Heberty

Brazilian footballer

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Fernandes and the second or paternal family name is de Andrade.

Heberty

Heberty Fernandes (right)

Personal information
Full name|  Heberty Fernandes de Andrade
Date of birth|  (1988-08-29) 29 August 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth|  São Paulo, Brazil
Height|  1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)|  Forward
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2008|  Vasco da Gama|  0|  (0)
2008–2009|  Recanatese|  0|  (0)
2009–2010|  Juventus da Mooca|  17|  (3)
2011|  São Caetano|  0|  (0)
2011|  Paulista|  0|  (0)
2012|  Thespakusatsu Gunma|  22|  (5)
2012|  → Cerezo Osaka (loan)|  13|  (0)
2013|  Vegalta Sendai|  16|  (1)
2014–2016|  Ratchaburi|  90|  (65)
2016–2017|  Al-Shabab|  12|  (4)
2017–2020|  Muangthong United|  80|  (52)
2020|  → Port (loan)|  9|  (7)
2020–2024|  Bangkok United|  70|  (35)
2023–2024|  → Johor Darul Ta'zim (loan)|  8|  (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 September 2023

Heberty Fernandes de Andrade (born August 29, 1988), simply known as Heberty, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim, on loan from Thai club Bangkok United.

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.[1]

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.[2][3]

Heberty is considered one of the top 5 players in Matchday 13 of the Thai League 1 in an article by FOX Sports Asia.[4] He has made 249 appearances across four clubs in Thai League 1, the most for a foreign player in the league.

## History[edit]

### Ratchaburi F.C.[edit]

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

### Muangthong United[edit]

In 2017, Heberty signed for Muangthong United.

## Eligibility controversy[edit]

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.[5]

All seven players are based in Asia, but only one, Juninho, has played for Timor-Leste's controversial national side.

Heberty received his Timorese passport in 2015,[6] despite having no known means of eligibility, such as a family connection, or residency.[7]

## Club statistics[edit]

Updated to 31 January 2024.[8]

Club performance  | League  | Cup  | League Cup  | Continental  | Total

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Club  | Season  | Division  | Apps | Goals  | Apps | Goals  | Apps | Goals  | Apps | Goals  | Apps | Goals
Vasco da Gama | 2008 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2009 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Juventus da Mooca | 2010 | Paulistão A3 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 3
São Caetano |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Paulista | 2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Thespakusatsu Gunma | 2012 | J2 League | 22 | 5 | – | – | – | 22 | 5
Cerezo Osaka | 2012 | J1 League | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 14 | 0
Vegalta Sendai | 2013 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1
Ratchaburi | 2014 | TL1 | 36 | 26 |  |  |  |  | – | 36 | 26
2015 | 34 | 19 | 4 | 2 |  |  | – | 38 | 21
2016 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 22 | 20
Total | 90 | 65 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 67
Al-Shabab | 2016-17 | SPL | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 14 | 5
Muangthong United | 2017 | TL1 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 19
2018 | 34 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 30
2019 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 34 | 16
Total | 80 | 52 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 101 | 65
Port (loan)  | 2020–21 | TL1  | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 7
Bangkok United | 2020–21 | TL1  | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 18 | 10
2021–22 | 29 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 32 | 17
2022–23 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 34 | 14
Total | 70 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 41
Johor Darul Ta'zim (loan) | 2023 | MSL | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | 1 | 18 | 11
Career total | 327 | 178 | 32 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 381 | 204

## Honours[edit]

### Club[edit]

Muangthong United

* Thai League Cup: 2017
* Mekong Club Championship: 2017

Bangkok United

* Thai League 1 runners-up: 2022–23
* Thai FA Cup runners-up: 2022–23

Johor Darul Ta'zim

* Malaysia Super League: 2023
* Malaysia FA Cup: 2023
* Malaysia Cup: 2023

Individual

* Thai Premier League Top score: 2014 (26 Goal)
* Thai League T1 Player of the month: August 2014, June 2018, July 2019, August 2022

## References[edit]

1. ^ "2014 TPL scoring leader Fernandes takes Timor Leste citizenship". Football Channel Asia. 16 May 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
2. ^ "AFC Disciplinary Committee decision 20170119DC01" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
3. ^ Chade, Jamil (20 January 2017). "Com brasileiros 'falsificados' em campo, Timor Leste é banido de competições" [With Brazilians "falsified" on field, East Timor is banned from competitions] (in Portuguese). Estadão. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
4. ^ "Thai League Week 13: Top 5 goals of the week – Agree or disagree?". Fox Sports Asia. 2018-07-03. Archived from the original on 3 July 2018. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
5. ^ "Deskonfia Paroquia Balun Falsifika Dokumentu, Kontribui Instabilidade". STL Online. 2019-01-11. Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
6. ^ "footballchannel.asia". footballchannel.asia. Archived from the original on 2015-08-01. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
7. ^ Kerr, Jack (October 2015). "Success is No Longer Foreign to East Timor, but the Players Are". The New York Times.
8. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2選手名鑑 2013 (NSK MOOK)", 14 February 2013, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411161 (p. 22 out of 266)

## External links[edit]

* Heberty on Facebook
* Heberty on Twitter
* Heberty on Instagram
* Heberty at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)

Awards

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Thai League top scorers

* 1996–97: Amporn Amparnsuwan
* 1997: Worrawoot Srimaka
* 1998: Ronnachai Sayomchai
* 1999: Sutee Suksomkit
* 2000: Sutee Suksomkit
* 2001–02: Pitipong Kuldilok & Worrawoot Srimaka
* 2002–03: Sarayuth Chaikamdee
* 2003–04: Vimol Jankam
* 2004–05: Supakit Jinajai & Sarayuth Chaikamdee
* 2006: Pipat Thonkanya
* 2007: Ney Fabiano
* 2008: Anon Sangsanoi
* 2009: Anon Sangsanoi
* 2010: Ludovick Takam
* 2011: Franck Ohandza
* 2012: Cleiton Silva & Teerasil Dangda
* 2013: Carmelo González
* 2014: Heberty
* 2015: Diogo
* 2016: Cleiton Silva
* 2017: Dragan Bošković
* 2018: Diogo
* 2019: Lonsana Doumbouya
* 2020–21: Barros Tardeli
* 2021–22: Hamilton Soares
* 2022–23: Supachai Chaided

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*[Gls]: League goals
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