Sidcley Ferreira Pereira (born 13 May 1993), simply known as Sidcley, is a Brazilian professional

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. Mainly a

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, he can also play as a

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Career

Born in

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, Sidcley made his senior debuts with local

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. After a stint at

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, he returned to his homeland and signed for Grêmio Catanduvense. Sidcley joined

Atlético Paranaense Club Athletico Paranaense (abbreviated CAP, commonly known as Athletico Paranaense and up to 2019 known as Atlético Paranaense) is a Brazilian football team from the city of Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná, founded o ...

in 2013, initially assigned to the under-23 squad. He made his Série A debut on 3 May 2014, replacing

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in a 1–0 home win against Grêmio. In March 2015 Sidcley was loaned to

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until the end of the year. In July 2018, Sidcley signed a five-year contract with the

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runners up

FC Dynamo Kyiv The Football Club 'Dynamo Kyiv', also known as Dynamo Kyiv, or simply Dynamo, ( ) is a Ukrainian professional Association football, football club based in Kyiv. Founded in 1927 as a Kyivan football team of republican branch of the bigger Soviet ...

. He made 33 appearances for Dynamo, scoring three goals and contributing three assists, while he also spent another season back on loan at

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. On 27 August 2021, PAOK announces the transfer of Sidcley Ferreira from Dynamo Kyiv on loan. The Brazilian left back will wear the number 16 shirt.

Career statistics

Honours

Corinthians *Campeonato Paulista: 2018 Campeonato Paulista, 2018 Dynamo Kyiv *

: 2020–21 Ukrainian Premier League, 2020–21

References

External links

Atlético Paranaense profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sidcley Ferreira Pereira 1993 births Living people Footballers from Vila Velha Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Club Athletico Paranaense players Atlético Clube Goianiense players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Ukrainian Premier League players Super League Greece players FC Dynamo Kyiv players PAOK FC players Cuiabá Esporte Clube players FC CSKA 1948 Sofia players PAS Lamia 1964 players Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen