Eric da Silva Moreira

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| name = Eric da Silva Moreira

| image =

| caption =

| full_name = Eric Emanuel da Silva Moreira{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/4110099 |title=2024/25 Premier League squad lists |publisher=Premier League |date=13 September 2024 |access-date=13 September 2024}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2006

|May|3|df=y}}

| birth_place = Hamburg, Germany

| height = 1.85 m{{WorldFootball.net|eric-da-silva-moreira}}

| position = Right-back, winger

| currentclub = Nottingham Forest

| clubnumber = 17

| youthyears1 = 2011–2015| youthclubs1 = SC Victoria Hamburg

| youthyears2 = 2015–2023| youthclubs2 = FC St. Pauli

| years1 = 2023–2024 | clubs1 = FC St. Pauli II| caps1 = 10| goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2023–2024 | clubs2 = FC St. Pauli| caps2 = 1| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2024– | clubs3 = Nottingham Forest | caps3 = 2| goals3 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2021–2022

| nationalteam1 = Germany U16

| nationalcaps1 = 10

| nationalgoals1 = 2

| nationalyears2 = 2022–2023

| nationalteam2 = Germany U17

| nationalcaps2 = 25

| nationalgoals2 = 3

| club-update = 4 December 2024

| nationalteam-update =

| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's football}}

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Eric Emanuel da Silva Moreira (born 3 May 2006) is a German professional footballer who plays as a right-back or winger for {{English football updater|NottingF}} club Nottingham Forest.

Club career

Born in Hamburg, da Silva Moreira is a youth product of SC Victoria Hamburg and FC St. Pauli.{{Cite web |title=Das sind die Heimatvereine der U-17-Weltmeister |url=https://www.kicker.ch/das-sind-die-heimatvereine-der-u-17-weltmeister-981933/slideshow |access-date=11 December 2023 |website=kicker |language=de-CH}}{{Cite web |date=8 May 2023 |title=Eric Moreira |url=https://jovenspromessas.pt/eric-moreira/ |access-date=11 December 2023 |website=Jovens Promessas |language=pt}}{{Cite web |last=Mega |first=Catrine |date=19 November 2023 |title=Eric da Silva Moreira Pede St. Pauli Bisa Promosi ke Bundesliga Musim Depan |url=https://vivagoal.com/eric-da-silva-moreira-pede-st-pauli-bisa-promosi-ke-bundesliga-musim-depan/ |access-date=11 December 2023 |website=Vivagoal.com |language=Indonesian}}

=St.Pauli=

In June 2023, he started training with FC St. Pauli senior team.{{Cite web |date=20 June 2023 |title=FC St. Pauli: Mit Europameister Eric da Silva Moreira beim Trainingsstart |url=https://www.bild.de/sport/fussball/hsv/fc-st-pauli-mit-europameister-eric-da-silva-moreira-beim-trainingsstart-84384588.bild.html |access-date=11 December 2023 |website=Bild |language=de}} But despite his recognized talent he did not progress any further with the first team, amid tensions around his contract ending the following summer.{{Cite web |last=Krause |first=Stefan |date=5 October 2023 |title=Wieder aufgetaucht! Darum war es so still um St. Paulis Juwel (M+) |url=https://www.mopo.de/sport/fc-st-pauli/wieder-aufgetaucht-darum-war-es-so-still-um-st-paulis-juwel/ |access-date=11 December 2023 |website=Hamburger Morgenpost |language=de-DE}}{{Cite web |date=1 September 2023 |title=FC St. Pauli: Rätsel um St. Paulis EM-Helden Eric da Silva Moreira |url=https://www.bild.de/sport/fussball/st-pauli/fc-st-pauli-raetsel-um-st-paulis-em-helden-eric-da-silva-moreira-85246560.bild.html |access-date=11 December 2023 |website=Bild |language=de}}

He eventually was promoted to FC St. Pauli II in October 2023.{{Cite web |date=16 October 2023 |title=FC St. Pauli: Zoff um U17-Europameister Eric da Silva Moreira vorbei? |url=https://www.bild.de/sport/fussball/st-pauli/fc-st-pauli-zoff-um-u17-europameister-eric-da-silva-moreira-vorbei-85767368.bild.html |access-date=11 December 2023 |website=Bild |language=de}} Moreira made his professional debut with the team in a 2–0 Regionalliga Nord loss to Drochtersen/Assel on 21 October 2023.{{Cite web |title=Frühe Rückschläge: U23 unterliegt Drochtersen/Assel mit 0:2 |url=https://www.fcstpauli.com/news/u23-verliert-bei-drochtersen-assel-2324/ |access-date=11 December 2023 |website=FC St. Pauli |language=de}}

=Nottingham Forest=

On 25 June 2024, da Silva Moreira joined English Premier League side Nottingham Forest on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2024/june/25/forest-complete-signing-of-eric-da-silva-moreira/|title=Forest complete signing of Eric da Silva Moreira|first=Nottingham Forest Football|last=Club|date=25 June 2024|website=Nottingham Forest Football Club}}

