Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ricardo Goulart Pereira | ||
Date of birth | June 5, 1991 | ||
Place of birth | São José dos Campos, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Guangzhou Evergrande | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
1998–2005 | Moreira's Sport | ||
2006–2009 | Santo André | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2011 | Santo André | 14 | (1) |
2011 | → Internacional (loan) | 10 | (1) |
2012 | Goiás | 34 | (12) |
2013–2014 | Cruzeiro | 59 | (25) |
2015– | Guangzhou Evergrande | 56 | (38) |
National team‡ | |||
2014 | Brazil | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 October 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 September 2014 |
Ricardo Goulart Pereira or simply Ricardo Goulart (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʁiˈkaʁdu ɡuˈlaʁ]; born 5 June 1991), is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao in the Chinese Super League as an attacking midfielder.
Goulart started his career with Brazilian club Santo André with 2008 and stayed there till 2011, when he was loaned to Internacional. He played the 2012 season Goiás in the second tier, before joining Cruzeiro the following year. Here he cemented a place in the first team, and during his two-year stint, he made a total of 99 appearances and scored 34 times. He won the 2014 Brasileiro with the club. His personal awards include the 2014 Bola de Ouro, besides featuring in the team of the season. In 2015, he entered Asian football by signing for Chinese club Guangzhou Evergrande, where he won the Chinese Super League and AFC Champions League in his first season.
Goulart made his international debut for the Brazil national football team against Colombia in 2014.
Goulart kicked off his career with Santo André in 2008. In the following year, he was the top scorer of São Paulo Junior Football Cup, scoring three goals. He was then promoted to the first team, but the club ended the season being relegated from the first tier. He made his debut against Corinthians on 30 July 2009. In that match, he came as a 68th-minute substitute for Osny Almeida. He scored his only goal in the season against Grêmio.