| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francelino Matuzalém da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 10 June 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Natal, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Lazio | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1997–1999 | Vitória | 14 | (0) |
| 1999 | Bellinzona | 0 | (0) |
| 1999–2001 | Parma | 0 | (0) |
| 1999–2001 | → Napoli (loan) | 52 | (2) |
| 2001–2002 | Piacenza | 28 | (3) |
| 2002–2003 | Parma | 0 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | → Brescia (loan) | 30 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Brescia | 30 | (3) |
| 2004–2007 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 68 | (25) |
| 2007–2009 | Zaragoza | 14 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | → Lazio (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2009– | Lazio | 60 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 1997 | Brazil U–17 | 6 | (3) |
| 1999 | Brazil U–20 | 4 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 October 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Francelino Matuzalém da Silva, commonly known as just Matuzalém (born 10 June 1980), is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays in the Italian Serie A for Lazio. He is a midfielder known for his passing and technique. His usual position is central midfielder as well as attacking midfielder and left midfielder.
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Matuzalém began his career at Esporte Clube Vitória and quickly established his place in lower level of the Brazil national team. Known as a goalscoring midfielder,[says who?] he first emerged in the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Egypt. There, he scored three goals in six games, including a critical goal in the final match.
In 1999, Matuzalém left Vitória, and joined Napoli in Italy (on loan from Parma),[1] where he remained for two seasons, the first spent in Serie B and the second season in what would be Napoli's last in Serie A for six years. Matuzalém was a regular at Napoli, but only scored twice during his time there.
Following his Napoli spell, Matuzalém was sent to Piacenza in co-ownership deal in the summer of 2001.[2] Matuzalém stayed at Piacenza along with Amauri and Matteo Guardalben which all owned by Parma.
With Piacenza at 2001–02 season, the team finished 14th in the league.
The second season of the loan spell saw Matuzalém switch to Brescia on loan, where he played nearly every match and the deal was made permanent at season's end. However, he only lasted one more year, before Ukrainian giants Shakhtar Donetsk signed him.
In June 2004, Shakhtar Donetsk signed Matuzalém from Brescia, paid Brescia €8million, Matuzalém's agents €3.75M and €221,092 to Matuzalém's former clubs as solidarity contribution.[3] It was a Ukrainian record at the time. After the transfer of Anatoliy Tymoschuk to Zenit St. Petersburg, he became the new captain of the club for the 2006–07 season and was voted the club's player of the year.
On 1 July 2007, Palermo made an offer of US$ 7,000,000 but rejected.[3]
On 2 July 2007, Matuzalém notified in writing Shakhtar of the fact that he unilaterally terminated their contractual relationship with immediate effect. On 5 July, Shakhtar replied Matuzalém and/or his new club should pay the sum in the release clause of €25M, or Shakhtar would start legal action.[3]
However, on 18 July, he was presented as the latest signing of Real Zaragoza.[4] And Shakhtar informed Zaragoza to request the club to pay the fee.[3] After played four games and scoring once, Matuzalém was reported injured since September 2007[5] and returned in March 2008. He finished the season with just 14 appearances.
But in fact, Matuzalém case was passed by FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber (DRC) on 2 November 2007, ordered Matuzalém and Zaragoza jointly and severally liable to pay €6,800,000 to Shakhtar.[3][6]
On 19 March 2008, Shakhtar appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) as the club think the fee set by FIFA DRC is too low. On 20 March Matuzalém and Zaragoza also made an appeal to CAS for the compensation.
On 19 May 2009, following a Shakhtar lawsuit, the CAS ordered Matuzalém to pay €11,858,934 to Shakhtar for breach of contract.[7][8]
In July 2008, Matuzalém returned to Italy after four years, joining Lazio on a season-long loan[9] with an option to buy at the end of the season for €13M (plus VAT).[3]
Injury plagued his season, yet when fit he established a place for himself in the centre of the Lazio midfield alongside Cristian Ledesma. He claimed some silverware as Lazio won their fifth Coppa Italia, however a booking in the semi-final against Juventus meant he missed the final against Sampdoria.
At the end of the season, Lazio exercised the option to keep him on a permanent basis, but for €5.31M.
On 14 March 2010, he was injured[10] and missed rest of the season. He became a backup of Ledesma and Cristian Brocchi in next season.
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