Kieza
{{short description|Brazilian footballer}}
{{distinguish|Kiesza}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Kieza
| image =
| fullname = Welker Marçal Almeida
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|9|24|df=y}}{{cite web|url=http://en.sambafoot.com/players/4460_Kieza.html|title=Welker Marçal Almeida|publisher=sambafoot.com|date=2009-04-30|access-date=2009-06-13}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
| birth_place = Vitória, Brazil
| position = Striker
| currentclub = Rio Branco
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2003–2006
| youthclubs1 = Serra
| years1 = 2007–2008
| clubs1 = Serra
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2008–2009
| clubs2 = Desportiva
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| years3 = 2009
| clubs3 = Americano
| caps3 = 19
| goals3 = 8
| years4 = 2009
| clubs4 = Fluminense
| caps4 = 20
| goals4 = 6
| years5 = 2010–2011
| clubs5 = Cruzeiro
| caps5 = 5
| goals5 = 2
| years6 = 2010
| clubs6 = → Ponte Preta (loan)
| caps6 = 7
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2011
| clubs7 = → Náutico (loan)
| caps7 = 44
| goals7 = 26
| years8 = 2012
| clubs8 = → Al Shabab (loan)
| caps8 = 19
| goals8 = 7
| years9 = 2012–2013
| clubs9 = → Náutico (loan)
| caps9 = 23
| goals9 = 16
| years10 = 2013–2015
| clubs10 = Shanghai Shenxin
| caps10 = 34
| goals10 = 13
| years11 = 2014–2015
| clubs11 = → Bahia (loan)
| caps11 = 55
| goals11 = 28
| years12 = 2016
| clubs12 = São Paulo
| caps12 = 1
| goals12 = 0
| years13 = 2016–2018
| clubs13 = Vitória
| caps13 = 60
| goals13 = 19
| years14 = 2018–2020
| clubs14 = Botafogo
| caps14 = 42
| goals14 = 11
| years15 = 2019
| clubs15 = → Fortaleza (loan)
| caps15 = 24
| goals15 = 1
| years16 = 2020–2022
| clubs16 = Náutico
| caps16 = 76
| goals16 = 23
| years17 = 2023
| clubs17 = Brasiliense
| caps17 = 2
| goals17 = 0
| years18 = 2023
| clubs18 = Floresta
| caps18 = 6
| goals18 = 0
| years19 = 2024–
| clubs19 = Rio Branco
| caps19 = 0
| goals19 = 0
| club-update = 17 December 2023 (UTC)
}}
Welker Marçal de Almeida (born 24 September 1986), commonly known as Kieza, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Rio Branco as a striker.[http://esportes.terra.com.br/sao-paulo/apos-longa-novela-tricolor-acerta-com-kieza-por-r-4-milhoes,3ee88b270b1473de807c458b1102826bqq9hbecp.html 'Após novela, São Paulo contrata Kieza por R$ 4 milhões']
Career
Born in Vitória,{{cite web|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/Esportes/Noticias/Futebol/0,,MUL1497439-9825,00.html|language=pt|access-date=2010-02-20|title=Cruzeiro anuncia contratação de Kieza|publisher=globoesporte.com}} he was signed on February 20, 2010 by Cruzeiro Esporte Clube who ended his contract in January 2010 with Fluminense.{{Cite web |url=http://www.cruzeiro.com.br/index2.php?section=noticias&idn=7049 |title=Clube contrata atacante Kieza, ex-Fluminense |access-date=2010-02-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309151231/http://www.cruzeiro.com.br/index2.php?section=noticias&idn=7049 |archive-date=2012-03-09 |url-status=dead }}
In 2011, Kieza moved from Cruzeiro to Campeonato Brasileiro Série B side Náutico on a season-long loan deal. He helped Náutico being promoted to the Série A, scoring 21 goals in the season which allowed him to become Top goalscorer of this tournament.
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In April 2019, he joined Fortaleza on loan.{{cite web|url=https://www.lance.com.br/fortaleza/kieza-demonstra-ansiedade-por-balancar-redes-pelo-fortaleza-apresentacao.html|title=Kieza demonstra ansiedade por balançar as redes pelo Fortaleza em apresentação |publisher=lance.com.br|date=26 April 2019|access-date=25 May 2019}}
Career statistics
{{updated|15 August 2023}}{{Soccerway|welker-marcal-almeida/71760}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||||
| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|State League !colspan=2|Cup !colspan=2|Continental !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Fluminense (loan)
|2009 |rowspan="2"|Série A |16 | 6 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 6 | ||||
| 2010
|colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | |||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 24 | 6 | |||
| Cruzeiro
|2010 |Série A |1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 2 | ||||
| Ponte Preta (loan)
|2010 |7 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 1 | |||||
| Náutico (loan)
|2011 |Série B |35 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 47 | 27 | |||
| Al Shabab (loan)
|19 | 7 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 10 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Náutico (loan)
|2012 |rowspan="2"|Série A |20 | 13 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 13 | |||||
| 2013
|colspan="2"|— | 3 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 3 | |||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!20 | 13 | 3 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 23 | 16 | ||||
| rowspan="3"|Shanghai Shenxin
|2013 |rowspan="2"|Chinese Super League |23 | 11 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 23 | 11 | ||||
| 2014
|11 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 2 | |||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!34 | 13 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 13 | ||||
| rowspan="3"|Bahia (loan)
|2014 |Série A |19 | 6 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 6 | ||||
| 2015
|Série B |24 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 50 | 29 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!43 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 72 | 35 | |
| São Paulo
|2016 |Série A |colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | ||||
| rowspan="4"|Vitória
|2016 |rowspan="3"|Série A |35 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 46 | 13 | ||
| 2017
|13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 4 | 31 | 12 | ||
| 2018
|colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!48 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 80 | 25 | |
| rowspan="3"|Botafogo
|2018 |rowspan="2"|Série A |27 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 40 | 10 | ||
| 2019
|0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!27 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 51 | 11 | ||
| Fortaleza (loan)
|2019 |Série A |24 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 24 | 1 | |||||
| rowspan="4"|Náutico
|2020 |rowspan="3"|Série B |26 | 8 | 5 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 1 | 36 | 11 | |||
| 2021
|10 | 2 | 12 | 10 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 12 | ||||
| 2022
|19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!55 | 11 | 21 | 12 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 1 | 83 | 24 | |||
| Brasiliense
|2023 |2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Floresta
|2023 |6 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 0 | |||||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!337 | 112 | 77 | 41 | 17 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 34 | 12 | 486 | 171 |
Honours
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Sambafoot|4460_kieza}}
- {{Soccerway|welker-marcal-almeida/71760}}
{{Campeonato Brasileiro Série B top scorers}}
{{Campeonato Pernambucano top scorers}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kieza}}
Category:Footballers from Vitória, Espírito Santo
Category:Brazilian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players
Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players
Category:Associação Desportiva Ferroviária Vale do Rio Doce players
Category:Fluminense FC players
Category:Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players
Category:Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players
Category:Clube Náutico Capibaribe players
Category:Esporte Clube Bahia players
Category:Esporte Clube Vitória players
Category:Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players
Category:Fortaleza Esporte Clube players
Category:UAE Pro League players
Category:Al Shabab Al Arabi Club (Dubai) players
Category:Chinese Super League players
Category:Shanghai Shenxin F.C. players
Category:Brasiliense FC players
Category:Floresta Esporte Clube players
Category:Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in China
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates