Matuzalém
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matuzalém Francelino da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 10 June 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Natal, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1999 | Vitória | 14 | (0) |
| 1999 | Bellinzona | 0 | (0) |
| 1999–2001 | Napoli | 52 | (2) |
| 2001–2002 | Piacenza | 28 | (3) |
| 2002–2003 | Parma | 0 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | → Brescia (loan) | 30 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Brescia | 30 | (3) |
| 2004–2007 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 68 | (25) |
| 2007–2008 | Zaragoza | 14 | (1) |
| 2008–2013 | Lazio | 75 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Genoa | 36 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Bologna | 34 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Hellas Verona | 7 | (0) |
| 2016 | Miami FC | 3 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1997 | Brazil U–17 | 6 | (3) |
| 1999 | Brazil U–20 | 4 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 April 2016 (UTC). |
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Matuzalém Francelino da Silva, commonly known as just Matuzalém (born 10 June 1980), is a Brazilian footballer who last played as a midfielder for Miami FC. He is an offensive playmaking midfielder known for his passing, creativity, and technique, which earned him the nickname "The Professor". His usual position is that of a central midfielder, although he is also capable of playing as an attacking midfielder, or as a left midfielder.
Matuzalém began his career at Salvador-based Vitória and quickly established his place in lower level of the Brazil national team. Known as a goalscoring midfielder, he first emerged in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship in Egypt. There, he scored three goals in six games, including a critical goal in the final match.
In 1999, Matuzalém left Vitória to join Napoli in Italy, via Parma, in a temporary deal, where he remained for two seasons, the first spent in Serie B and the second season in what would be Napoli's last in Serie A for six years. The club signed Matuzalém in co-ownership deal for 5 billion lire in summer 2000. Matuzalém was a regular starter at Napoli, but only scored twice during his tenure in Naples.
Following his Napoli spell, Matuzalém was bought back by Parma, subsequently reselling half of his rights to Piacenza in another co-ownership deal in the summer of 2001, for 6 billion Lire (€3,098,741).) Matuzalém stayed at Piacenza alongside Amauri, Nicola Mora and Matteo Guardalben, all of which were also partly owned by Parma.
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