Kieza
Brazilian footballer (born 1986)
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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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Welker Marçal Almeida | ||
| Date of birth | 24 September 1986[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Vitória, Brazil[1] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position | 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 | 20 | (6) |
| 2010–2011 | Cruzeiro | 5 | (2) |
| 2010 | → Ponte Preta (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Náutico (loan) | 44 | (26) |
| 2012 | → Al Shabab (loan) | 19 | (7) |
| 2012–2013 | → Náutico (loan) | 23 | (16) |
| 2013–2015 | Shanghai Shenxin | 34 | (13) |
| 2014–2015 | → Bahia (loan) | 55 | (28) |
| 2016 | São Paulo | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Vitória | 60 | (19) |
| 2018–2020 | Botafogo | 42 | (11) |
| 2019 | → Fortaleza (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 as of 17 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
Career
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
Career statistics
- As of 15 August 2023[6]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fluminense (loan) | 2009 | Série A | 16 | 6 | — | — | 4 | 0 | — | 20 | 6 | |||
| 2010 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 24 | 6 | ||||
| Cruzeiro | 2010 | Série A | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | |||
| Ponte Preta (loan) | 2010 | Série B | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
| Náutico (loan) | 2011 | Série B | 35 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 47 | 27 | ||
| Al Shabab (loan) | 2011–12 | UAE Pro League | 19 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 10 | |
| Náutico (loan) | 2012 | Série A | 20 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 13 | ||||
| 2013 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| Total | 20 | 13 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 23 | 16 | |||||
| Shanghai Shenxin | 2013 | Chinese Super League | 23 | 11 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 11 | |||
| 2014 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||||||
| Total | 34 | 13 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 13 | |||||
| Bahia (loan) | 2014 | Série A | 19 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 0 | — | 22 | 6 | |||
| 2015 | Série B | 24 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 50 | 29 | |
| Total | 43 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 72 | 35 | ||
| São Paulo | 2016 | Série A | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Vitória | 2016 | Série A | 35 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 46 | 13 | |
| 2017 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | 9 | 4 | 31 | 12 | |||
| 2018 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 48 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 80 | 25 | ||
| Botafogo | 2018 | Série A | 27 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 40 | 10 | |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| Total | 27 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 51 | 11 | |||
| Fortaleza (loan) | 2019 | Série A | 24 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||||
| Náutico | 2020 | Série B | 26 | 8 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 36 | 11 | ||
| 2021 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | 22 | 12 | |||||
| 2022 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 55 | 11 | 21 | 12 | — | — | 7 | 1 | 83 | 24 | ||||
| Brasiliense | 2023 | Série D | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Floresta | 2023 | Série C | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 337 | 112 | 77 | 41 | 17 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 34 | 12 | 486 | 171 | ||