Ricardo Goulart

Ricardo Goulart
Personal information
Full nameRicardo Goulart Pereira
Date of birthJune 5, 1991
Place of birthSão José dos Campos, Brazil
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionAttacking Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Guangzhou Evergrande
Number11
Youth career
1998–2005Moreira's Sport
2006–2009Santo André
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2008–2011Santo André14(1)
2011→ Internacional (loan)10(1)
2012Goiás34(12)
2013–2014Cruzeiro59(25)
2015–Guangzhou Evergrande8(5)
National team‡
2014–Brazil1(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 May 2015 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of September 9, 2014

Ricardo Goulart Pereira or simply Ricardo Goulart (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʁiˈkaʁdu ɡuˈlaʁ]; born 5 June 1991), is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao in the Chinese Super League.

Goulart started his career with Santo André with 2008 and stayed there till 2011, when he was loaned to Internacional. He played the 2012 season Goiás in the second tier, before joining Cruzeiro the following year. Here he cemented a place in the first team, and during his two year stint, he made a total of ninetynine appearances and scored thirtyfour times. He won the 2014 Brasileiro with the club. His personal awards includes the 2014 Bola de Ouro, besidesd featuring in the team of the season. In 2015, he entered Asian football by signing for Chinese club Guangzhou Evergrande.

Goulart made his debut for the national team against Colombia.

Career

Club career

Brazil

Goulart kicked off his career with Santo André in 2008. In the following year, he was the top scorer of São Paulo Junior Football Cup, scoring three goals. He was then promoted to the first team, but the club ended the season being relegated from the first tier.[1] He made his debut against Corinthians on 30 July 2009.[2] In that match, he came as a 68th minute substitute for Osny Almeida.[3] He scored his only goal in the season against Grêmio.[4]

The following season, Goulart was loaned off to Internacional for a year.[5] He made his Serie A debut against Santos.[2] He also scored a goal against Figueirense.[6] At the end of 2012, he was transferred to Goiás of Serie B.[7] He played 34 times for the club, scoring 12 goals.[2] This included braces against Ipatinga[8] and Guaratinguetá.[9]

In January 2013, Goulart signed for Cruzeiro.[10] He made his Serie A debut against his former club Goiás.[2] He played 33 times for the club, starting in 28, as he ended his first season with his new club scoring 10 league goals.[2] He was then targetted by French club Monaco which was turned down by his club.[11] The following season, Goulart scored 4 goals for the club in Copa Libertadores.[12] This included a hat-trick against Chilean club Universidad Chile, where he found the net in the 34th, 43rd and 85th minute.[13] He remained an important part of the team, as he played 26 matches, and starting in all but one.[2] He started his goal scoring against Coritiba, scoring regulalarly as he ended the season with 15 league goals.[2] Goulart along with Everton Ribeiro scored a goal each in the last match of the season against Goias, as Cruzeiro won the 2014 Brasileiro.[14] He was also included in the team of the season.[15] Besides, he also won the Bola de Ouro award.[16]

Guangzhou Evergrande

In early January 2015, Goulart was linked to a move away from Cruzeiro to China and Mexico.[17] On 13 January, he ultimately signed for Chinese Super League club Guangzhou Evergrande for € 15 million, on a four year contract. He was issued the no 11 jersey.[18] It was the highest transfer fee paid by a Chinese club.[19] He made his debut against Shandong Luneng in Chinese Super Cup in which his club lost by penalties.[2] In that match, he came as 74th minute substitute for Renê Júnior.[20] He scored his first goal for his club in a AFC Champions League match against FC Seoul.[21] He then scored a hat-trick in the same competition, against the defending champions Western Sydney Wanderers.[22] For his performance he was praised by manager Fabio Cannavaro who said "Goulart is undoubtedly a great player. As an individual player or as a team player he is helping us significantly".[23] Goulart's goal scoring form continued, as he again found the net by scoring a brace against Japanese club Kashima Antlers.[24]

International career

On 19 August 2014, Ricardo Goulart was called up to the Brazilian national team for two matches against Colombia and Ecuador by new manager Dunga.[25] He was an unused substitute against Colombia.[26] He made his official debut for Brazil on 9 September 2014 in a 1–0 victory against Ecuador.[27]

