Apertura, scoring twice.[12] On 3 August Ferreira made his Liga MX debut, coming off the bench and scoring a goal in a 2–2 draw with Veracruz.[13] He made 13 appearances, scored 5 goals, and had 1 assist during the Liga MX Apertura, helping Morelia to a 9th place finish, 1 spot and 1 point out of the Liguilla.[13][14] It was a disappointing 2019 Clausura for Ferreira and Morelia, with Ferreira scoring twice in 12 appearances as Morelia finished in 16th.[13][15] In the Copa MX Clausura, Ferreira scored once in 5 appearances as Morelia reached the quarterfinals.[12]

On 19 October 2019, after making just 3 appearances during the first 12 games of the Apertura, none of them starts, Ferreira was inserted into the starting lineup and responded by scoring a hat-trick to give Morelia a 3–2 win over Cruz Azul.[16] He ended the Apertura regular season with 4 goals and 1 assist in 9 appearances as Morelia finished 7th.[16][17] Ferreira played in all 3 of their Liguilla matches as Morelia reached the semifinals, where they drew 2–2 against Club América, with América advancing due to being the higher seed.[16][18] Ferreira scored twice in 5 Copa MX matches, helping Morelia reach the round of 16.[12] He made 1 appearance during the 2020 Clausura before being loaned to Libertad.[16]

Club Libertad

On 29 January 2020, Ferreira signed on loan with Paraguayan Primera División side Club Libertad for the 2020 season with an option to buy.[19][20] He made his debut for Gumarelo on 2 February in a 2–1 win over Nacional.[21] On 7 February he scored his first goal for Libertad, converting a penalty kick in the 90+4th minute to give Gumarelo a 2–1 win over Club River Plate.[21] Ferreira scored a hat-trick on 7 March as Libertad defeated General Díaz 5–1. Three days later he scored a brace to help Libertad beat Caracas 3–2 in a Copa Libertadores group stage match.[21] On 13 August, Ferreira came off the bench and scored against his former team Olimpia in a 2–1 loss for Libertad. It was his 3rd consecutive game with a goal.[21] He ended the 2020 Apertura with 20 appearances, 13 goals, and 4 assists, helping Libertad finish 3rd in the table.[21][22] Ferreira finished the Apertura campaign as the division's top scorer.[22] On 17 October, in the first match of the Clausura, Ferreira scored twice to help defeat Guaireña 3–0.[21] On 19 December he scored to give Gumarelo a 2–1 win over Olimpia in the final match of the Clausura. In a shortened Clausura due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Ferreira finished with 4 goals and 2 assists in 8 appearances as Libertad finished 4th.[21][23] In the playoffs, Libertad lost in the quarterfinals 3–1 to Club Guaraní.[21] For the 2020 season as a whole, he finished with 29 appearances and 17 goals in league play, tied with former teammate Roque Santa Cruz as the Primera División top scorer.[23] In the Copa Libertadores, Ferreira scored 3 goals and had 1 assist in 10 appearances as Libertad reached the quarterfinals.[21]

On 1 January 2021, Libertad exercised the purchase option of the loan and paid a reported $4 million to Mazatlán F.C. (while Ferreira was on loan, Monarcas Morelia relocated to Mazatlán), with $800 thousand of the transfer fee going to Olimpia due to their sell-on fee.[24][25][26][27] Ferreira scored his first goals of the 2021 season on 17 March, scoring twice in a 2–2 draw against Universidad Católica in a Copa Libertadoras match.[28] He recorded his first goal of the Apertura on the final matchday, scoring once in a 3–1 win over Sportivo Luqueño.[28] Although Ferreira finished the Apertrua with just 1 goal and 1 assist from 10 appearances, Libertad still managed to top the table by 5 points.[28][29] Ferreira enjoyed a more productive Clausura season, scoring 9 goals and recording 1 assist in 16 appearances, helping Libertad finish 4th in the standings.[28][29] His 9 goals tied him with Libertad teammate Lorenzo Melgarejo for the Clausura golden boot.[30] He also made 4 appearances in the Copa Libertadores, scoring 2 goals. In the Copa Sudamericana, Ferreira scored twice in 10 appearances as Libertad reached the semifinals, where they lost to Red Bull Bragantino.[28][29]

Houston Dynamo

On 18 January 2022, Ferreira signed with Major League Soccer club Houston Dynamo as a designated player.[31][32] The official transfer fee was undisclosed, but it was reported to be $4.3 million.[32] He made his Dynamo debut on 27 February, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–0 draw against Real Salt Lake in Houston's opening match of the season.[33] On 9 April, Ferreira scored his first and second goals for the Dynamo to help Houston to a 4–3 win over the San Jose Earthquakes.[33] On 30 April, Ferreira scored a goal from the half-way line, chipping the ball over the goalkeeper in a 2–1 loss to Austin FC.[33] The strike was named MLS Goal of the Week.[34] On 22 May, Ferreira had a goal and 2 assists in a 3–0 win against the LA Galaxy, a performance that saw him named MLS Player of the Week.[33][35] He scored 5 minutes into stoppage time on 20 August to rescue a 1–1 draw with the Colorado Rapids.[33] On 2 October, he scored a brace to give the Dynamo a 2–1 win over Nashville SC.[33] Ferreira ended his first season in Houston with 13 goals and 3 assists in 31 regular season appearances.[33] Despite a solid debut season, the Dynamo struggled as a team and finished 13th in the Western Conference, missing out on the playoffs.[36]

International career

Ferreira represented Paraguay at the youth level with the under-17, under-20, and under-23 teams.[37]

On 29 March 2022, Ferreira earned his first cap for the senior national team, getting the start in a 2–0 loss to Peru in a World Cup qualifier.[38]

Career statistics

As of 21 February 2023[39][40][41]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Club Olimpia 2016 Primera División 1 0 — — 1[c] 0 2 0
2017 14 1 — — 1[c] 0 15 1
Total 15 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 1
Independiente CG (loan) 2017 Primera División 11 2 — — — 11 2
2018 19 13 0 0 — — 19 13
Total 30 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 15
Monarcas Morelia 2018–19 Liga MX 25 7 9 3 — — 34 10
2019–20 13 4 5 2 — — 18 6
Total 38 11 14 5 0 0 0 0 52 16
Club Libertad (loan) 2020 Primera División 29 17 — — 10[c] 3 39 20
Club Libertad 2021 25 10 5 4 — 14[d] 4 44 18
Total 54 27 5 4 0 0 24 7 83 38
Houston Dynamo 2022 MLS 31 13 1 1 — — 32 14
2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 31 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 32 14
Career total 168 67 20 10 0 0 26 7 214 84
  1. ^ Includes Copa Paraguay, Copa MX, and U.S. Open Cup
  2. ^ Includes MLS Cup Playoffs
  3. ^ a b c Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  4. ^ Four appearances and two goals in Copa Libertadores, ten appearances and two goals in Copa Sudamericana

Honours

Libertad

Individual

Personal life

Ferreira has 3 older sisters.[1] His favorite players are Ronaldo Nazário and Paraguayan legend Roque Santa Cruz, who was teammates with Ferreira at Olimpia.[1]

References

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  27. ^ "Sebastián Ferreira le dejará millones a Mazatlán FC - Futbol Total". Futbol Total: Un juego auténtico lleno de nobleza y emoción. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
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External links

  • Sebastián Ferreira at Soccerway
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