Welker Marçal de Almeida (born 24 September 1986), commonly known as Kieza, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Rio Branco as a striker.[2]

Kieza
Personal information
Full name Welker Marçal Almeida
Date of birth (1986-09-24) 24 September 1986 (age 38)[1]
Place of birth Vitória, Brazil[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker[1]
Team information
Current team
Rio Branco
Youth career
2003–2006 Serra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Serra
2008–2009 Desportiva
2009 Americano 19 (8)
2009 Fluminense 21 (7)
2010–2011 Cruzeiro 5 (2)
2010Ponte Preta (loan) 7 (1)
2011Náutico (loan) 47 (27)
2012 Al Shabab 19 (7)
2012–2013 Náutico 23 (16)
2013–2015 Shanghai Shenxin 34 (13)
2014–2015Bahia (loan) 72 (33)
2016 São Paulo 2 (0)
2016–2018 Vitória 80 (25)
2018–2020 Botafogo 51 (11)
2019Fortaleza (loan) 24 (1)
2020–2022 Náutico 76 (23)
2023 Brasiliense 2 (0)
2023 Floresta 6 (0)
2024– Rio Branco 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 December 2023 (UTC)

Career

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Born in Vitória,[3] he was signed on February 20, 2010 by Cruzeiro Esporte Clube who ended his contract in January 2010 with Fluminense.[4]

In 2011, Kieza moved from Cruzeiro to Campeonato Brasileiro Série B side Náutico on a season-long loan deal. He helped Náutico being promoted to the Série A, scoring 21 goals in the season which allowed him to become Top goalscorer of this tournament.

Botafogo

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In April 2019, he joined Fortaleza on loan.[5]

Honours

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Bahia
Vitória
Botafogo
Náutico

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Welker Marçal Almeida". sambafoot.com. 30 April 2009. Retrieved 13 June 2009.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ 'Após novela, São Paulo contrata Kieza por R$ 4 milhões'
  3. ^ "Cruzeiro anuncia contratação de Kieza" (in Portuguese). globoesporte.com. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
  4. ^ "Clube contrata atacante Kieza, ex-Fluminense". Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  5. ^ "Kieza demonstra ansiedade por balançar as redes pelo Fortaleza em apresentação". lance.com.br. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
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