Ismaily Gonçalves dos Santos (born 11 January 1990), known simply as Ismaily, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for Ligue 1 club

Lille Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. On the river Deûle, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France region, the prefecture of the N ...

. After starting out at Ivinhema, and three and a half seasons in Portugal with three clubs, he went on to spend most of his career with

Shakhtar Donetsk Football Club Shakhtar Donetsk ( uk, Футбольний клуб «Шахтар» Донецьк , short nickname "miners") is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. In 2014, due to the War in Donbass, the club was f ...

in the

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, winning several titles.

Club career

Brazil

Born in

Angélica, Mato Grosso do Sul Angélica is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul Mato Grosso do Sul () is one of the Midwestern states of Brazil. Neighboring Brazilian states are (from north clockwise) Mato Grosso, Goiás, Minas Gerais, São Pau ...

, Ismaily started his career with Ivinhema Futebol Clube in 2007. A forward, he scored 11 goals to be his team's top scorer in the 2008

Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense The Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense is the football league of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Before 1979, the Sul-Mato-Grossense clubs competed in the Campeonato Mato-Grossense, because Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul were a single st ...

. Ismaily subsequently moved to

Desportivo Brasil Desportivo Brasil Participações Ltda., commonly referred to as Desportivo Brasil, is a Brazilian professional association football club based in Porto Feliz, São Paulo. The team competes in the Campeonato Paulista Série A3, the third tier of t ...

, being immediately loaned to

Esporte Clube São Bento Esporte Clube São Bento, commonly referred to as São Bento, is a Brazilian professional association football club based in Sorocaba, São Paulo. They currently compete in the Série D, the fourth tier of the Brazilian football league system, ...

until the end of the

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. However, he failed to make an appearance for the club. Back at Desportivo Brasil, Ismaily played for the under-20s in the 2009

Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior The Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior (or ''São Paulo Youth Football Cup'', in English), also known as Copa São Paulo de Juniores (''São Paulo Youth Cup'') and Copinha (''Little Cup''), is a cup competition played by Brazilian under-20 associ ...

and was converted to a left back, before being promoted to the first team. He made his competitive debut on 10 May of that year, coming on as a first-half substitute in a 1–2

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home loss against

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, and appeared in only eight first-team matches before departing.

Portugal

In the 2009–10 season, 19-year-old Ismaily moved to Portugal, signing for

G.D. Estoril-Praia Grupo Desportivo Estoril Praia (), commonly known as Estoril, is a Portuguese sports club from Estoril, Cascais, Lisbon. Founded on 17 May 1939, its football team currently plays in Primeira Liga and hold home games at the Estádio António C ...

in the Segunda Liga and playing all the games but one (always as a starter) to help to an 11th-place finish. His first goal for his new club occurred on 8 November 2009, in a 2–0 home win over Gil Vicente FC. Ismaily stayed in the country in summer 2010, joining Primeira Liga side S.C. Olhanense. He appeared in 25 matches in his

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, scoring in a 3–2 away defeat of Vitória F.C. to help complete a comeback from 0–2. On 16 June 2012, after an aborted transfer to C.D. Nacional, Ismaily agreed to a four-year contract with

S.C. Braga Sporting Clube de Braga () (), commonly known as Sporting de Braga or just Braga, is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Braga. It is best known for the professional football team playing in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese ...

. He made his competitive debut at

S.L. Benfica Sport Lisboa e Benfica (), commonly known as Benfica, is a professional football club based in Lisbon, Portugal, that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football. Founded on 28 February 1904 as ''Sport Lisboa'', Be ...

in the league opener, providing two assists in an eventual 2–2 draw. On 22 August 2012, in the first leg of the last qualifying round of the

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, Ismaily equalised for Braga with a 30-meter effort for the final 1–1 home draw against

Udinese Calcio Udinese Calcio, commonly referred to as Udinese, is a professional Italian football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, that currently plays in Serie A. It was founded on 30 November 1896 as a sports club, and on 5 July 1911 as a foo ...

Shakhtar Donetsk

In February 2013, Ismaily signed a five-year deal with FC Shakhtar Donetsk, joining a host of compatriots at the

side. In October 2018 he was voted the competition's Player of the Month, becoming the second Brazilian player to receive that award.

Lille

On 5 August 2022, Ismaily joined Lille OSC on a free transfer, on a one-year contract with an optional year. He made his Ligue 1 debut one week later, closing the 1–1 draw at

FC Nantes Football Club de Nantes (; Gallo: ''Naunnt''), commonly referred to as FC Nantes or simply Nantes (), is a French professional football club based in Nantes in Pays de la Loire. The club was founded on 21 April 1943, during World War II, as a ...

after an assist from

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and scoring the club's 5,000th goal in all competitions in the process.

International career

In May 2017, Ismaily expressed interest in playing for the Ukraine national team. On 20 March 2018, however, after the injuries of

Filipe Luís Filipe Luís Kasmirski (born 9 August 1985), known as Filipe Luís, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Flamengo. A player of tireless approach also known for his tactical awareness, he spent most of his early p ...

and

Alex Sandro Alex Sandro Lobo da Silva (born 26 January 1991) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for club Juventus and the Brazil national team. At club level, Alex Sandro began his career with Atletico Paranaense, and later ...

, he was called by

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coach Tite for friendlies against

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and

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Personal life

Ismaily was named after the motion picture ''

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'', from

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Career statistics

Honours

Ivinhema * Campeonato Sul-Matogrossense: 2008 Braga * Taça da Liga:

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Shakhtar Donetsk *

, 2013–14, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20 *

Ukrainian Cup The Ukrainian Cup ( uk, Кубок України) is an association football national knockout cup competition run by the Ukrainian Association of Football. The competition is conducted almost exclusively among professional clubs. Since the 2003� ...

, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19 *

Ukrainian Super Cup The Ukrainian Super Cup ( uk , Суперкубок України) is an association football game of the Ukrainian Premier League in traditional super cup format that acts as the grand-opening for every new football competition season in Ukra ...

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, 2015,

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References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ismaily 1990 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Footballers from Mato Grosso do Sul Men's association football defenders Desportivo Brasil players Esporte Clube São Bento players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players G.D. Estoril Praia players S.C. Olhanense players S.C. Braga players Ukrainian Premier League players FC Shakhtar Donetsk players Ligue 1 players Lille OSC players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in France Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in France