PLAYER PROFILE

Deiberson Geovanni

Position: Forward

Height: 5'9

Weight: 10st 8lbs

Date of Birth: 1980-01-11 Acaiaca, Brazil

Deiberson Geovanni

Brazilian midfielder Geovanni signed for Manchester City in July 2007.

Geovanni, 27, joined the Citizens on a one-year contract and became the third player signed by Sven Goran Eriksson during the opening days of his tenure.

Geovanni was available on a free transfer having recently left Brazilian side Cruzeiro.

The midfielder is no stranger to Premier League opposition having scored one of the goals that knocked City's bitter rivals Manchester United out of the 2005/06 Champions League at the group stage.

Geovanni scored a diving header as Benfica defeated Manchester United 2-1 in Portugal to dump Sir Alex Ferguson's side out of the competition.

He scored 17 times in 94 appearances for Benfica and previously played for Barcelona.

However, he struggled to impress for City and in the summer of 2008 was sold to Hull City.