Oliver Minatel
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oliver Thomal Minatel | ||
| Date of birth | 29 August 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Campinas, Brazil | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Winger Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Ottawa Fury FC | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2007 | Guarani | ||
| 2007–2009 | Paulínia | ||
| 2009–2010 | PSV Eindhoven | ||
| 2010–2011 | Nacional | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2011–2013 | Nacional | 11 | (0) |
| 2013 | Velo Clube | 11 | (1) |
| 2014- | Ottawa Fury FC | 21 | (7) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:50, October 27, 2014 (EST). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Oliver Thomal Minatel (born 29 August 1992) is a Brazilian[1] footballer currently playing for Ottawa Fury FC in the North American Soccer League.
Made news in April of 2015 for being attacked on a plane traveling from Toronto to Atlanta. [2]
Career
Youth
After spending five years at his home club Guarani, Mintatel joined the esteemed academy of Paulínia in 2007 where he would play three seasons in the Campeonato Paulista and featured in the Copa São Paulo.
At Nacional, Minatel spent one year with their U-19 squad where he finished second on the team in scoring with 18 goals from 22 matches. Minatel made the move to Nacional after spending a year with the U-19 side of Dutch side PSV Eindhoven. PSV discovered Minatel while scouting players in the Copa São Paulo, the biggest U-19 National Tournament in the world.[3]
Professional
Minatel spent three seasons with Portuguese side C.D. Nacional that included two years in the Primeira Liga. Minatel became the youngest player in Nacional club history to start in an international match when he featured in their UEFA Europa League qualifier against Icelandic side Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar at 18 years of age.
Minatel moved back to his native Brazil to Velo Clube, where he spent the majority of 2013, before signing with NASL club Ottawa Fury FC on November 14, 2013.[4]
References
- ↑ "Oliver Minatel | Ottawa Fury FC". ottawafuryfc.com. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
- ↑ "Oliver Minatel, Ottawa soccer player, attacked on Air Canada Jazz plane". CBC. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ↑ "Home | nasl.com". nasl.com. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
- ↑ "News | Ottawa Fury FC". ottawafuryfc.com. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
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