Guilherme de Paula
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Guilherme de Paula Lucrécio | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 9 November 1986||
Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
–2004 | São Paulo | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005 | Coritiba | 0 | (0) |
2006–2008 | Rio Claro | 2 | (0) |
2008–2010 | Brasa | 9 | (1) |
2010 | Vitória de Setúbal | 3 | (0) |
2011 | Halcones | 33 | (12) |
2011 | Juventud Retalteca | 11 | (1) |
2012 | Toledo | 13 | (2) |
2012–2014 | Milsami Orhei | 50 | (15) |
2015 | Selangor | 19 | (8) |
2016 | Ethnikos Achna | 10 | (1) |
2016 | PDRM | 9 | (4) |
2017–2019 | Kuala Lumpur | 57 | (66) |
2020–2021 | Perak | 22 | (7) |
2021–2022 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 3 | (0) |
2023 | Melaka | 6 | (3) |
International career‡ | |||
2015 | Malaysia XI | 1 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Malaysia | 13 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2022 |
Guilherme de Paula Lucrécio (born 9 November 1986) is a former profesional footballer who plays as a forward. Born in Brazil, he also played for the Malaysia national team[3] and is Malaysia's third naturalized football player. He is regarded as one of the best players of his generation and as one of the best strikers of all time.
International career
He played once for Malaysia XI against Tottenham Hotspur F.C. In December 2019, De Paula has agreed to join Perak FC for the 2020 season. On 3 June 2021, he won his first cap for Malaysia in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against the United Arab Emirates.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 21 May 2023
Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Continental | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Selangor | 2015 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 3 | – | 32 | 13 | |
Selangor Total | 19 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 13 | |
Ethnikos Achna | 2015–16 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | 1 | |
Ethnikos Achna Total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
PDRM FC | 2016 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | – | 19 | 11 | |
PDRM Total | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | |
Kuala Lumpur | 2017 | 22 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | – | 27 | 30 | |
Kuala Lumpur | 2018 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | – | 28 | 25 | |
Kuala Lumpur | 2019 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 21 | 11 | |
Kuala Lumpur Total | 57 | 48 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 66 | |
Perak | 2020 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | 3 | |
Perak | 2021 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | 4 | |
Perak Total | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 | |
Johor Darul Ta'zim | 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |
Johor Darul Ta'zim | 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
Johor Darul Ta'zim Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Melaka | 2023 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 3 | |
Melak Total | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
- ^ The Malaysia FA Cup
- ^ The Malaysia Cup and Malaysia Challenge Cup
International
- As of 14 June 2022[4]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Malaysia | 2021 | 9 | 1 |
2022 | 4 | 1 | |
Total | 13 | 2 |
International goals
- As of match played 8 June 2022. Malaysia score listed first, score column indicates score after each goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 11 June 2021 | Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai | 2 | Vietnam | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2 | 27 May 2022 | Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | 10 | Brunei | 4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
Honours
Selangor
Kuala Lumpur
Johor Darul Ta'zim
Individual
- Malaysia Cup Golden Boot: 2016
- Malaysia Premier League Golden Boot: 2017[7]
- FAM Football Awards Best Forward Award: 2017
References
- ^ Guilherme profile at FC Milsami website
- ^ "Guilherme de Paula: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "De Paula senang dengan panggilan 'Zulhelmi'". www.hmetro.com.my. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Guilherme de Paula". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Selangor win 33rd Malaysia Cup title – ESPN". www.espn.com. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ^ "Johor Darul Ta'zim win 8th consecutive Malaysia Super League title". ESPN. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Penjaring Gol". ligamalaysia.net. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
External links
- Guilherme de Paula at Soccerway
- Guilherme de Paula at Sambafoot
- Guilherme de Paula at soccerstats247
- Guilherme de Paula at etminanbrazil
Categories:
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Malaysian men's footballers
- Malaysia men's international footballers
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Brazilian emigrants to Malaysia
- Men's association football forwards
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Guatemala
- Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova
- Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
- Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Guatemala
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Moldova
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia
- Coritiba Foot Ball Club players
- Rio Claro Futebol Clube players
- Vitória F.C. players
- Halcones FC players
- Juventud Retalteca players
- Toledo Esporte Clube players
- FC Milsami Orhei players
- Selangor F.C. players
- Ethnikos Achna FC players
- Polis Diraja Malaysia FC players
- Kuala Lumpur City F.C. players
- Perak F.C. players
- Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. players
- Naturalised citizens of Malaysia
- Naturalised association football players
- Footballers from São Paulo