Club statistics

As of match played on 22 March 2015
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Santo André 2009[2] Série A 14100—12[lower-alpha 1]4265
2010[2] Série A 0000—8[lower-alpha 1]181
Total 14100—205346
Internacional (loan) 2011[2] Série A 101001[lower-alpha 2]07[lower-alpha 3]4185
Goiás 2012[2] Série B 341284—21[lower-alpha 4]96325
Cruzeiro 2013[2] Série A 331061—10[lower-alpha 5]34914
2014[2] Série A 2615509[lower-alpha 2]410[lower-alpha 5]15020
Total 5925111942049934
Guangzhou Evergrande 2015[2] Chinese Super League 323[lower-alpha 6]61[lower-alpha 7]078
Career total 120411951310692222178
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Appearances in Paulista
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  3. ↑ Appearances in Gaucho
  4. ↑ Appearances in Goiano
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Appearances in Mineiro
  6. ↑ Appearances in AFC Champions League
  7. ↑ Appearance in Chinese Super Cup

Style of Play

While playing for Cruzeiro in a friendly against MLS side Chivas USA, he scored a goal from his own half which was "reminiscent" of a similar goal scored by Wayne Rooney against West Ham United and David Beckham against Wimbledon back in 1996.[28] After Cruzeiro won the 2014 Brasileiro, Yahoo Sports described him as a player with "enough talent" in a the "increasingly mediocre and boring" league.[29]

Personal life

Goulart's brother Juninho is also a footballer. He plays for Major League Soccer club Los Angeles Galaxy.[30]

References

  1. ↑ "Santo André descarta meia Ricardo Goulart". Esportes. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 "Soccerway profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Corinthians vs Santo Andre". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Gremio vs Santo Andre". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Santo Andre negocia meia Ricardo Goulart com o Inter". Esportes. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "Internacional vs Figueirense". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  7. ↑ "Goiás announces more reinforcements and half hires former Vila Nova". Esportes. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  8. ↑ "Ipatinga vs Goias". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  9. ↑ "Goias vs Guaratingueta". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  10. ↑ "Cruzeiro oficializa contratação de Lucca, Ricardo Goulart e Nirley". Globe Esporte. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  11. ↑ "Saiba qual clube Europeu tentou tirar Ricardo Goulart do Cruzeiro". Nacaradogol. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  12. ↑ "Copa Libertadores scorers 2014". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  13. ↑ "Cruzeiro vs Unicersidad Chile". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  14. ↑ "Cruzeiro win second successive Brazilian title". Mirror. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  15. ↑ "Everton Ribeiro é eleito o melhor do Brasileirão; veja a seleção de 2014". Esporte. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  16. ↑ "Bola de Ouro, Goulart comemora: 'Vai ficar marcado na vida inteira'". ESPN. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  17. ↑ "Cruzeiro recebe proposta por Ricardo Goulart e jogador pode estar de saída para China". Itatiaia. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  18. ↑ "高拉特（Goulart）正式加盟广州队". Guangzhou Evergrande. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  19. ↑ "Brazil's Ricardo Goulart signs for Guangzhou". Yahoo. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  20. ↑ "Guangzhou vs Shangdong". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  21. ↑ "Guangzhou Evergrande 1 - 0 FC Seoul". The AFC. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  22. ↑ "Western Sydney Wanderers 2 - 3 Guangzhou Evergrande". The AFC. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  23. ↑ "Guangzhou getting great value from Goulart says gleeful gaffer". The AFC. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  24. ↑ "Ricardo Goulart inspirational for Guangzhou Evergrande in AFC Champions League". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  25. ↑ Dunga Announces First Brazil Squad Since Taking Over as Manager
  26. ↑ "Brazil vs Colombia". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  27. ↑ "Goulart eyes Copa America showdown with ‘genius’ Messi". Goal. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  28. ↑ "Ricardo Goulart scores wondergoal from his own half in Cruzeiro win". Give Me Sport. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  29. ↑ "O que Ricardo Goulart diz sobre o Cruzeiro bicampeão". Yahoo. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  30. ↑ "Jogou com Beckham e conheceu Obama: Irmão de R. Goulart quer defender EUA". Esporte. Retrieved 26 March 2015.

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