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) is a profesional footballer who last played as a forward who plays for Liga M3 club Melaka. Born in Brazil, he represents the Malaysia national team.^[3]

Guilherme de Paula

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)[2]
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
0000–2004	São Paulo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005	Coritiba	0	(0)
2006–2008	Rio Claro	2	(0)
2008–2010	Brasa	9	(1)
2010	Vitória de Setúbal	3	(0)
2011	Halcones	33	(12)
2011	Juventud Retalteca	11	(1)
2012	Toledo	13	(2)
2012–2014	Milsami Orhei	50	(15)
2015	Selangor	19	(8)
2016	Ethnikos Achna	10	(1)
2016	PDRM	9	(4)
2017–2019	Kuala Lumpur	57	(48)
2020–2021	Perak	22	(7)
2021–2023	Johor Darul Ta'zim	3	(0)
2023	→ Melaka (loan)	6	(3)
International career‡
2015	Malaysia XI	1	(0)
2021–2022	Malaysia	13	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2022

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^[4]

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^[5]

Kuala Lumpur

• Malaysia Premier League: 2017

Johor Darul Ta'zim

• Malaysia Super League: 2021^[6]

Individual

• Malaysia Cup Golden Boot: 2016
• Malaysia Premier League Golden Boot: 2017^[7]
• FAM Football Awards Best Forward Award: 2017

References

1. Guilherme profile at FC Milsami website
2. "Guilherme de Paula: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
3. "De Paula senang dengan panggilan 'Zulhelmi'". www.hmetro.com.my. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
4. "Guilherme de Paula". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
5. "Selangor win 33rd Malaysia Cup title – ESPN". www.espn.com. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
6. "Johor Darul Ta'zim win 8th consecutive Malaysia Super League title". ESPN. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
7. "Penjaring Gol". ligamalaysia.net. Retrieved 11 August 2017.

External links

• Guilherme de Paula at Soccerway
• Guilherme de Paula at Sambafoot (archive)
• Guilherme de Paula at soccerstats247
• Guilherme de Paula at etminanbrazil