MAYCON became the latest Brazilian to join the A-League when he signed with Melbourne Heart yesterday. Every club except Central Coast Mariners and Perth Glory currently has at least one Brazilian on their books and there's been a long list of Samba stars in the A-League over the years. Now au.fourfourtwo.com presents its list of the top 10 Brazilians to play in the competition so far.
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Diego Walsh (Adelaide United & Wellington Phoenix)
The ex-Santos and former MLS man had an interesting four-and-a-half-year spell in the A-League where he became an popular figure at both Adelaide United and Wellington Phoenix before falling out of favour on both occasions. It's fair to say he was erratic at times, but when on song he was quality.
The poised defensive midfielder really rose to prominence during Adelaide's 2008 AFC Champions League campaign where he produced some fine football, along with a number of crucial goals for his side. Most memorably, he broke the deadlock with the crucial opener early in the second-half of the ACL semi-final first-leg against Bunyodkor.
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