Francelino Matuzalem

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Personal information
Matuzalem
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
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)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 March 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

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

FIFA Under-17 World Cup 1997

[edit] External links

Matuzalem profile at FC Shakhtar Donetsk website.

FC Shakhtar Donetsk - Current Squad
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