Jucilei da Silva (born 6 April 1988), known simply as Jucilei, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a central or defensive midfielder.
.jpg) Jucilei with São Paulo in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jucilei da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 6 April 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | São Gonçalo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ulbra | |||
| 2007 | Grêmio | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | J. Malucelli | 4 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | Corinthians | 89 | (6) |
| 2011–2014 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 74 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Al Jazira | 23 | (3) |
| 2015–2017 | Shandong Luneng | 43 | (1) |
| 2017 | → São Paulo (loan) | 45 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | São Paulo | 49 | (0) |
| 2021 | Boavista | 7 | (0) |
| 2022 | Atlético Carioca | ||
| International career | |||
| 2010 | Brazil | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Jucilei started his career with Malucelli and was transferred to Corinthians after being voted the best player of Malucelli in Paraná State Championship.
He made his debut for Corinthians against Internacional on 10 May 2009, as the team lost 1–0.[1] On 26 July 2010, he was called, by his former Corinthians coach Mano Menezes, to his first appearance for the Brazil national team.
On 22 February 2011, Corinthians president Andrés Sánchez confirmed that big spending Russian side Anzhi had signed Jucilei, in a deal worth €10 million.[2]
After making 99 appearances in all competitions for Anzhi in just under three years, Jucilei moved to Al Jazira in the UAE Arabian Gulf League on 13 January 2014.[3] He acquired Palestine citizenship to be counted as an Asian player, thus avoiding the foreign quota.[4][5]
On 28 June 2015, it was announced that Jucilei signed with Shandong Luneng in the Chinese Super League.[6] On 1 May 2016, Jucilei scored his first goal for Shandong Luneng in Asian Champions League against Buriram United. He was also awarded for the player of the match.
On 12 February 2017, Jucilei was loaned to São Paulo for one season.[7]
Style of play edit
According to his former coach Cuca, Jucilei is a great defensive midfielder, "that has technique to advance with the ball and that marks very well." He also can play as centre-back.[8]
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | State League | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Malucelli | |||||||||||
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| Malucelli Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| Corinthians | |||||||||||
| 2009 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 34 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 58 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Corinthians Total | 66 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 99 | 6 | |
| Anzhi Makhachkala | |||||||||||
| 2011–12 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 29 | 1 | |
| 2012–13 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 1 | - | - | 47 | 1 | |
| 2013–14 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | - | 24 | 0 | |
| Anzhi Total | 74 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 1 | - | - | 99 | 2 | |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | |||||||||||
| 2015 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 15 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | - | - | 42 | 3 | |
| Shandong Total | 43 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | - | - | 57 | 3 | |
| Career total | 181 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 37 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 254 | 12 | |
Honours edit
Club edit
- Corinthians
Individual edit
References edit
- ^ "Futpedia: Jucilei (Jucilei da Silva)" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Archived from the original on 2010-01-31. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
- ^ "Anzhi Sign Corinthians' Jucilei Da Silva For €10 Million". Goal.com.
- ^ "Jucilei to Al Jazira". fc-anji.ru/. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
- ^ Westwood, Chris (6 August 2014). "Brazilian midfielder Jucilei to become Palestinian: The 26-year-old will now qualify to play for Palestine". SambaFoot. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Ex-corintiano virou palestino, rejeitou São Paulo e se afastou até de seleção por 'pé de meia'".
- ^ Song Miou. "Former Corinthian player Jucilei joins Shandong Luneng (sic)". news.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on July 2, 2015. Retrieved 2015-06-28.
- ^ "山东鲁能官宣尤西雷离队 将租借至巴甲效力一年". Sina. 2017-02-12. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
- ^ Técnico de Jucilei na China, Cuca destaca: "pode jogar de zagueiro"
- ^ "Prêmio Craque do Brasileirão" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. December 6, 2010. Retrieved May 19, 2009.
External links edit
- Jucilei at Soccerway
- Jucilei at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile on Al Jazira official website (in English)
- Profile on UAE Arabian Gulf League official website (in English)
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