Kim (footballer)

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Kim
Personal information
Full name Carlos Henrique Dias
Date of birth (1980-06-22) 22 June 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais
Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Atlético Mineiro
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999–2003 Atlético Mineiro 55 (10)
2003–2005 Al-Ahli
2005–2008 AS Nancy 74 (11)
2008–2011 Al-Arabi 16 (3)
2011–2012 Vasco da Gama 8 (1)
2012 Náutico 20 (2)
2013 Joinville 26 (7)
2014 Villa Nova 10 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carlos Henrique Dias (born 22 June 1980), nicknamed Kim, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

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He played for, among others, Atlético Mineiro in his home country of Brazil, Al-Ahli in Saudi Arabia and AS Nancy in France.

Playing career

Atlético Mineiro

Born in Juiz de Fora, Kim started his professional career at Atlético Mineiro at the age of just 20. He played professionally for the club for three years in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A before moving to Saudi Arabia in 2003. Overall, he played in 55 league matches for the Belo Horizonte club, netting 10 goals. In his first season, he helped the club win their 38th Campeonato Mineiro title.

Nancy

Kim arrived in Nancy in 2005 after a short spell in Saudi Arabia with Al-Ahli. Kim arrived at AS Nancy just after they won promotion to Ligue 1 after finishing first in Ligue 2. In his first season at the club he helped them reach the final of the Coupe de la Ligue against OGC Nice. Kim started the game at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis and went on to score the game's winning goal in the 65th minute. He was taken off in the 90th minute to rapturous applause.

This propelled the team into the UEFA Cup in 2007 with the club reaching the Round of 16 before being knocked out by Shakhtar Donetsk. Overall Kim's time in France was less successful only netting 11 time in 74 Ligue 1 appearances.

Al-Arabi

At the end of the 2007–08 Ligue 1 season, Kim left AS Nancy for Al-Arabi in Doha, Qatar. In his first season with the club he helped them lift the Qatar Sheikh Jassem Cup. In that season, he helped them finish 6th in the Qatar Stars League.

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