Ligger Moreira Malaquias (born 18 May 1988), simply known as Ligger, is a Brazilian football player who plays as a central defender for Remo.

Ligger
Personal information
Full name Ligger Moreira Malaquias
Date of birth (1988-05-18) 18 May 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Santo Amaro, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Remo
Youth career
2004–2005 Ipitanga
2006–2008 Icasa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Icasa 1 (0)
2010 Guarani de Juazeiro 15 (2)
2011–2012 Cianorte 49 (4)
2012–2017 Oeste 139 (6)
2014–2015Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) 8 (0)
2016–2017Joinville (loan) 25 (0)
2017–2018 Fortaleza 72 (2)
2019 Red Bull Brasil 14 (1)
2019–2021 Bragantino 76 (0)
2021–2022 Bahia 3 (0)
2022 São Bernardo 9 (0)
2022–2023 Novorizontino 52 (1)
2024– Remo 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2023

Club career

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Ligger started his career with Guarani de Juazeiro before representing Cianorte in 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D and 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D. He signed for Oeste after the 2012 Série D campaign, and played the last ten game of the title-winning 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C season.[1] He signed a five-year extension with Oeste in May 2013.[2]

On 24 June 2014, Ligger was loaned to Moldovan side Sheriff Tiraspol on a six-month deal with the option of making the move permanent.[3] He returned to Oeste for the 2015 season, and was loaned to Joinville for the 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B season, where he was a regular starter, and one of the main players or the team.[1]

In December 2016 Ligger signed for Fortaleza for the 2017 season.[1] He was a regular starter as the team finished runner-up in 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C and gained promotion, and a regular player the following season as the team were champions of 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.[4]

Ligger signed for Red Bull Brasil in January 2019, and transitioned to the new Red Bull Bragantino when the merger with Clube Atlético Bragantino took place.[4]

Career statistics

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As of 24 October 2021.[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Icasa 2008 Série C 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0
2009 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0
Total 0 0 1 0 5 0 6 0
Guarani de Juazeiro 2010 Cearense 15 2 3[a] 0 18 2
Cianorte 2011 Série D 4 0 11 0 15 0
2012 11[b] 0 23 4 34 4
Total 15 0 34 4 49 4
Oeste 2012 Série C 10 0 10 0
2013 Série B 32 0 19 2 51 2
2014 7 1 14 1 21 2
2015 33 1 18 1 51 2
2016 1 0 5 0 6 0
Total 83 2 56 4 139 6
Sheriff (loan) 2014–15 Moldovan National Division 8 0 1 0 4[c] 0 1[d] 0 14 0
Joinville (loan) 2016 Série B 25 0 25 0
Fortaleza 2017 Série C 21 0 9 0 1 0 5[e] 0 36 0
2018 Série B 30 2 12 0 42 2
Total 51 2 21 0 1 0 5 0 78 2
Red Bull Brasil 2019 Paulista 14 1 14 1
Bragantino 2019 Série B 30 0 30 0
2020 Série A 29 0 11 0 2 0 42 0
2021 1 0 5 0 0 0 2[f] 0 8 0
Total 60 0 16 0 2 0 2 0 80 0
Bahia 2021 Série A 3 0 0 0 3 0
Career Total 245 4 157 11 9 0 6 0 9 0 426 15
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Fares Lopes
  2. ^ Note: Soccerway shows only one appearance in the summary table, but clicking through shows 11.
  3. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in Moldovan Super Cup
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
  6. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

Honours

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Oeste

Sheriff

Fortaleza

Red Bull Bragantino

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Cearense: Fortaleza contrata zagueiro rebaixado com o Joinville na Série B" (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 1 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Ponte tenta contratar dupla do Oeste, mas negócio naufraga" (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 17 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Состав Шерифа пополнил бразильский защитник". www.fc-sheriff.com/ (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  4. ^ a b "RB Brasil anuncia Xandão, ex-Guarani e São Paulo, e mais dois zagueiros para jogar o Paulista" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 January 2019.
  5. ^ Ligger at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
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