Talisca
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anderson Souza Conceição | ||
| Date of birth | 1 February 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Feira de Santana, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder / Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Benfica | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007 | Vasco da Gama | ||
| 2009–2013 | Bahia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2013–2014 | Bahia | 30 | (4) |
| 2014– | Benfica | 46 | (11) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | Brazil U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014– | Brazil U23 | 4 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 February 2016. | |||
Anderson Souza Conceição (born 1 February 1994), known as Talisca or Anderson Talisca, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Portuguese club Benfica and the Brazil Olympic team. He can play as an attacking midfielder or a forward.
Club career
Bahia
A youth graduate from Bahia, where he arrived in 2009, Talisca made his professional debut against Corinthians on 7 July 2013, and scored his first goal in the next match against São Paulo.[1][2]
Benfica
On 5 July 2014, after his debut season, Talisca moved to Portuguese champions Benfica for a €4 million fee, the highest paid for a Bahia player.[3][4] On 18 July 2014, he scored his first goal for Benfica on his debut in their Taça de Honra semi-final win against Estoril.[5] On 12 September, he scored a hat-trick in an away victory against Vitória de Setúbal.[6] On 27 September, he scored two goals in a row against Estoril in an away win (3–2) and became the Primeira Liga's top goalscorer with five goals.[7] On 5 October, he scored his sixth goal in Portuguese league and maintained the top scorer lead.[8] On 31 October, he scored his eighth and fourth consecutive goal in Primeira Liga, in a home win against Rio Ave (1–0), keeping the top scorer lead.
On 4 November 2014, he scored his first goal in the UEFA Champions League, the only goal of the game to defeat Monaco in the group stage. He described scoring the 82nd-minute goal as the "best feeling" in his life.[9] On 26 January 2016, he netted a hat-trick in a 6–1 win at Moreirense in the Taça da Liga.[10]
International career
On 11 November 2014, Talisca was called up by Dunga to the Brazilian national team to replace Lucas Moura in the international fixtures against Turkey and Austria.[11]
Style of play
He has been nicknamed "Yaya Talisca" in reference to Ivorian midfielder Yaya Touré, but bases his game on that of his compatriot Neymar.[12] He is also compared to fellow Brazilian Rivaldo.[13]
Career statistics
- As of 11 February 2016[14]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bahia | 2013 | Brasileirão | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 38 | 3 | |
| 2014 | Brasileirão | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 6 | 30 | 8 | |||
| Total | 30 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 68 | 11 | ||
| Benfica | 2014–15 | Primeira Liga | 32 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 44 | 11 |
| 2015–16 | Primeira Liga | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 24 | 6 | |
| Total | 46 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 68 | 17 | ||
| Career total | 76 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 32 | 7 | 136 | 28 | ||
- ↑ Appearance in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
- ↑ Appearance in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
Honours
Club
- Bahia
- Campeonato Baiano: 2014
- Benfica
Country
- Brazil U20
Individual
- SJPF Player of the Month: August 2014, September 2014[16]
References
- ↑ "Anderson Talisca estreia na Série A contra o Corinthians". Bahia Alerta. 5 July 2013.
- ↑ "Bahia vence no Morumbi e aumenta pressão sobre o São Paulo". globoesporte.com.br. 10 July 2013.
- ↑ "Até Breve". Esporte Clube Bahia official website. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ↑ "Talisca leads Benfica arrivals". UEFA. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ↑ "Benfica 1–0 Estoril Praia". Zerozero. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ↑ "V. Setúbal-Benfica, 0–5 (crónica)" [Vitória Setubal- Benfica, 0–5 (chronicle)]. Maisfutebol.iol.pt (in Portuguese). 12 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ↑ "Benfica venceu em casa do Estoril por 3–2" [Benfica won at Estoril's home by 3–2] (in Portuguese). LPFP. 27 September 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- ↑ Benfica – Arouca (Jornada 7 Primeira Liga 2014–2015) – Liga Portugal
- ↑ Crossan, David (5 November 2014). "Benfica's Talisca basks in 'best feeling'". UEFA. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ↑ Dias, Francisco (26 January 2016). "Moreirense x Benfica: samba de Talisca e tango de Gaitán acertam o passo para as meias-finais" [Moreirense x Benfica: Talisca's samba and Gaitán's tango take Benfica to the semi-finals] (in Portuguese). VAVEL. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ↑ Talisca called up to the Brazilian national team
- ↑ Correia, Thiago (17 October 2014). "'Yaya Talisca' fala sobre o seu apelido e revela que Neymar é a sua referência" ['Yaya Talisca' speaks about his nickname and reveals that Neymar is his point of reference]. Lance! (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ↑ "'Talisca more like Rivaldo than Yaya Toure'". Goal.com. 11 November 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ↑ "Talisca". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ↑ Cunha, Pedro Jorge (17 May 2015). "Benfica bicampeão: 28 com as faixas e dois à espera" [Benfica back-to-back champion: 28 with the sashes and two await] (in Portuguese). Maisfutebol. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ↑ Talisca é o melhor de Agosto e Setembro na I Liga
External links
- Benfica official profile (Portuguese)
- Profile on Footballdatabase.eu
- Talisca profile at ForaDeJogo
- Talisca profile at Soccerway
- Talisca – UEFA competition record
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