Anderson Barbosa

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

Anderson Barbosa

Personal information
Full name	Anderson de Carvalho Barbosa
Date of birth	(1974-09-01) 1 September 1974
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994	Gama
1994	→ Criciúma (loan)	7	(0)
1995–1996	Fluminense	21	(2)
1997	Gama
1998–2001	Vila Nova	32	(13)
1999	→ Internacional (loan)	10	(0)
2001–2002	Gama
2002–2006	Sharjah FC
2004–2005	→ Al-Arabi SC (loan)
2005–2006	→ Al-Shamal SC (loan)
2006–2007	→ Al Wasl F.C. (loan)
2007–2009	Sharjah FC
2009–2010	Khor Fakkan Club
2011–2012	Al Shahaniya SC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anderson de Carvalho Barbosa (born 1 September 1974), commonly known as Anderson Barbosa, is a Brazilian striker who currently plays at Sociedade Esportiva do Gama.

Club career

Anderson previously played Gama, Fluminense, Internacional and Criciúma in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. He also spent a season with the UAE Giants Al Wasl FC and was able to win the double with the club and get the top scorer trophy. He is the only UAE League player who was top scorer for four consecutive seasons. Anderson is the player with the highest number of goals of all time in the UAE, including foreigner and local player, summing up a total of 160 goals, of which 99 were scored in the UAE League. Anderson has played in the UAE since 2003 when he was transferred to Sharjah Sports Club.

Club career statistics

As of 1 January 2023

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		GCC Champions League		AFC Champions League		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Criciúma	1994	Série A	7	0									7	0
Gama	1994	Série A					22	17					22	17
	2001		27	6			0	0
	2002		18	2	2	0							20	2
	1997	Série B		3			13	7
	2003		1	0			0	0						0
Total				11
Fluminense	1995	Série A	13	2				1					13	3
	1996		8	0				0					8	0
Internacional	1999	Série A	10	0									10	0
Vila Nova	1998	Série B	13	4	5	2		20
	1999		5	3	4	2		20	+3	6				31
	2000		14	6	2	0
	2001		0	0	2	2
	Total		32	13	13	6
Sharjah FC	2002–03	UAE Pro League		6		4
	2003–04			4		2						5
	2004–05			23		0
	2005–06			20		8
	2007–08			16		1				1
	2008–09		22	12		5		1				2		20
total				81		20				1		7
Al Wasl F.C.	2006–07	UAE Pro League		18		2								20
total				18		2								20
Al-Arabi SC (Qatar)	2004–05	Qatar Stars League	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2
	Total		0	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2
Al-Shamal SC	2005–06	Qatar Stars League	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
	Total		0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Al Shahaniya SC	2011–12	Qatar Stars League	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Khor Fakkan Club	2009–10	UAE First Division League		5		4		10						19
	Total			5		4		10						19
Career total				130						1		7

Individual

• Campeonato Brasiliense top scorer: 1994 (17 goals)
• Campeonato Goiano top scorer: 1998 (20 goals) , 1999 (20 goals).
• UAE President's Cup top scorer: 2005/2006 (8 goals).
• UAE Pro League top scorer: 2004/2005 (23 goals) ,2005/2006 (20 goals) , 2006/2007 (18 goals) , 2007/2008 (16 goals).