Jucilei

Jucilei

With Anzhi in 2011
Personal information
Full nameJucilei da Silva
Date of birth6 April 1988
Place of birthSão Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionDefensive midfielder / Central midfielder
Club information
Current team
Al Jazira
Number8
Youth career
–2007Ulbra
2007Grêmio
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2009J. Malucelli4(1)
2009–2011Corinthians66(4)
2011–2014Anzhi Makhachkala74(1)
2014–Al Jazira23(3)
National team
2010–Brazil2(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 April 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).

Jucilei da Silva, known simply as Jucilei (born 6 April 1988 in São Gonçalo) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al Jazira.

Career

He started his career with Malucelli and was transferred to Corinthians after being voted the best player of Malucelli in Paraná State Championship.

He made his debut for Corinthians against Internacional on 10 May 2009, as the team lost 10.[1] On 26 July 2010, he was called, by his former Corinthians coach Mano Menezes, to his first appearance for the Brazilian national team.

On 22 February 2011 Corinthians president Andrés Sánchez confirmed that big spending Russian side Anzhi had signed Jucilei, in a deal worth €10 million.[2]

After making 99 appearances in all competitions for Anzhi in just under three years, Jucilei moved to Al Jazira in the UAE Arabian Gulf League on 13 January 2014 .[3] He acquired Palestine citizenship to be counted as an Asiatic player, thus avoiding the foreign quota.[4]

Career statistics

Club Season League Cup Continental State League Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Malucelli
2009 0000004141
Malucelli Total 0000004141
Corinthians
2009 322000000322
2010 342--80162584
2011 00--207090
Corinthians Total 66400100232996
Anzhi Makhachkala
2011–12 28110----291
2012–13 27050141--471
2013–14 1900050--240
Anzhi Total 74160191--992
Career total 1405602912732029

Titles

Corinthians

References

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