Guilherme Felipe de Castro (born 2 May 1992), commonly known as Guilherme Batata, is a Brazilian professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as a defensive midfielder for Polish IV liga club Stal Kraśnik.

Club career

Early career

Born in

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, Guilherme started off his career with Campeonato Série 2 side União Barbarense, playing on loan from

Atlético Paranaense Club Athletico Paranaense (commonly known as Athletico and formerly known as Atlético Paranaense) is a Brazilian football team from the city of Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná, founded on March 26, 1924. The team ...

. After a season with União Barbarense, Guilherme went on loan to

Campeonato Paulista The Campeonato Paulista Série A1, commonly known as Campeonato Paulista, nicknamed Paulistão, is the top-flight professional association football, football league in the Brazilian States of Brazil, state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo. Run b ...

side Ferroviária in 2014.

NorthEast United (loan)

In August 2014, it was announced that Guilherme had been included in a list of 49 players available for selection during the

Indian Super League The Indian Super League (ISL) is an Indian professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Indian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Organised by the All India Football Federat ...

international draft. Guilherme was eventually drafted by

NorthEast United NorthEast United FC is an Indian professional football club based in Guwahati, Assam that competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. The club was founded on 13 April 2014 during the inaugural season of Indian Supe ...

. He went on to make his professional debut for the team on 13 October 2014, the date of the team's first ever match, against the Kerala Blasters. Guilherme played the whole 90 minutes as NorthEast United won 1–0 over the Blasters. He came on as a substitute after midfielder

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got injured in the match against Mumbai City on 25 October 2014 and scored his first goal for Northeast United in the Indian Super League.

International career

Guilherme has represented the member of Brazil national under-17 football team since 2009. In 2009, he was first chosen national team. He played in

2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup The 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the thirteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup held in Nigeria from 24 October to 15 November 2009. The tournament was won by Switzerland, beating the host team and holders, Nigeria. The Golden Ball to the Be ...

Career statistics

Honours

International

Brazil U-17 * South American Under-17 Championship:

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References

External links

Indian Super League Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Batata, Guilherme 1992 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Club Athletico Paranaense players União Agrícola Barbarense Futebol Clube players Associação Ferroviária de Esportes players NorthEast United FC players Guaratinguetá Futebol players Luverdense Esporte Clube players Oeste Futebol Clube players Ħamrun Spartans F.C. players Gokulam Kerala FC players PSS Sleman players Persela Lamongan players Al Rams Club players Stal Kraśnik players Men's association football midfielders Indian Super League players Maltese Premier League players I-League players Liga 1 (Indonesia) players UAE First Division League players Expatriate men's footballers in India Expatriate men's footballers in Malta Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in India Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Malta Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Poland People from Uberaba