Kieza
Brazilian footballer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Welker Marçal de Almeida (born 24 September 1986), commonly known as Kieza, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Rio Branco as a striker.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Welker Marçal Almeida | ||
| Date of birth | 24 September 1986[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Vitória, Brazil[1] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rio Branco | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2006 | Serra | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Serra | ||
| 2008–2009 | Desportiva | ||
| 2009 | Americano | 19 | (8) |
| 2009 | Fluminense | 21 | (7) |
| 2010–2011 | Cruzeiro | 5 | (2) |
| 2010 | → Ponte Preta (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Náutico (loan) | 47 | (27) |
| 2012 | Al Shabab | 19 | (7) |
| 2012–2013 | Náutico | 23 | (16) |
| 2013–2015 | Shanghai Shenxin | 34 | (13) |
| 2014–2015 | → Bahia (loan) | 72 | (33) |
| 2016 | São Paulo | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Vitória | 80 | (25) |
| 2018–2020 | Botafogo | 51 | (11) |
| 2019 | → Fortaleza (loan) | 24 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | Náutico | 76 | (23) |
| 2023 | Brasiliense | 2 | (0) |
| 2023 | Floresta | 6 | (0) |
| 2024– | Rio Branco | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
Born in Vitória,[3] he was signed on February 20, 2010 by Cruzeiro Esporte Clube who ended his contract in January 2010 with Fluminense.[4]
In 2011, Kieza moved from Cruzeiro to Campeonato Brasileiro Série B side Náutico on a season-long loan deal. He helped Náutico being promoted to the Série A, scoring 21 goals in the season which allowed him to become Top goalscorer of this tournament.
Botafogo
- Bahia
- Vitória
- Campeonato Baiano: 2016, 2017
- Botafogo
- Náutico
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