Kieza

Not to be confused with Kiesza.
Kieza
Personal information
Full name Welker Marçal Almeida
Date of birth (1986-09-24) 24 September 1986[1]
Place of birth Vitória, Brazil[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Playing position Striker[1]
Club information
Current team
Vitória
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Desportiva Capixaba
2009 Americano[2]
2009 Fluminense 15 (6)
2010–2011 Cruzeiro 1 (0)
2010Ponte Preta (loan) 7 (1)
2011Náutico (loan) 35 (21)
2012 Al Shabab 9 (4)
2012–2013 Náutico 20 (13)
2013–2015 Shanghai Shenxin 34 (13)
2014–2015Bahia (loan) 43 (20)
2016 São Paulo 0 (0)
2016– Vitória 21 (7)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:21, 29 August 2016 (UTC).


Welker Marçal de Almeida (born 24 September 1986), known as Kieza, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Vitória as a striker.[3]

Career

Born in Vitória,[4] he was signed on February 20, 2010 by Cruzeiro Esporte Clube who ended his contract in January 2010 with Fluminense.[5]

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.

Honours

Bahia
Vitória

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Welker Marçal Almeida". sambafoot.com. 2009-04-30. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
  2. "Kieza Facts". The Guardian. Retrieved 2009-11-28.
  3. 'Após novela, São Paulo contrata Kieza por R$ 4 milhões'
  4. "Cruzeiro anuncia contratação de Kieza" (in Portuguese). globoesporte.com. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  5. Clube contrata atacante Kieza, ex-Fluminense
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