Raul Meireles
Meireles playing for Fenerbahçe in 2015
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Raul José Trindade Meireles | ||
| Date of birth | 17 March 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Porto, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–2001 | Boavista | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2004 | Boavista | 29 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | → Aves (loan) | 44 | (1) |
| 2004–2010 | Porto | 137 | (15) |
| 2010–2011 | Liverpool | 35 | (5) |
| 2011–2012 | Chelsea | 31 | (2) |
| 2012–2016 | Fenerbahçe | 76 | (6) |
| National team | |||
| 2003–2006 | Portugal U21 | 26 | (2) |
| 2006–2014 | Portugal | 73 | (10) |
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 May 2016. |
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Raul José Trindade Meireles (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁɐˈuɫ mɐjˈɾɛl(ɨ)ʃ] Ra-Ul Mey-Re-Lesh; born 17 March 1983) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a midfielder.
After starting out at Boavista, he signed with Porto in 2004, going on to appear in 198 official games and win ten major trophies, including four Primeira Liga titles in a row. From 2010 to 2012 he competed in the Premier League, with Liverpool and Chelsea, winning the 2012 Champions League with the latter; he also spent several seasons in Turkey, with Fenerbahçe.
A Portuguese international since 2006, Meireles represented the country in two World Cups and as many European Championships, earning a total of 73 caps. He also played Olympic football in 2004.
Meireles was born in Porto, and joined local Boavista FC's youth system at the age of 7. He spent two years on loan to C.D. Aves in the Segunda Liga, being presented on 8 July 2001.
Meireles scored his first senior goal on 25 May 2003, in a 2–1 home win against C.F. União where he fired from 30 metres into the net. He finished his second season with 26 appearances, to help his team finish in sixth position.
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