Joaquim Ferraz

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Personal information
Joaquim Ferraz
Full name	Joaquim Miguel Leitao De Freitas Ferraz
Date of birth	May 16, 1974 (1974-05-16) (age 34)
Place of birth	Baltar, Portugal
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Maia
Number	9
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1995-96 1996-97 1997 1997-99 1999-00 2000-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006 2006-07	Belenenses Paços de Ferreira Gil Vicente Belenenses Dundee United Maritimo Penafiel Qingdao Zhongneng Sporting Espinho Marco Maia	02 0(0) 31 0(9) 05 0(0) 27 0(9) 28 0(6) 41 (13) 29 0(2) 05 0(0) 00 0(6)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Joaquim Miguel Leitao De Freitas Ferraz (born May 15, 1974 and commonly known as 'Quim') is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a striker with 2nd Division Serie A side Maia.

[edit] Career

Ferraz began his career with Belenenses, making two league appearances in his debut season. In 1996, he moved to Paços de Ferreira, where he managed nine league goals from 31 games. The following year saw a brief spell at Gil Vicente before two seasons back at Belenenses. In July 1999, Ferraz moved on a Bosman transfer to Scottish side Dundee United, and made an instant impace by scoring a late debut winner against city rivals Dundee. Despite scoring three in his first four games, Ferraz fell out of form and finished the season with six from 28 appearances. In 2000, he moved back to Portugal with Marítimo and spent the next three seasons with Os Leões (The Lions), netting 13 goals from 41 league games.

Ferraz then moved clubs from season to season, spending 2003-04 with Penafiel and 2004-05 in China with Qingdao Zhongneng. In July 2005, Ferraz had the chance to return to Scottish football, but his trial with Dunfermline Athletic brought no contract.^[1] A move to Sporting Espinho followed, with a short spell at Marco, before his move to Maia.