Cláudio Pitbull
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cláudio Mejolaro | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Porto Alegre, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1999 | Grêmio | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2004 | Grêmio | 84 | (22) |
| 2002 | → Juventude (loan) | 20 | (6) |
| 2005–2010 | Porto | 5 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → Ittihad (loan) | ||
| 2005 | → Santos (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2006 | → Fluminense (loan) | 23 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | → Académica (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | → Vitória Setúbal (loan) | 25 | (7) |
| 2008–2009 | → Rapid Bucureşti (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | → Marítimo (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2010–2012 | Vitória Setúbal | 38 | (9) |
| 2012 | Manisaspor | 4 | (0) |
| 2012 | Bahia | 7 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Gil Vicente | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 June 2014. |
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Cláudio Mejolaro (born 8 January 1982 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul), commonly known as Pitbull, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward.
After fine displays at Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, Pitbull was acquired by Portugal's FC Porto in the January 2005 transfer window. Unable to settle with the club, he was loaned several times for the duration of his contract, mainly in that country.
On 4 February 2007, Pitbull played his first Primeira Liga match with Académica de Coimbra, against Associação Naval 1º de Maio. For the 2007–08 season he was loaned again, this time to Vitória de Setúbal, where he was the team's top scorer as they overachieved despite facing serious financial problems; in March 2008, he helped the Sadinos to win the newly created League Cup in a penalty shootout against Sporting Clube de Portugal, also being named the tournament's best player.
In July 2008, alongside teammate João Paulo Andrade, Pitbull was loaned to Romanian side FC Rapid Bucureşti, on a season-long move. After that sole Liga I campaign he returned to Portugal, being loaned for the seventh time by Porto, to C.S. Marítimo.
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