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Personal information
Full name	Ánderson Luís de Souza
Date of birth	August 27, 1977 (1977-08-27) (age 30)
Place of birth	São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Attacking Midfielder Central Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Chelsea
Number	TBA
Youth clubs
1995–1996	Nacional
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996–1997 1997 1997–1998 1998–1999 1999–2004 2004–2008 2008–	Corinthians Corinthians (AL) FC Alverca Salgueiros FC Porto FC Barcelona Chelsea	002 0(0) 000 0(0) 032 (13) 009 0(2) 148 (32) 112 (13) 000 0(0)
National team2
2003–	Portugal	056 0(4)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:38, 30 June 2008 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 16:09, 19 June 2008 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)