Guilherme Ferreira Pinto (born 7 April 1992), known as Guilherme Negueba or simply Negueba, is a Brazilian

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who plays as a winger or a

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for Thai club

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Career

Youth

Negueba came very young to

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as a

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player. The young

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had brief passages in Jacarepaguá Tênis Clube and the Jequiá da Ilha before reaching

's youth team as a prospect for the future.

Professional

The young Negueba went through all the categories of the youth divisions of Flamengo, and got his first opportunity at the professional team in 2010, with

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as the team manager. At that time, Negueba, who was only 18 years old incomplete, won a vote of confidence not only of the veteran manager, but the entire squad represented by team captain Leonardo Moura. On November 7, 2010 he had his début, starting in a 0–1 loss against

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in a

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match at

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. After the end of 2010 Brazilian Série A,

announced Negueba had his contract renewed for another 5 years. After consecutive poor matches and repeated mistakes, Negueba lost prestige with the squad. After a loss to Santos, arguably caused by two individual errors by Negueba, the player was not included in any further match day squad of the team. Negueba protested a possible move to

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, proposed by the club's managers, but accepted a move to another club. On September 20, 2012,

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confirmed Negueba as a member of its 2013 squad. As part of the loan deal,

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went in exchange to

. Negueba had previously refused a move to

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's Sporting, as he was seen as an important part of the squad by

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, and also as being too young for an international move. On January 5, 2013, one day after his presentation in

, Negueba went through surgery due to a knee injury. He remained sidelined for six months. On September 1, almost eight months after his arrival to the club, Negueba finally made his debut for

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, coming from the bench at 82 minutes in a 0–0 draw against

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, for the

. According to the winger, "it was a happy moment. I could début for

, at

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, where greats already played, and I felt good." Two days later, Negueba made his second game wearing the shirt of Tricolor Paulista, this time in a 1–0 victory against Náutico, again coming from the bench in the second half. Applauded by the fans, Negueba praised them, saying: "I am going to do my best to help the team." However, two months before the end of his contract with

, Negueba, not being a part of

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's plans, was dismissed by the club, returning to

. On the June 6, 2016 it was involved In a change changes player Edinho, in the which Negueba will act for Grêmio.

Career statistics

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Honours

Club

;Flamengo *

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 ...

: 2011 *

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Taça Guanabara The Taça Guanabara, or Guanabara Cup, is a football tournament organized annually since 1965 by the Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation. In its first four editions (1965, 1966, 1967 and 1968), the Taça Guanabara was a tournament in its o ...

;Londrina *

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International

;Brazil U20 *

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References

External links

Player profile
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Negueba Guilherme Ferreira Pinto (born 7 April 1992), known as Guilherme Negueba or simply Negueba, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a winger or a forward for Thai club Port F.C.. Career Youth Negueba came very young to Flamengo as a futsal p ...

Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city)