Francelino Matuzalem
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| Matuzalem | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francelino Matuzalem da Silva | |
| Date of birth | June 10, 1980 | |
| Place of birth | Natal, Brazil | |
| Height | 175 cm | |
| Nickname | Matu | |
| Playing position | Central Midfielder Attacking Midfielder |
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| Club information | ||
| Current club | Shakhtar Donetsk | |
| Number | 9 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1997-1999 1999-2001 2001-2002 2002-2004 2004- |
Vitória Bahia Napoli Piacenza Brescia Shakhtar Donetsk |
14 (0) 52 (2) 28 (3) 60 (3) 60 (21) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Francelino Matuzalem da Silva (born June 10, 1980 in Natal, Brazil) is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk. His reputation as a footballer was built up through his childhood, particularly since he was a prolific goalscorer in the Egypt 1997 under-17 world championship, where he scored 3 goals in 6 games including a critical goal in the final match. Matuzalem transfered from Brescia to Shakhtar for a fee of around £9 million.
[edit] Honours
Team
- Ukrainian Premier League: 2005 and 2006 with Shakhtar Donetsk
International
[edit] External links
- Matuzalem profile at FC Shakhtar Donetsk website.
| FC Shakhtar Donetsk - Current Squad |
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3 Hübschman | 5 Kucher | 6 Duljaj | 7 Fernandinho | 9 Matuzalem | 10 Vukić | 11 Vorobei | 12 Shutkov | 13 Shevchuk | 17 Luiz Adriano | 18 Lewandowski | 19 Hai | 20 Byelik | 22 Trusevich | 23 Korotetsky | 25 Brandão | 26 Raţ | 27 Chygrynskiy | 28 Polyansky | 29 Marica | 33 Srna | 34 Karamushka | 35 Shust | 36 Elano | 38 Jádson | Manager: Lucescu |
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