He was born on the 26th of April 1994 in\u00a0Benoni, South Africa. As of 2020, he is 26 years old.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Club career<\/h2>\n

<\/span>Early career<\/h3>\n

Gordinho is the son of former Orlando Pirates and Benoni United player, Manny Faria. In his early years, he and his brother Anthony played for Easterns in Benoni and later in Balfour, before being invited to train with Orlando Pirates\u2019 development team.<\/p>\n

From there Gordinho was signed by Kaizer Chiefs at the age of 15 after being put into contact with development coach, Lucky Stylianou by close friend Masalealo Seanego. His brother later trialled in Brazil before joining Ajax Cape Town\u2019s academy.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Kaizer Chiefs<\/h3>\n

Having progressed through the club\u2019s academy, Gordinho made his Kaizer Chiefs debut in the 2013\u201314 PSL season under coach\u00a0Stuart Baxter. He made only two appearances across all competitions the following season as the club claimed a domestic double, winning the PSL and MTN 8 titles.<\/p>\n

Following Baxter\u2019s departure, and\u00a0Steve Komphela\u2018s arrival in 2015, he was chosen to be part of the club\u2019s captains committee and became a regular within the starting line-up. He was voted PSL Player of the Month for August and September 2016.<\/p>\n

In January 2017, Gordinho was one of four Chiefs players who travelled to England to train with Fulham as part of a relationship-building exercise between the two clubs. Later that month, he was invited to trial with Danish Superliga side AaB and featured for the side in a friendly against Hoffenheim.<\/p>\n

A permanent move failed to materialize, however, and upon his return to South Africa, he signed a new three-year contract with Chiefs. On 31 October 2017, he made his 50th league appearance for the club. It was his final appearance for Kaizer Chiefs for the season, however, and in January the following year he joined fellow PSL side Bloemfontein Celtic on loan.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Loan to Bloemfontein Celtic<\/h3>\n

On 3 January 2018, Gordinho signed for Bloemfontein Celtic on a one-year loan as part of a deal which saw Celtic captain Kabelo Mahlasela join Kaizer Chiefs permanently. He made his debut four days later when he started in a 2\u20131 league win over Golden Arrows and was well received by the club\u2019s supporters who were recorded chanting his name throughout the match.<\/p>\n

On 4 March, he earned the man of the match award for his performance in Celtic\u2019s 1\u20130 league win over Ajax. He scored his first goal for the club exactly one month later, netting in a 2\u20131 defeat to Orlando Pirates. He was also later sent off during the match for a professional foul on Luvuyo Memela. He ultimately made 16 appearances across all competitions in his debut season with the club.<\/p>\n

Ahead of the following season, he was reunited with Komphela after the manager had taken over the club following Veselin Jelu\u0161i\u0107\u2019s resignation and his own sacking by Chiefs earlier in the year. He made 14 appearances during the first half of the 2018\u201319 campaign before returning to Chiefs, despite Celtic attempting to retain his services for the remainder of the season.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Bidvest Wits<\/h3>\n

Following his return to Naturena, Gordinho managed just eight appearances over the course of the next year, before securing a permanent move to PSL rivals, Bidvest Wits on 14 January 2020, where he signed a two-and-a-half-year deal.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Viborg FF<\/h3>\n

After opting not to move to Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila, who had purchased the top-flight status of Bidvest Wits, he signed a two-year contract with Danish side Viborg FF on a free transfer.<\/p>\n

<\/span>International career<\/h3>\n

Though born in Benoni, South Africa, Gordinho was eligible to represent Portugal prior to making his international debut as his father is Portuguese.<\/p>\n

<\/span>South African national football team<\/h3>\n

In March 2017, Gordinho received his first call-up to the South African national side by interim-coach Owen Da Gama before making his debut under Stuart Baxter in a 2\u20131 friendly loss to Zambia in June.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Net Worth<\/h2>\n

He has an estimated net worth of about $500,000 which he has earned as a footballer.<\/p>\n