Muriqui (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Luiz Guilherme da Conceição Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 16 June 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Mangaratiba, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Second Striker / Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Vasco da Gama | ||
| 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) | 12 | (1) |
| 2006 | → Iraty (loan) | ||
| 2007 | → Avaí (loan) | 20 | (5) |
| 2008–2010 | Desportivo Brasil | 0 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Vitória (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Ituano (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Avaí (loan) | 31 | (9) |
| 2010 | → Atlético Mineiro (loan) | 7 | (4) |
| 2010–2014 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 92 | (52) |
| 2014–2016 | Al Sadd | 23 | (15) |
| 2016 | → FC Tokyo (loan) | 19 | (4) |
| 2016 | → FC Tokyo B (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2017– | Vasco da Gama | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2004 | Brazil U-20 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 January 2017. |
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Luiz Guilherme da Conceição Silva (born 16 June 1986), commonly known as Muriqui, is a Brazilian football player who currently plays for Vasco da Gama.
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. Muriqui was called up for Brazil U-20 while he was playing for Vasco da Gama.
On 14 April 2009, Muriqui was loaned to Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Avaí again. In season 2009, he was considered as one of the best players in the club, with 139 fouls suffered throughout the season, which was the highest in the league.
At the end of 2009, it was reported that Muriqui decided to leave from the club. He joined Atlético Mineiro on 13 January 2010.
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 US$3.5 million. 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.
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