International career

Born in Germany, da Silva Moreira also has Portuguese, Bissau-Guinean and Polish origins.{{Cite web |date=21 February 2022 |title=Destaque: Eric da Silva Moreira miúdo de origem guineense a brilhar na Alemanha |url=https://ogologb.net/2022/02/21/destaque-eric-da-silva-moreira-miudo-de-origem-guineense-a-brilhar-na-alemanha/ |access-date=11 December 2023 |website=O Golo GB |language=pt-BR}}{{Cite web |title=Der DFB und die Frage nach Darvich, Brunner, Ouedraogo & Co. |url=https://www.kicker.de/der-dfb-und-die-frage-nach-darvich-brunner-ouedraogo-co-982795/artikel |access-date=11 December 2023 |website=kicker |language=de-DE}} He is a youth international for Germany, having played for the under-16 and under-17.{{Cite web |title="Mit Abstand unser schlechtestes Spiel": Last-Minute-Niederlage für deutsche U 17 |url=https://www.kicker.de/slowakei-gegen-deutschland-2022-u-em-qualifikation-4819228/spielbericht |access-date=11 December 2023 |website=kicker |language=de-DE}}

With Germany U17 he was a standout in the 2023 European Championship{{Cite web |last=Krause |first=Stefan |date=3 June 2023 |title=Drama pur mit Happy End! St. Pauli hat jetzt einen Europameister |url=https://www.mopo.de/sport/fc-st-pauli/drama-pur-mit-happy-end-st-pauli-hat-jetzt-einen-europameister/ |access-date=11 December 2023 |website=Hamburger Morgenpost |language=de-DE}}{{Cite web |last=Havekost |first=Folke |date=27 May 2023 |title=Lob vom Nachwuchs-Chef: St. Pauli-Juwel glänzt bei EM |url=https://www.mopo.de/sport/fc-st-pauli/lob-vom-nachwuchs-chef-st-pauli-juwel-glaenzt-bei-em/ |access-date=11 December 2023 |website=Hamburger Morgenpost |language=de-DE}}{{Cite web |date=5 June 2023 |title=FC St. Pauli hat mit Super-Talent Eric da Silva Moreira einen Europameister |url=https://www.bild.de/sport/fussball/st-pauli/fc-st-pauli-hat-mit-eric-da-silva-moreira-jetzt-einen-europameister-84177640.bild.html |access-date=11 December 2023 |website=Bild |language=de}} and the following World Cup{{Cite web |title=Wücks Wechsel greifen: Deutsche U 17 als Gruppensieger im WM-Achtelfinale |url=https://www.kicker.de/deutschland-gegen-venezuela-2023-u-wm-4893004/spielbericht |access-date=11 December 2023 |website=kicker |language=de-DE}}{{Cite web |date=1 December 2023 |title=Eric Da Silva Moreira, Bintang Jerman yang Bisa Jadi Penentu di Final Piala Dunia U-17 2023 |url=https://www.liputan6.com/bola/read/5469788/eric-da-silva-moreira-bintang-jerman-yang-bisa-jadi-penentu-di-final-piala-dunia-u-17-2023 |access-date=11 December 2023 |website=Liputan6.com |language=id}}{{Cite web |last=Klein |first=Raik |date=2 December 2023 |title=Eric da Silva Moreira |url=https://mvpclub.de/eric-da-silva-moreira/ |access-date=11 December 2023 |website=mvpclub.de |language=de-DE}}{{Cite web |date=14 November 2023 |title=FC St. Pauli: Nachwuchs bei den Profis! Talente-Schau bei St. Pauli |url=https://www.bild.de/sport/fussball/st-pauli/fc-st-pauli-nachwuchs-bei-den-profis-talente-schau-bei-st-pauli-86096294.bild.html |access-date=11 December 2023 |website=Bild |language=de}} that his team both won.

Style of play

A versatile right-footed player, da Silva Moreira can play either as a centre-forward, winger or right-back.

Personal life

Da Silva Moreira is the nephew of former footballer Almami Moreira and the cousin of current Strasbourg player Diego Moreira.https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/u17worldcup/indonesia-2023/articles/eric-da-silva-moreira-germany-france-final

Career statistics

Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps
class=wikitable style="text-align: center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National cup{{efn\|Includes DFB-Pokal, FA Cup}} !colspan="2"\|League Cup !colspan="2"\|Europe !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
FC St. Pauli II \|2023–24 \|Regionalliga Nord \|10	1	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	10	1
FC St. Pauli \|2023–24 \|2. Bundesliga \|1	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	1	0
Nottingham Forest \|2024–25 \|Premier League \|2	0	2	0	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	5	0
colspan="3"\|Career total !13	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	16	1

Honours

Germany U17

UEFA European Under-17 Championship: 2023{{Cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/under17/news/0282-182989bb7eb4-4fac0025443c-1000--germany-take-title-with-shoot-out-win-over-france/ |title=Germany take title with shoot-out win over France |date=2 June 2023 |publisher=UEFA |access-date=11 December 2023}}
FIFA U-17 World Cup: 2023{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/tournaments/mens/u17worldcup/indonesia-2023/articles/germany-france-match-review-watch-highlights|title=Germany win FIFA U-17 World Cup after shootout drama|publisher=FIFA.com|date=2 December 2023|access-date=11 December 2023}}