Francelino Matuzalem da Silva

Matuzalem Personal information Full name Matuzalem Francelino da Silva Date of birth June 10, 1980(1980-06-10) (age 28) Place of birth Natal, BrazilHeight 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Playing position Attacking midfielderClub information Current club Real ZaragozaNumber 20 Senior clubs1 Years Club App (Gls)* 1997-1999
1999
1999-2001
2001-2003
2001-2002
2002-2003
2003-2004
2004-2007
2007- Vitória Bahia
AC Bellinzona
Napoli
Parma
→ Piacenza(loan)
→ Brescia(loan)
Brescia
Shakhtar Donetsk
Real Zaragoza14 0(0)
00 0(0)
52 0(2)
00 0(0)
28 0(3)
30 0(0)
30 0(3)
68 (25)
04 0(1) National team 1997 Brazil U17

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 20 June 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

Matuzalem Francelino da Silva, commonly known as simply Matuzalem (born June 10, 1980 in Natal, Brazil) is a Brazilian footballer. He plays for Real Zaragoza.

1 Career
2 Honours
3 References
4 External limks

Career

Early career

Known as a goalscoring midfielder, he first emerged in the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Egypt. There, he scored 3 goals in 6 games, including a critical goal in the final match.

Italy

Matuzalem was joint-signed by Parma and Piacenza in summer 2001.

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Ukraine

In 2004, Matuzalem moved from Brescia to Shakhtar Donetsk for a fee of around $18.75 million, a Ukrainian record at the time. After the transfer of Anatoliy Tymoschuk to Zenit Saint Petersburg, he became the new captain of the club for the 2006-07 season and was voted the club's player of the year.

Spain

In July 2007 Matuzalem left the Shakhtar training facility without notice and returned home to Brazil, citing family issues. However, on July 18th he was presented as the latest signing of Real Zaragoza.[1] Shakhtar’s officials have claimed that this is illegal, as no agreement took place between the two clubs and Matuzalem is still under contract to Shakhtar, and that the club is planning a lawsuit against both Matuzalem and Zaragoza.[citation needed]

After played 4 games and scored once, Matuzalem was "injured" since September 2007 and return in March 2008. [2]

Honours

Team

Ukrainian Premier League: 2005 and 2006 with Shakhtar Donetsk

International

FIFA Under-17 World Cup 1997

References

^ Zaragoza get Pavón and Matuzalem. UEFA.com (2007-07-18). Retrieved on 2008-02-21.
^ Matuzalem signed off at Zaragoza. UEFA.com (2007-09-27). Retrieved on 2008-02-21.

External limks

(Portuguese) CBF
(Portuguese) Sambafoot.com Profile
(Spanish) [1]

v • d • e Real Zaragoza– current squad

1 César • 2 Diogo • 3 Paredes • 4 Cuartero • 5 Oscar • 6 Ayala • 7 Luccin • 8 Aimar • 9 Sergio García • 11 Juanfran • 12 Oliveira • 13 Martínez • 14 Gabi • 15 Pavón • 16 Celades • 19 Generelo • 20 Matuzalem • 21 Zapater • 22 Milito • 23 Sergio • 24 Chus • 25 López Vallejo • 27 Gotor • 28 Valero • 29 Grande • 34 Burbu • 36 Montejo • Manager: Villanova