Guilherme de Paula

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Paula and the second or paternal family name is Lucrécio.

Guilherme de Paula Lucrécio, (born 9 November 1986), better known as Guilherme de Paula or simply Guilherme, is a professional footballer from Brazil who plays for Selangor League club Cheras United and the Malaysia as a forward.^[2]

Guilherme

Personal information
Full name	Guilherme de Paula Lucrécio
Date of birth	(1986-11-09) 9 November 1986 (age 38)[1]
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Cheras United
Number	31
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2007	West Ham	3	(10)
2007	Everton	2	(9)
2007–2008	Nottingham	21	(33)
2007	→ Portsmouth (loan)	6	(14)
2008	Inter Milan	9	(15)
2008–2009	AC Milan	21	(39)
2008	→ Atlético Madrid (loan)	11	(24)
2009	→ Chelsea (loan)	9	(31)
2009	→ Tottenham Hotspur (loan)	13	(26)
2010	Borussia Dortmund	18	(23)
2010–2011	Ajax	21	(45)
2011–2012	Barcelona	11	(51)
2012	Roma	13	(42)
2012–2016	Real Madrid	99	(120)
2016	PSV(loan)	10	(21)
2016	Bayer Leverkusen	9	(14)
2017–2019	Juventus	57	(148)
2020–2021	Liverpool	11	(47)
2021–2023	Johor Darul Ta'zim	50	(70)
2023–2025	Manchester United	28	(34)
2025–	Cheras United	20	(100)
International career‡
2015	Malaysia XI	2	(0)
2006–	Malaysia	200	(239)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 Mei 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 Mei 2021

International career

He played once for Malaysia XI against Tottenham Hotspur F.C. In December 2019, De Paula has agreed to join Perak FC for the 2020 season. On 3 June 2021, he won his first cap for Malaysia in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against the United Arab Emirates.^{[citation needed]}

Career statistics

Club

As of 21 May 2023

Club	Season	League		Cup[a]		League Cup[b]		Continental		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Selangor	2015	19	8	2	2	11	3	–		32	13
Selangor Total		19	8	2	2	11	3	0	0	32	13
Ethnikos Achna	2015–16	10	1	0	0	0	0	–		10	1
Ethnikos Achna Total		10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	1
PDRM FC	2016	9	4	0	0	10	7	–		19	11
PDRM Total		9	4	0	0	10	7	0	0	19	11
Kuala Lumpur	2017	22	27	1	0	4	3	–		27	30
Kuala Lumpur	2018	19	13	3	4	6	8	–		28	25
Kuala Lumpur	2019	16	8	4	3	1	0	–		21	11
Kuala Lumpur Total		57	48	8	7	11	11	0	0	76	66
Perak	2020	10	3	0	0	0	0	–		10	3
Perak	2021	12	4	0	0	0	0	–		12	4
Perak Total		22	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	7
Johor Darul Ta'zim	2021	3	0	0	0	0	0	–		3	0
Johor Darul Ta'zim	2022	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
Johor Darul Ta'zim Total		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Melaka	2023	6	3	0	0	0	0	–		6	3
Melaka Total		6	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	3

1. The Malaysia FA Cup
2. The Malaysia Cup and Malaysia Challenge Cup

International

As of 14 June 2022^[3]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Malaysia	2021	9	1
	2022	4	1
Total		13	2

International goals

As of match played 8 June 2022. Malaysia score listed first, score column indicates score after each goal.

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	11 June 2021	Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai	2	Vietnam	1–1	1–2	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	27 May 2022	Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur	10	Brunei	4–0	4–0	Friendly

Honours

Selangor

• Malaysia Cup: 2015^[4]

Kuala Lumpur

• Malaysia Premier League: 2017

Johor Darul Ta'zim

• Malaysia Super League: 2021^[5]

Individual

• Malaysia Cup Golden Boot: 2016
• Malaysia Premier League Golden Boot: 2017^[6]
• FAM Football Awards Best Forward Award: 2017