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Michel Bastos

Michel Bastos
Michel Bastos 2013-06-29.jpg
Bastos in 2013
Personal information
Full name Michel Fernandes Bastos
Date of birth (1983-08-02) 2 August 1983 (age 33)
Place of birth Pelotas, Brazil
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
Palmeiras
Youth career
1994–2001 Pelotas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Pelotas 0 (0)
2002–2003 Feyenoord 0 (0)
2002–2003 Excelsior (loan) 28 (0)
2003–2006 Atlético Paranaense 10 (0)
2004 Grêmio (loan) 19 (4)
2005 Figueirense (loan) 34 (10)
2006–2009 Lille 97 (25)
2009–2013 Lyon 98 (26)
2013 Schalke 04 (loan) 14 (4)
2013–2014 Al Ain 12 (4)
2014 Roma (loan) 16 (1)
2014–2016 São Paulo 50 (8)
2017– Palmeiras 0 (0)
National team
2009–2010 Brazil 10 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:43, 18 April 2016 (UTC).

Michel Fernandes Bastos (born 2 August 1983) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Palmeiras as a left winger.

Bastos started his career at hometown club Pelotas before moving to the Netherlands, where he played for Feyenoord and Excelsior. He then returned to Brazil, where he played for Atlético Paranaense, Grêmio and Figueirense. He moved to French club Lille in 2006 before transferring to Lyon in 2009. After unsuccessful spells at Schalke 04, Al Ain and Roma, he moved back to Brazil to play for São Paulo in 2014.

Bastos has won 10 caps and scored 1 goal for the Brazilian national team. He was a starter at the 2010 World Cup, playing as a left back.

Bastos was born in the Brazilian city of Pelotas and began his career playing for hometown club Esporte Clube Pelotas. In 2001, he moved to the Netherlands joining Dutch club Feyenoord Rotterdam playing for the Jong Feyenoord, the club's reserve section. Following a loan stint at nearby Excelsior Rotterdam, he returned to Brazil joining Atlético Paranaense. Bastos later played for Grêmio and Figueirense (loan) before deciding to return to Europe.


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