Bastos in 2013
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Michel Fernandes Bastos | ||
Date of birth | 2 August 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Pelotas, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Playing position | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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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.