Kieza
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Welker Marçal Almeida | ||
| Date of birth | 24 September 1986[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Vitória, Brazil[1] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Striker[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rio Branco | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2006 | Serra | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Serra | ||
| 2008–2009 | Desportiva | ||
| 2009 | Americano | 19 | (8) |
| 2009 | Fluminense | 20 | (6) |
| 2010–2011 | Cruzeiro | 5 | (2) |
| 2010 | → Ponte Preta (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Náutico (loan) | 44 | (26) |
| 2012 | → Al Shabab (loan) | 19 | (7) |
| 2012–2013 | → Náutico (loan) | 23 | (16) |
| 2013–2015 | Shanghai Shenxin | 34 | (13) |
| 2014–2015 | → Bahia (loan) | 55 | (28) |
| 2016 | São Paulo | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Vitória | 60 | (19) |
| 2018–2020 | Botafogo | 42 | (11) |
| 2019 | → Fortaleza (loan) | 24 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | Náutico | 76 | (23) |
| 2023 | Brasiliense | 2 | (0) |
| 2023 | Floresta | 6 | (0) |
| 2024– | Rio Branco | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
Welker Marçal de Almeida (born 24 September 1986), commonly known as Kieza, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Rio Branco as a striker.[2]
Career
[edit]Born in Vitória,[3] he was signed on February 20, 2010 by Cruzeiro Esporte Clube who ended his contract in January 2010 with Fluminense.[4]
In 2011, Kieza moved from Cruzeiro to Campeonato Brasileiro Série B side Náutico on a season-long loan deal. He helped Náutico being promoted to the Série A, scoring 21 goals in the season which allowed him to become Top goalscorer of this tournament.
Botafogo
[edit]Career statistics
[edit]- As of 15 August 2023[6]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fluminense (loan) | 2009 | Série A | 16 | 6 | — | — | 4 | 0 | — | 20 | 6 | |||
| 2010 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 24 | 6 | ||||
| Cruzeiro | 2010 | Série A | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | |||
| Ponte Preta (loan) | 2010 | Série B | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
| Náutico (loan) | 2011 | Série B | 35 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 47 | 27 | ||
| Al Shabab (loan) | 2011–12 | UAE Pro League | 19 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 10 | |
| Náutico (loan) | 2012 | Série A | 20 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 13 | ||||
| 2013 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| Total | 20 | 13 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 23 | 16 | |||||
| Shanghai Shenxin | 2013 | Chinese Super League | 23 | 11 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 11 | |||
| 2014 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||||||
| Total | 34 | 13 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 13 | |||||
| Bahia (loan) | 2014 | Série A | 19 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 0 | — | 22 | 6 | |||
| 2015 | Série B | 24 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 50 | 29 | |
| Total | 43 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 72 | 35 | ||
| São Paulo | 2016 | Série A | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Vitória | 2016 | Série A | 35 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 46 | 13 | |
| 2017 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | 9 | 4 | 31 | 12 | |||
| 2018 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 48 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 80 | 25 | ||
| Botafogo | 2018 | Série A | 27 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 40 | 10 | |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| Total | 27 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 51 | 11 | |||
| Fortaleza (loan) | 2019 | Série A | 24 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||||
| Náutico | 2020 | Série B | 26 | 8 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 36 | 11 | ||
| 2021 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | 22 | 12 | |||||
| 2022 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 55 | 11 | 21 | 12 | — | — | 7 | 1 | 83 | 24 | ||||
| Brasiliense | 2023 | Série D | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Floresta | 2023 | Série C | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 337 | 112 | 77 | 41 | 17 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 34 | 12 | 486 | 171 | ||
Honours
[edit]- Bahia
- Vitória
- Campeonato Baiano: 2016, 2017
- Botafogo
- Náutico
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Welker Marçal Almeida". sambafoot.com. 30 April 2009. Retrieved 13 June 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ 'Após novela, São Paulo contrata Kieza por R$ 4 milhões'
- ↑ "Cruzeiro anuncia contratação de Kieza" (in Portuguese). globoesporte.com. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
- ↑ "Clube contrata atacante Kieza, ex-Fluminense". Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
- ↑ "Kieza demonstra ansiedade por balançar as redes pelo Fortaleza em apresentação". lance.com.br. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ↑ Kieza at Soccerway
External links
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- Men's association football forwards
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