Jucilei da Silva (born 6 April 1988), known simply as Jucilei, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays for Atlético Carioca as a

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Career

Jucilei started his career with Malucelli and was transferred to

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after being voted the best player of Malucelli in Paraná State Championship. He made his debut for Corinthians against

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on 10 May 2009, as the team lost 1–0. On 26 July 2010, he was called, by his former Corinthians coach

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, to his first appearance for the Brazilian national team. On 22 February 2011, Corinthians president Andrés Sánchez confirmed that big spending Russian side Anzhi had signed Jucilei, in a deal worth €10 million. After making 99 appearances in all competitions for Anzhi in just under three years, Jucilei moved to Al Jazira in the UAE Arabian Gulf League on 13 January 2014. He acquired Palestine citizenship to be counted as an Asian player, thus avoiding the foreign quota. On 28 June 2015, it was announced that Jucilei signed with

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in the

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. On 1 May 2016, Jucilei scored his first goal for Shandong Luneng in

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against

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. He was also awarded for the player of the match. On 12 February 2017, Jucilei was loaned to

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for one season.

Style of Play

According to his former coach Cuca, Jucilei is a great

, "that has technique to advance with the ball and that marks very well." He also can play as

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Career statistics

Honours

Club

;Corinthians *

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Individual

* Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year:

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* Bola de Prata: 2010

References

External links

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Profile on Al Jazira official website

1988 births People from São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro Sportspeople from Rio de Janeiro (state) Living people Brazilian footballers Brazil international footballers Association football midfielders J. Malucelli Futebol players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players FC Anzhi Makhachkala players Al Jazira Club players Shandong Taishan F.C. players São Paulo FC players Boavista Sport Club players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Russian Premier League players UAE Pro League players Chinese Super League players Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Russia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate footballers in the United Arab Emirates Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate footballers in China Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in China {{Brazil-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub