Guilherme de Paula

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Paula and the second or paternal family name is Lucrécio.
Guilherme de Paula
Personal information
Full name Guilherme de Paula Lucrécio
Date of birth (1986-11-09) 9 November 1986 (age 37)[1]
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
0000–2004 São Paulo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005 Coritiba 0 (0)
2006–2008 Rio Claro 2 (0)
2008–2010 Brasa 9 (1)
2010 Vitória de Setúbal 3 (0)
2011 Halcones 33 (12)
2011 Juventud Retalteca 11 (1)
2012 Toledo 13 (2)
2012–2014 Milsami Orhei 50 (15)
2015 Selangor 19 (8)
2016 Ethnikos Achna 10 (1)
2016 PDRM 9 (4)
2017–2019 Kuala Lumpur 57 (48)
2020–2021 Perak 22 (7)
2021–2023 Johor Darul Ta'zim 3 (0)
2023 → Melaka (loan) 6 (3)
International career‡
2015 Malaysia XI 1 (0)
2021–2022 Malaysia 13 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2022

Guilherme de Paula Lucrécio (born 9 November 1986) is a professional footballer who last played as a forward who plays for Liga M3 club Melaka. Born in Brazil, he also played for the Malaysia national team[3] and is Malaysia's third naturalized football player. He is regarded as one of the best players of his generation and one of the greatest strikers of all time.

International career[edit]

He played once for Malaysia XI against Tottenham Hotspur F.C. In December 2019, De Paula has agreed to join Perak FC for the 2020 season. On 3 June 2021, he won his first cap for Malaysia in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against the United Arab Emirates.

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 21 May 2023
Club Season League Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Selangor 2015 19 8 2 2 11 3 – 32 13
Selangor Total 19 8 2 2 11 3 0 0 32 13
Ethnikos Achna 2015–16 10 1 0 0 0 0 – 10 1
Ethnikos Achna Total 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
PDRM FC 2016 9 4 0 0 10 7 – 19 11
PDRM Total 9 4 0 0 10 7 0 0 19 11
Kuala Lumpur 2017 22 27 1 0 4 3 – 27 30
Kuala Lumpur 2018 19 13 3 4 6 8 – 28 25
Kuala Lumpur 2019 16 8 4 3 1 0 – 21 11
Kuala Lumpur Total 57 48 8 7 11 11 0 0 76 66
Perak 2020 10 3 0 0 0 0 – 10 3
Perak 2021 12 4 0 0 0 0 – 12 4
Perak Total 22 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 7
Johor Darul Ta'zim 2021 3 0 0 0 0 0 – 3 0
Johor Darul Ta'zim 2022 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
Johor Darul Ta'zim Total 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Melaka 2023 6 3 0 0 0 0 – 6 3
Melaka Total 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3
  1. ^ The Malaysia FA Cup
  2. ^ The Malaysia Cup and Malaysia Challenge Cup

International[edit]

As of 14 June 2022[4]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Malaysia 2021 9 1
2022 4 1
Total 13 2

International goals[edit]

As of match played 8 June 2022. Malaysia score listed first, score column indicates score after each goal.
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 11 June 2021 Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai 2  Vietnam 1–1 1–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 27 May 2022 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 10  Brunei 4–0 4–0 Friendly

Honours[edit]

Selangor

Kuala Lumpur

Johor Darul Ta'zim

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^ Guilherme profile at FC Milsami website
  2. ^ "Guilherme de Paula: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  3. ^ "De Paula senang dengan panggilan 'Zulhelmi'". www.hmetro.com.my. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Guilherme de Paula". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Selangor win 33rd Malaysia Cup title – ESPN". www.espn.com. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  6. ^ "Johor Darul Ta'zim win 8th consecutive Malaysia Super League title". ESPN. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Penjaring Gol". ligamalaysia.net. Retrieved 11 August 2017.

External links[edit]

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