Itaparica (footballer)

Manoel dos Santos Filho (Chinese: 伊達; born 8 July 1980), commonly known as Itaparica, is a former Brazilian-born Hong Kong professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Itaparica played in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A for several clubs, including Cruzeiro, Avai and Portuguesa.

After a season with China League One club Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard, Itaparica decided to return to Hong Kong.

He made his formal debut for Hong Kong in a FIFA World Cup qualifying 2-0 loss against Qatar in March of that year.

[9] On 24 March 2016, Itaparica made his international debut for Hong Kong in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Qatar.