Kerlon
| Kerlon | ||
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Surname | Kerlon Moura Souza | |
| birthday | January 27, 1988 | |
| place of birth | Ipatinga , Minas Gerais , Brazil | |
| size | 167 cm | |
| position | Midfield , storm | |
| Juniors | ||
| Years | station | |
| 2001-2005 | Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 2005-2008 | Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte | 42 (9) |
| 2008-2009 | AC Chievo Verona | 4 (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Inter Milan | 0 (0) |
| 2009-2010 | → Ajax Amsterdam (loan) | 0 (0) |
| 2011 | → Paraná Clube (loan) | 3 (0) |
| 2012 | → Nacional EC (loan) | 1 (0) |
| 2012-2014 | Fujieda MYFC | 22 (9) |
| 2015 | Miami Dade FC | |
| 2015-2016 | Sliema Wanderers | 1 (0) |
| 2016 | Villa Nova AC | 8 (2) |
| 2016-2017 | Spartak Trnava | 4 (0) |
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1 Only league games are given. Status: end of career |
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Kerlon (born January 27, 1988 in Ipatinga , Minas Gerais , full name Kerlon Moura de Souza ) is a former Brazilian football player .
His trademark is the "seal trick", which is why he is also called foquinha (translated: the little seal), in which he balances the ball on his head over half the playing field and seems unstoppable.
Career
In the club
Kerlon began his career at the Brazilian club Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte , where he held the position of striker , and sometimes that of central midfielder . At the beginning of the 2008/2009 season, Kerlon moved to Italy to join Serie A promoted AC Chievo Verona for 1.3 million euros . He made his Serie A debut on October 29, 2008 in a 2-1 home game against Lazio . During the season he made three more appearances as he was out due to injury until the end of the season.
On July 7, 2009 it was announced that Kerlon will move to league competitor Inter Milan for free in the summer , where he received a contract until June 30, 2012.
At the beginning of the 2009/10 season , Kerlon was loaned out to Ajax Amsterdam for a year .
In the national team
At the U-17 South American Championship in Venezuela in 2005 , Kerlon was able to attract public attention for the first time. In addition to winning the tournament, he won the title of top scorer and was voted the best player of the tournament.
Achievements / titles
In the national team
In the club
Individual successes / honors
- Top scorer and best player in the U-17 South American Championship: 2005
Individual evidence
Web links
- Kerlon in the database of weltfussball.de
- Video with Kerlon's seal trick on YouTube
- Kerlon in the database of sambafoot.com (English)
- Kerlon in the database of transfermarkt.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kerlon |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Moura de Souza, Kerlon; Foquinho |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 27, 1988 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ipatinga , Brazil |