Clemerson de Araújo Soares, best known as Araújo (born 8 August 1977) is a Brazilian former professional

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who played as a forward.

Career

Araujo was born in

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, PE, Brazil. He played for Japanese side

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in 2005; his 33 league goals helped Gamba to the 2005

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title. 2005 was his last season in Japan. Araujo left for his homeland to sign for Cruzeiro. Two years later Araujo left for Qatar where he the 2007–08 season top scorer award.

Al-Gharafa

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, known as ''Al Fuhud'' (The Cheetahs) were Qatar's champions for three years in a row. Araujo was a leading star in the team's success, leading the scorers list for the entire 2008 season. On 4 March 2008, after scoring against

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, he matched

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's record of 25 goals in one season. He eventually ended the season as the league's top scorer with 27 goals, a record that was broken in December 2018 by Baghdad Bounedjah. He played alongside fellow Brazilian

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. He left in 2010 for personal reasons, but in 2012 he stated he was interested in rejoining the club.QSL: Clemerson - Exclusive Interview

Career statistics

Honours

* Goiás State League: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003 *Brazilian League (2nd division): 1999 *Brazilian Center-West Cup: 2000, 2001, 2002 *

: 2005 *Minas Gerais State League: 2006 *

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: 2007–08, 2008–09,2009–10 *

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: 2009–10 *

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: 2009 *

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: 2009–10 Individual *World's top scorer in 2005: 33 goals in 33 games, considered world's best striker in 2005 by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS). * J. League MVP: 2005 * J. League Top Scorer: 2005 * J. League Best Eleven: 2005 *Japanese Footballer of the Year: 2005 * Qatari League Top Scorer: 2007–08 *Super Awards Best Player in

: 2009

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Araujo 1977 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Goiás Esporte Clube players Shimizu S-Pulse players Gamba Osaka players Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players Al-Gharafa SC players Fluminense FC players Clube Náutico Capibaribe players Clube Atlético Mineiro players Japanese Footballer of the Year winners Expatriate men's footballers in Japan Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazil men's under-20 international footballers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Qatar Stars League players People from Caruaru Men's association football forwards Footballers from Pernambuco Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan