Taison Barcellos Freda
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Taison Barcellos Freda | ||
| Date of birth | 13 January 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder / Winger | ||
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Current team
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Shakhtar Donetsk | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2007 | Internacional | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 | Internacional | 69 | (9) |
| 2010–2013 | Metalist Kharkiv | 57 | (13) |
| 2013– | Shakhtar Donetsk | 92 | (18) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016– | Brazil | 4 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 June 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 June 2017 |
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Taison Barcellos Freda, or simply Taison, (born 13 January 1988) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk.
Taison started his career with Brazilian club Internacional and quickly rose to prominence within their youth set up, becoming one of the brightest prospects at the club. Taison then after making his first team debut in 2009, confirmed his place as one of the rising stars in world football after top scoring in the 2009 Campeonato Gaúcho with 15 goals and starring alongside strike partner Nilmar. Internacional also went on to win the tournament after an 8–1 victory over Caxias. Despite never winning the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Taison does have a Copa Libertadores winners medal after he was an instrumental part in his side's 2010 success, starting both legs of Internacional's aggregate 5–3 final victory over Mexican side Guadalajara.
After being linked with a host of clubs across Europe, including Wolfsburg and Napoli Taison eventually signed for Ukrainian club Metalist Kharkiv for an approximate fee of 6 million euros. He started brightly in Ukraine and even pipped Willian to the "best new signing" accolade. The Brazilian scored an incredible Marco van Basten style volley against Rosenborg BK on November 8, 2012 in the Europa League. In the same game he also provided the assist for the second in a 3–1 win.
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