Oliver Minatel

Oliver Thomal Minatel (born 29 August 1992), known as Oliver, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Cavalry FC of the Canadian Premier League.

Oliver Minatel
Personal information
Full name Oliver Thomal Minatel
Date of birth (1992-08-29) 29 August 1992
Place of birth Campinas, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Cavalry FC
Number 7
Youth career
2002–2007 Guarani
2007–2009 Paulínia
2009–2010 PSV
2010–2011 Nacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Nacional 11 (0)
2013 Velo Clube 11 (1)
2014–2015 Ottawa Fury 44 (9)
2016 Puerto Rico FC 9 (1)
2017 Richmond Kickers 15 (2)
2018 South Melbourne 18 (7)
2019– Cavalry FC 22 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 October 2019

Career

Youth

After spending five years at his home club Guarani, Mintatel joined the esteemed academy of Paulínia in 2007 where he would play three seasons in the Campeonato Paulista and featured in the Copa São Paulo.

At Nacional, Minatel spent one year with their U-19 squad where he finished second on the team in scoring with 18 goals from 22 matches. Minatel made the move to Nacional after spending a year with the U-19 side of Dutch side PSV Eindhoven. PSV discovered Minatel while scouting players in the Copa São Paulo, the biggest U-19 National Tournament in the world.[1]

Nacional

Minatel spent three seasons with Portuguese side C.D. Nacional that included two years in the Primeira Liga. Minatel became the youngest player in Nacional club history to start in an international match when he featured in their UEFA Europa League qualifier against Icelandic side Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar at 18 years of age.

Velo Clube

Minatel moved back to his native Brazil to Velo Clube, where he spent the majority of 2013, before signing with NASL club Ottawa Fury on November 14, 2013.[2]

Ottawa Fury

Oliver would go on to be the club's leading scorer in 2014, scoring 7 goals in 22 league appearances. On 19 January 2015, he was re-signed by Ottawa for an additional year.[3]

In April 2015, Oliver made international news after being attacked by a fellow passenger while on an Air Canada flight from Toronto to Atlanta with his team for an away match against the Atlanta Silverbacks. He was uninjured and the perpetrator was taken into the custody of the FBI and local law enforcement in Atlanta. The unprovoked attacker had attempted to choke Oliver with a headphone cord from the seat behind, but was separated from him by Minatel's teammates and other passengers.[4]

Oliver finished the 2015 season with 3 goals in 25 appearances in all competitions. In December 2015, he was officially released by the club.[5]

Puerto Rico FC

On March 10, 2016, Oliver was signed by NASL expansion team Puerto Rico FC.[6]

South Melbourne

On February 13, 2018, Oliver joined the South Melbourne FC for the 2018 season. Throughout the later stages of the season, Oliver was utilised in a defensive midfield role in which he excelled despite playing out of position. He was pivotal in South Melbourne's survival against relegation.

Cavalry FC

Oliver returned to Canada in 2019, joining Cavalry FC ahead of the inaugural Canadian Premier League season. Oliver was Cavalry FC's first-ever non-Canadian signing.[7] He cited the quality of life in Canada as a factor in his decision to return.[8] In December 2019, Cavalry announced Minatel would return to the club for the 2020 season.[9]

Career statistics
As of 2 November 2019.[10]
Club statistics
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental[lower-alpha 3] Other[lower-alpha 4] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nacional 2011–12 Primeira Liga 10030203000180
2012–13 Primeira Liga 100000—0010
Total 11030203000190
Velo Clube 2013 Paulista Série A2 11100——00111
Ottawa Fury 2014 NASL 22720——00247
2015 NASL 22211——20253
Total 449310000204910
Puerto Rico FC 2016 NASL 9152——00143
Richmond Kickers 2017 United Soccer League 15210——00162
South Melbourne 2018 NPL Victoria 18700——00187
Cavalry FC 2019 Canadian Premier League 22751——20298
Career total 1302717420304015631
  1. Includes appearances and goals in the Taça de Portugal, Canadian Championship, Copa Luis Villarejo and U.S. Open Cup.
  2. Includes appearances and goals in the Taça da Liga.
  3. Includes appearances and goals in the UEFA Europa League.
  4. Includes appearances and goals in the Soccer Bowl and Canadian Premier League Finals.

References
  1. "Home | nasl.com". nasl.com. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
  2. "News | Ottawa Fury FC". ottawafuryfc.com. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
  3. "Fury FC Re-Sign Young Talents Oliver and Davies". ottawafuryfc.com. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  4. "Oliver Minatel, Ottawa soccer player, attacked on Air Canada Jazz plane". CBC. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  5. "Roster Update - December 14". ottawafuryfc.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  6. "I JUST WANT TO WIN: Meet Brazilian winger Oliver Minatel". Puerto Rico FC. 2016-06-03. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  7. "Cavalry FC signs 1st international player in Brazilian forward Oliver Minatel". CavalryFC.CanPL.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  8. Armen Bedakian (January 21, 2019). "Wise and ready to build a club, Cavalry FC striker Oliver Minatel returns to Canada". Canadian Premier League.
  9. "Cavalry locks up three more key pieces". Cavalry FC. December 5, 2019.
  10. "Oliver Minatel". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
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