Artur Guilherme Moraes Gusmão (born 25 January 1981) is a former Brazilian professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Brazil

Artur Moraes started his career at

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. In 2003, he was loaned – and later signed – to Cruzeiro. For the 2006 and 2007 seasons, he was loaned to

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. He became first-choice goalkeeper in the 2006 season, ahead Kleber and

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. In the 2007 season, however,

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became first choice.

Italy

On 4 January 2008, Artur Moraes signed a two-year contract with Italian club

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after his contract with Cruzeiro had expired. On 30 January, he was loaned to

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. On 25 June 2008, Artur Moraes completed a transfer to

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from Siena with his teammate Simone Loria in an exchange deal which had Roma goalkeeper

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move to Siena in a co-ownership deal and Roma midfielder

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loaned to the Tuscan-based club. Daniele Galloppa, previously co-owned by Roma and Siena, became in effect a Siena player as part of the deal. Artur Moraes made his unofficial debut in Roma's first pre-season friendly of the 2008–09 season, a 3–1 defeat to Steaua București. In April 2009, he became temporary first-choice after an injury to starter Doni, edging ahead of

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and Pietro Pipolo. In the 2009–10 season, however, Artur Moraes was dropped, as the coach preferred Júlio Sérgio as first-choice, with

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and Doni his back-ups.

Portugal

Braga

In the summer 2010, Artur Moraes left for Portuguese side

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, as the club had recently lost starter

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and back-up

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. Artur Moraes initially served as the backup to

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as the

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third qualifying round, as new signing Quim was out injured. Artur then became

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's understudy, ahead of third-choice

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. After Felipe returned to Brazil in December, Artur became the first choice.

Benfica

On 16 May 2011, Artur Moraes signed a four-year deal with Benfica. He played consistently throughout his first season with Benfica, earning the nickname "King Artur". In the 2012–13 season, Artur Moraes' performances worsened with various mistakes against

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and in the Portuguese Cup final defeat to

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. Despite this, manager

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maintained his confidence on him. After a string of mistakes midway through the 2013–14 campaign, Jorge Jesus dropped him in favour of

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, and the latter went on to keep several

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in his first starts, notably in a 2–0 home win against Porto. He ended the season in the bench, and was told to look for a new club. After Oblak's departure to

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, Artur Moraes regained his place in the starting XI in the

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, being an important part in the victory over

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, saving three penalties in the shootout. On 31 August 2014, in a

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, Artur Moraes erred by giving the ball away to

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striker

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, who scored the equalizer. On 16 September 2014, in the first matchday of the 2014–15 Champions League

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, against

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he was

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in the 18th minute for a

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outside of the box. On 30 June 2015, he left Benfica as his contract expired.

Osmanlıspor / Chapecoense

On 11 July 2015, Artur Moraes signed a two-year contract with Turkish club

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. On 19 January 2017, he returned to Brazil and signed a one-year contract with Chapecoense.

Club statistics

Honours

Paulista *

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, commonly known as the Série C or the Brazilian Série C to distinguish it from the Italian Serie C, is the third tier of the Brazilian football league system. Unlike the first and second divisions, the Sér ...

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Cruzeiro *

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian" or "Great Brazilian"), the Série A or the Brazilian Série A (to distinguish it from the I ...

2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...

Copa do Brasil The Copa do Brasil () is a knockout football competition played by 92 teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Federal District. It is the Brazilian domestic cup and it is the Brazilian equivalent of the FA Cup, Taça de Portugal, ...

Campeonato Mineiro The Campeonato Mineiro is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. It is run by the Minas Gerais Football Federation (FMF). The history of Campeonato Mineiro can be divided into two parts: bef ...

: 2003, 2004 Coritiba *

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (commonly referred to as the Brasileirão Série B, the Série B or the Brazilian Série B to distinguish it from the Italian and the Ecuadorian Serie B), and currently officially called Brasileirão Série B ...

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Braga *

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: Runner-up

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Benfica *

Primeira Liga The Primeira Liga (), also known as Liga Portugal Betclic for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Portugal and the highest level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga ...

: 2013–14, 2014–15 *

Taça de Portugal The Taça de Portugal (; ) is an annual association football competition and the premier knockout tournament in Portuguese football. For sponsorship reasons, it has been known as Taça de Portugal Generali Tranquilidade since the 2024–25 seaso ...

: 2013–14 *

Taça da Liga The Taça da Liga (), known outside Portugal as Portuguese League Cup, is an annual club football competition organised by the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional (LPFP) for teams competing in the top two tiers of Portuguese football – the ...

: 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15 *

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: Runner-up

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, 2013–14 Chapecoense *

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: 2017

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moraes, Artur 1981 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Associação Chapecoense de Futebol players Cruzeiro EC players Coritiba Foot Ball Club players Siena FC SSD players AC Cesena players AS Roma players S.C. Braga players S.L. Benfica footballers C.D. Aves players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Serie A players Serie B players Primeira Liga players Süper Lig players Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Men's association football goalkeepers Footballers from São Paulo (state) Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal People from Leme, São Paulo 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen