Jucilei

Jucilei

Jucilei with São Paulo in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Jucilei da Silva
Date of birth	(1988-04-06) 6 April 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth	São Gonçalo, Brazil
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Ulbra
2007	Grêmio
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2009	J. Malucelli	4	(1)
2009–2011	Corinthians	89	(6)
2011–2014	Anzhi Makhachkala	74	(1)
2014–2015	Al Jazira	35	(3)
2015–2017	Shandong Luneng	43	(1)
2017	→ São Paulo (loan)	45	(1)
2018–2020	São Paulo	49	(0)
2021	Boavista	7	(0)
2022	Atlético Carioca
Total		344	(13)
International career
2010	Brazil	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jucilei da Silva (born 6 April 1988), known simply as Jucilei, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a central or defensive midfielder.

Career

Jucilei with Anzhi in 2011

Jucilei started his career with Malucelli and was transferred to Corinthians after being voted the best player of Malucelli in Paraná State Championship.

He made his debut for Corinthians against Internacional on 10 May 2009, as the team lost 1–0. ^[1] On 26 July 2010, he was called, by his former Corinthians coach Mano Menezes, to his first appearance for the Brazil national team.

On 22 February 2011, Corinthians president Andrés Sánchez confirmed that big spending Russian side Anzhi had signed Jucilei, in a deal worth €10 million. ^[2]

After making 99 appearances in all competitions for Anzhi in just under three years, Jucilei moved to Al Jazira in the UAE Arabian Gulf League on 13 January 2014. ^[3] He acquired Palestine citizenship to be counted as an Asian player, thus avoiding the foreign quota. ^{[4] [5]}

On 28 June 2015, it was announced that Jucilei signed with Shandong Luneng in the Chinese Super League. ^[6] On 1 May 2016, Jucilei scored his first goal for Shandong Luneng in Asian Champions League against Buriram United. He was also awarded for the player of the match.

On 12 February 2017, Jucilei was loaned to São Paulo for one season. ^[7]

Style of play

According to his former coach Cuca, Jucilei is a great defensive midfielder, "that has technique to advance with the ball and that marks very well." He also can play as centre-back. ^[8]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ^[9]

Club	Season	League			State league		Cup		League cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Malucelli	2009	Série A	—		4	1	—		—		—		—		4	1
Corinthians	2009	Série A	32	2	—		—		—		—		—		32	2
	2010		34	2	16	2	—		—		8	0	—		58	4
	2011		0	0	7	0	—		—		2	0	—		9	0
	Total		66	4	23	2	—		—		10	0	—		99	6
Anzhi Makhachkala	2011–12	Russian Premier League	28	1	—		1	0	—		—		—		29	1
	2012–13		27	0	—		5	0	—		14	1	—		47	1
	2013–14		19	0	—		0	0	—		5	0	—		24	0
	Total		74	1	—		6	0	—		19	1	—		99	2
Al Jazira	2013–14	UAE Pro League	10	1	—		—		3	0	8	1	—		21	2
	2014–15		25	2	—		1	0	6	0	1	0	—		33	2
	Total		35	3	—		1	0	9	0	9	1	—		54	4
Shandong Luneng Taishan	2015	Chinese Super League	13	0	—		2	0	—		—		—		15	0
	2016		30	1	—		1	0	—		11	2	—		42	3
	Total		43	1	—		3	0	—		11	2	—		57	3
São Paulo (loan)	2017	Série A	35	1	10	0	2	0	—		2	0	—		49	1
São Paulo	2018		28	0	11	0	5	0	—		2	0	—		46	0
	2019		4	0	6	0	0	0	—		3	0	—		13	0
	Total		67	1	27	0	7	0	—		7	0	—		108	1
Boavista	2021	Carioca	—		7	0	1	0	—		—		—		8	0
Career total			283	10	61	3	18	0	9	0	53	4	0	0	424	17

Honours

Club

Corinthians

• Brazilian Cup: 2009

Individual

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2010 ^[10]
• Bola de Prata: 2010

References

1. "Futpedia: Jucilei (Jucilei da Silva)" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Archived from the original on 31 January 2010. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
2. "Anzhi Sign Corinthians' Jucilei Da Silva For €10 Million". Goal.com.
3. "Jucilei to Al Jazira". fc-anji.ru/. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
4. Westwood, Chris (6 August 2014). "Brazilian midfielder Jucilei to become Palestinian: The 26-year-old will now qualify to play for Palestine". SambaFoot. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
5. "Ex-corintiano virou palestino, rejeitou São Paulo e se afastou até de seleção por 'pé de meia'".
6. Song Miou. "Former Corinthian player Jucilei joins Shandong Luneng (sic)". news.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
7. "山东鲁能官宣尤西雷离队 将租借至巴甲效力一年". Sina. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
8. Técnico de Jucilei na China, Cuca destaca: "pode jogar de zagueiro"
9. Jucilei at Soccerway
10. "Prêmio Craque do Brasileirão" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 6 December 2010. Retrieved 19 May 2009.

External links

• Jucilei at Soccerway
• Jucilei at National-Football-Teams.com
• Profile on Al Jazira official website Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine (in English)
• Profile on UAE Arabian Gulf League official website (in English)