Eric da Silva Moreira
German footballer (born 2006)
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Eric Emanuel da Silva Moreira (born 3 May 2006) is a German professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Premier League club Nottingham Forest.
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| Full name | Eric Emanuel da Silva Moreira[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 3 May 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hamburg, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Nottingham Forest | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2015 | SC Victoria Hamburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2023 | FC St. Pauli | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | FC St. Pauli II | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | FC St. Pauli | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Nottingham Forest | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025–2026 | → Rio Ave (loan) | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Germany U16 | 10 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Germany U17 | 25 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Germany U18 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Germany U19 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Germany U20 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:57, 15 January 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 November 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
Born in Hamburg,[3] da Silva Moreira is a youth product of SC Victoria Hamburg and FC St. Pauli.[4][5][6]
St.Pauli
In June 2023, he started training with FC St. Pauli senior team.[7] But despite his recognised talent he did not progress any further with the first team, amid tensions around his contract ending the following summer.[8][9]
He eventually was promoted to FC St. Pauli II in October 2023.[10] Moreira made his professional debut with the team in a 2–0 Regionalliga Nord loss to Drochtersen/Assel on 21 October 2023.[11]
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.[12]
Loan to Rio Ave
On 1 September 2025, Moreira joined Primeira Liga club Rio Ave on loan until the end of the 2025-26 season.[13] On 11 January 2026, after making just three appearances for the Portuguese side, his loan was terminated by mutual agreement.[14]
International career
Born in Germany, da Silva Moreira also has Portuguese, Bissau-Guinean and Polish origins.[3][5][15] He is a youth international for Germany, having played for the under-16[3] and under-17.[16][17]
With Germany U17 he was a standout in the 2023 European Championship[16][18][19] and the following World Cup[20][21][22][23] that his team both won.[15]
Style of play
A versatile right-footed player, da Silva Moreira can play either as a centre-forward, winger or right-back.[5][18][22]
Personal life
Da Silva Moreira is the nephew of former footballer Almami Moreira and the cousin of current Strasbourg player Diego Moreira.[24]
Career statistics
- As of match played 15 January 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC St. Pauli II | 2023–24 | Regionalliga Nord | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||||
| FC St. Pauli | 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Nottingham Forest | 2024–25 | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Rio Ave (loan) | 2025–26 | Primeira Liga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
Honours
Germany U17
Individual
