Guilherme Batata

Guilherme Felipe de Castro (born 2 May 1992), commonly known as Guilherme Batata, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Indonesian Liga 2 club Persikas Subang.

Guilherme Batata

Personal information
Full name	Guilherme Felipe de Castro
Date of birth	(1992-05-02) 2 May 1992 (age 32)[1]
Place of birth	Uberaba, Brazil
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Persikas Subang
Number	7
Youth career
	Atlético Paranaense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2016	Atlético Paranaense	0	(0)
2013	→ União Barbarense (loan)	9	(0)
2014	→ Ferroviária (loan)	13	(0)
2014	→ NorthEast United (loan)	10	(1)
2015	→ Guaratinguetá (loan)	0	(0)
2016	→ Luverdense (loan)	0	(0)
2017	Oeste	0	(0)
2017–2018	Hamrun Spartans	23	(1)
2018	Gokulam Kerala	16	(0)
2019–2021	PSS Sleman	30	(0)
2021–2022	Persela Lamongan	17	(0)
2023	Al Rams	17[3]	(0)
2024	Stal Kraśnik	16	(3)
2024–	Persikas Subang	7	(0)
International career
2009	Brazil U17	3	(1)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Brazil South American Under-17 Championship Winner 2009 Chile Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:58, 27 October 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Born in Uberaba, Guilherme started off his career with Campeonato Série 2 side União Barbarense, playing on loan from Atlético Paranaense. After a season with União Barbarense, Guilherme went on loan to Campeonato Paulista side Ferroviária in 2014.^[4]

NorthEast United (loan)

In August 2014, it was announced that Guilherme had been included in a list of 49 players available for selection during the Indian Super League international draft.^[5] Guilherme was eventually drafted by NorthEast United.^[6] He went on to make his professional debut for the team on 13 October 2014, the date of the team's first ever match, against the Kerala Blasters. Guilherme played the whole 90 minutes as NorthEast United won 1–0 over the Blasters.^[7] He came on as a substitute after midfielder Isaac Chansa got injured in the match against Mumbai City on 25 October 2014 and scored his first goal for Northeast United in the Indian Super League.

International career

Guilherme has represented the member of Brazil national under-17 football team since 2009. In 2009, he was first chosen national team. He played in 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Career statistics

As of 29 March 2022^[4]

Club	Season	League			League Cup		Domestic Cup		International		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Gokulam Kerala	2018-19	IL	16	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	0
PSS Sleman	2019	Liga 1	27	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	27	0
	2020		3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	0
Persela Lamongan	2021	Liga 1	17	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	17	0
Career total			63	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	63	0

Honours

International

Brazil U-17

• South American Under-17 Championship: 2009

References

1. "Guilherme Batata". Eurosport. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
2. "Guilherme Batata: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
3. Mazurek, Jan (16 January 2024). "Grał z Neymarem, trafił do polskiej IV ligi. "Nie byłem gorszy od Casemiro"". weszlo.com (in Polish). Retrieved 13 February 2024.
4. Guilherme Batata at Soccerway
5. "ISL UNVEILS LIST OF 49 INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS FOR DRAFT". Sportinet. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
6. Das Sharma, Amitabha. "Seeking to transfer passion into performance". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
7. "NorthEast United 1-0 Kerala Blasters". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 October 2014.

External links

• Indian Super League Profile.