Ilsinho

Ilsinho
Personal information
Full name Ilson Pereira Dias Júnior
Date of birth 12 October 1985 (1985-10-12) (age 26)
Place of birth São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Internacional
Youth career
2001–2005 Palmeiras
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 Palmeiras 5 (0)
2006–2007 São Paulo 33 (2)
2007–2010 Shakhtar Donetsk 56 (10)
2010–2011 São Paulo 15 (2)
2011– Internacional 11 (0)
National team
2008 Brazil U23 4 (0)
2007– Brazil 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:07, 24 November 2011 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 July 2007

Ilson Pereira Dias Júnior (born 12 October 1985 in São Bernardo do Campo), commonly known as Ilsinho, is a Brazilian right midfielder who currently plays for Sport Club Internacional. lsinho originally started his career as a right back, but during his time at Shakhtar Donetsk he was used as a winger, where he showed off his skill and speed.

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Club career

Ilsinho began his career in 2006 with Palmeiras before switching to São Paulo later in the same year to replace Cicinho, who had moved to Real Madrid.

On 29 July, it was announced that Ilsinho had completed a €10 million transfer to Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk, signing a four-year contract with the club until 29 July 2011.[1] During his time in Donetsk, he has become famous for his dribbling skills and superb vision of the field. He scored the opening goal in a Champions League match against Spanish club FC Barcelona. On 9 May, Ilsinho scored a game-winning goal against Dynamo Kyiv, which won a place for Shakhtar in the final of the UEFA Cup. He contributed a great performance to the team and helped them win their first-ever UEFA Cup.Ilson returned to Brazil after the success of the UEFA Cup win against Werder Bremen.

In August 2010 Ilsinho re-signed for his old club São Paulo, taking the number 77. In September 2011 Ilsinho moved from São Paulo to Internacional RS.

International career

On 8 March 2007, Ilsinho was called up to the Brazilian squad for the first time for two friendlies against Chile and Ghana. He made his international debut against Ghana on 27 March 2007.[2]

Ilsinho was also part of Brazil's squad for the 2008 Summer Olympics in which the team earned a Bronze medal after reaching third place. However, he only played one game in which he appeared as a substitute.

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