- Luiz Guilherme da Conceição Silva
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Muriqui Personal information Full name Luiz Guilherme da Conceição Silva Date of birth 16 June 1986 Place of birth Muriqui, Mangaratiba, Brazil Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) Playing position Second Striker, Winger Club information Current club Guangzhou Evergrande Number 11 Youth career 2001–2003 Madureira Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2004–2008 Madureira 2004–2005 → Vasco da Gama (loan) 15 (3) 2006 → Paysandu (loan) 2006 → Iraty (loan) 2007 → Avaí (loan) 7 (3) 2008–2010 Desportivo Brasil 0 (0) 2008 → Vitória (loan) 11 (0) 2009 → Ituano (loan) 16 (2) 2009 → Avaí (loan) 31 (10) 2010 → Atlético Mineiro (loan) 7 (4) 2010- Guangzhou Evergrande 40 (29) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 November 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).Luiz Guilherme da Conceição Silva or simply Muriqui (born 16 June 1986) is a Brazilian football player who is currently playing for Guangzhou Evergrande in the Chinese Super League.
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Club career
Muriqui started his senior career in 2004 with Madureira. Considered as a talented player, he was loaned to several higher level Brazilian clubs including Vasco da Gama, Avaí and transferred to Desportivo Brasil in 2008.
On 14 April 2009, Muriqui was loaned to Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Avaí again. In season 2009, he was considered as one of best players in the club, with 139 fouls suffered throughout the season.[1]
At the end of 2009, it was reported that Muriqui decided to leave from the club.[2] He joined Atlético Mineiro on 13 January 2010.[3]
On 30 June 2010, China League One club Guangzhou Evergrande confirmed that they had signed Muriqui on a four-year deal from Atlético Mineiro with a club record fee (as well as the domestic record fee) of $3.5 million.[4][5] He made his League One debut for Guangzhou against Nanjing Yoyo on 21 July and scored four goals in the match. In season 2010, Muriqui scored 13 goals in 14 appearances as Guangzhou finished first place in the League One and won promotion back to the top flight at the first attempt.
Although Guangzhou signed a few strong players to strengthened the team's attacking power including Argentinian Darío Conca and Brazilian Cléo in the 2011 league season, Muriqui was still the most important part of the club. He scored his first two CSL goals in a 2-2 home draw against Beijing Guoan on 17 April 2011.
On 12 August 2011, a conflic near the end of first half in the match while Guangzhou played away against Liaoning Whowin became the center of attention. In a hearing hold by Chinese Football Association 4 days later, the CFA believed that Muriqui struck Zhao Junzhe in the conflic, which resulted in a ban of 5 matches (including reserve league) and him being fined ¥25,000[6]. Muriqui expressed his disappointment about the ban which he believed to be unfair in his Weibo and said he would leave China at the end of the season[7]. However, after several talks with the club, Muriqui changed his mind and said he would happy to stay in China and fulfil his contract. Although missing 4 matches of the league, Muriqui scored 16 goals in 26 appearances in the season which made him the top goal scorer of the league. Guangzhou successfully achieved Super League champion for the first time in the club's history.
Honours
Club
- Campeonato Mineiro: 2010
Guangzhou Evergrande
Individual
- Chinese Super League Golden Boot Winner: 2011
- Chinese FA Cup top scorer: 2011
References
- ^ ClicRBS - Avaí tem o atleta mais caçado e o segundo mais faltoso do Brasileiro(Portuguese)
- ^ ClicRBS - Muriqui, ex-Avaí, espera definição com o Palmeiras até quarta(Portuguese)
- ^ ClicRBS - Muriqui vai trocar o Avaí pelo Atlético-MG em 2010(Portuguese)
- ^ 恒大引援再放超级卫星 350万美元天价签巴西猎豹(Chinese)
- ^ Chinese football club sign Brazilian striker Muriqui
- ^ 关于对广州恒大足球俱乐部运动员违规违纪的处罚决定(Chinese)
- ^ 穆里奇微博透露将离开中国 向恒大申请赛季后转会(Chinese)
External links
Guangzhou Evergrande F.C. – current squad 1 Yang Jun · 2 Tu Dongxu · 3 Paulão · 4 Gao Shunhang · 5 Zhang Linpeng · 6 Feng Xiaoting · 7 Feng Junyan · 9 Cléo · 10 Zheng Zhi · 11 Muriqui · 12 Dong Qingyu · 13 Tang Dechao · 14 Li Jianhua · 15 Conca · 16 Cho Won-Hee · 17 Gao Zhilin · 18 Chen Jianlong · 19 Yang Hao · 20 Ni Bo · 21 Jiang Ning · 22 Li Shuai · 23 Li Zhilang · 24 Shi Hongjun · 25 Yang Yihu · 26 Wu Pingfeng · 27 Ye Weichao · 28 Zhi Xinhua · 29 Gao Lin · 30 Peng Shaoxiong · 31 Zhang Hongnan · 32 Sun Xiang · 33 Li Yan · 34 Huang Jiaqiang · 35 Guo Zichao · 38 Zhang Yujia · 39 Zhang Tianlong · 40 Pan Weiye · Manager: Lee Jang-Soo
Chinese Football Association Golden Boot awardee 1994: Hu Zhijun | 1995: Fan Zhiyi| 1996: Su Maozhen | 1997: Hao Haidong | 1998: Hao Haidong | 1999: Qu Shengqing | 2000: Casiano | 2001: Hao Haidong | 2002: Li Jinyu | 2003: S.Martínez | 2004: Ayew | 2005: Jelić | 2006: Li Jinyu | 2007: Li Jinyu | 2008: Éber Luís | 2009: Ramírez / Barcos | 2010: Riascos | 2011: Muriqui1995: Tang Xiaocheng | 1996: Hu Yunfeng / Li Bing / Song Yuming | 1997: Andrés / Casiano / Nan Fang | 1998: Wang Tao / Zhang Yuning | 1999: Williams | 2000: Georgiev | 2001: Orlando | 2002: Tréllez / Li Jinyu / Marcos | 2003: Nahornyak | 2004: Nannskog | 2005: Zou Jie | 2006: Han Peng | 2011: MuriquiCategories:- 1986 births
- Living people
- Brazilian footballers
- Madureira Esporte Clube players
- Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama players
- Esporte Clube Vitória players
- Ituano Futebol Clube players
- Avaí Futebol Clube players
- Clube Atlético Mineiro players
- Expatriate footballers in China
- Guangzhou FC players
- Brazilian expatriates in China
- Desportivo Brasil players
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