Guilherme dos Santos Torres
Guilherme dos Santos Torres (born 5 April 1991), simply known as Guilherme, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder of Qatar Stars League football club Al Sadd.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Guilherme dos Santos Torres | ||
| Date of birth | 5 April 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Santo André, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Al Sadd | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2009 | Portuguesa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Portuguesa | 46 | (4) |
| 2012–2014 | Corinthians | 46 | (6) |
| 2014–2017 | Udinese | 39 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Deportivo La Coruña (loan) | 30 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Deportivo La Coruña | 31 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Olympiacos | 50 | (7) |
| 2020– | Al Sadd | 6 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 November 2020 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Portuguesa
Born in Santo André, São Paulo, Guilherme joined Portuguesa's youth setup in 2002 at the age of 11. He made his professional debut on 11 August 2009, starting in a 1–2 Série B away loss against Duque de Caxias.[1]
On 26 January 2011 Guilherme scored his first professional goal, but in a 1–3 home loss against Ponte Preta.[2] He was an undisputed starter during the year's Série B winning campaign, contributing with a career-best four goals in 35 appearances.
Guilherme made his Série A debut on 23 June 2012, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 home win against São Paulo.
Corinthians
On 14 August 2012, after being strongly linked to Palmeiras, Guilherme signed a five-year deal with Corinthians, for a R$7 million fee.[3] He made his debut late in the month, coming on as a late substitute for Paulo André in a 1–2 home loss against São Paulo.
Guilherme scored his first goal for Timão, netting his team's second in a 3–1 home win against Grêmio. After the departure of Paulinho to Tottenham Hotspur in 2013, he was elected as first-choice.
Udinese
On 7 July 2014, Guilherme agreed a transfer to Serie A club Udinese,[4] signing a contract on 18 July.[5] He made his debut in the category on 31 August, starting in a 2–0 home win against Empoli.
A regular starter during the 2014–15 season, Guilherme lost his space in 2015–16 after the arrival of countryman Edenílson.
Deportivo La Coruña
On 16 July 2016, Guilherme was loaned to La Liga club Deportivo de La Coruña for one year, with a buyout clause.[6] Backed by the coaches’ trust, he went on to enjoy a brilliant first season in La Liga, becoming a regular in the Deportivo roster and convincing the Spaniards to activate his Udinese release clause of €4.5 million at the end of the season. After being a regular starter, Dépor activated his clause and he signed a permanent four-year contract with the club.[7]
Eager to build on his progress and keep developing, Guilherme had an excellent season in La Liga, although he was unable to prevent Deportivo from suffering relegation. Unwilling to take a step down to the Segunda Division, the midfielder searched for a way out from the Spanish club, finally sealing a transfer to Greek giants Olympiacos.
Olympiacos
On 17 August 2018, Guilherme signed a three years contract with Superleague club Olympiacos after completing a €3 million transfer fee. His contract, which ran until 2021, was worth €750,000 per year.[8] On 31 March 2019, he scored with a header his first goal for the championship from close range to convert Kostas Fortounis’s cross, in a 2–1 home win game against Atromitos.[9]
On 8 April 2019, Guilherme scored with a header after Kostas Fortounis skipped past a Panetolikos defender before crossing for the Brazilian midfielder in a 5–0 away hammering win against Panetolikos.[10] A week later he scored a brace in a 4–0 home win game against Xanthi, the first coming in the 10th minute as the Brazilian headed in a Kostas Fortounis corner, and the second six minutes later as he side-footed home from Omar Elabdellaoui’s cross with a shell-shocked Xanthi struggling to contain the in-form home side.[11]
Career statistics
- As of match played 7 September [13]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Portuguesa | 2009 | Série B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2011 | 35 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 50 | 5 | |||
| 2012 | Série A | 6 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | ||
| Total | 46 | 4 | 31 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 6 | ||
| Corinthians | 2012 | Série A | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | |||
| 2013 | 27 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 42 | 4 | ||
| 2014 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 21 | 3 | |||
| Total | 46 | 6 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 77 | 9 | ||
| Udinese | 2014–15 | Serie A | 34 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 5 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 39 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1 | |||
| Deportivo | 2016–17 | La Liga | 30 | 2 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | 31 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 61 | 2 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 2 | |||
| Olympiacos | 2018–19 | Super League Greece | 23 | 4 | — | 5 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 33 | 4 | |
| 2019–20 | 27 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 45 | 5 | |||
| Total | 50 | 7 | — | 8 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 78 | 9 | |||
| Al Sadd | 2020–21 | Qatar Stars League | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 243 | 19 | 56 | 5 | 29 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 351 | 27 | ||
- All appearance(s) in Recopa Sudamericana
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Individual
- Super League Greece Team of the Year: 2018–19
References
- Em má fase, Portuguesa perde do Duque de Caxias e segue fora do G-4 (In a poor run, Portuguesa lose to Duque de Caxias and remain outside G-4; UOL Esporte, 11 August 2009 (in Portuguese)
- Portuguesa 1 x 3 Ponte Preta – Com direito a gato preto e Jesus lesionado, Ponte embala! (Portuguesa 1–3 Ponte Preta – With black cat and injured Jesus, Ponte goes on!); Futebol Interior, 26 January 2011. Retrieved on 22 July 2012 (in Portuguese)
- Guilherme, da Portuguesa, tira pé do Palmeiras e fecha com Corinthians (Guilherme, from Portuguesa, steps out of Palmeiras and signs with Corinthians); Globo Esporte, 14 August 2012 (in Portuguese)
- Corinthians acerta venda de Guilherme para o Udinese, da Itália (Corinthians agree sale of Guilherme to Udinese, from Italy); Globo Esporte, 7 July 2014 (in Portuguese)
- Guilherme assina contrato com a Udinese e não joga mais pelo Corinthians (Guilherme signs contract with Udinese and does not play for Corinthians anymore); UOL Esporte, 18 July 2014 (in Portuguese)
- Acuerdo entre Deportivo y Udinese para la incorporación de Guilherme dos Santos (Agreement between Deportivo and Udinese for the signing of Guilherme dos Santos); Deportivo La Coruña, 16 July 2016 (in Spanish)
- Guillherme será jugador del Deportivo las 4 próximas temporadas (Guilherme will be a Deportivo player the 4 next seasons); Deportivo La Coruña, 15 June 2017 (in Spanish)
- Στα ερυθρόλευκα και επίσημα ο Γκιγιέρμε; Deportivo La Coruña, 17 August 2018
- "Ολυμπιακός - Ατρόμητος 2-1". www.gazzetta.gr. 31 March 2019.
- Παναιτωλικός - Ολυμπιακός 0-5. www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). 8 April 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
- "Ολυμπιακός - Ξάνθη 4-0: Από πεντάρα σε τεσσάρα". www.sport24.gr. 14 April 2019.
- "Brazilian Guilherme joins Al Sadd". AFC. 31 August 2020.
- Guilherme at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 November 2019.