Ligger

Ligger Moreira Malaquias (born 18 May 1988), simply known as Ligger, is a Brazilian football player who plays as a central defender for Bahia.

Ligger
Personal information
Full name Ligger Moreira Malaquias
Date of birth (1988-05-18) 18 May 1988
Place of birth Santo Amaro, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Bahia
Number 4
Youth career
2004–2005 Ipitanga
2006–2008 Icasa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Icasa 1 (0)
2010 Guarani de Juazeiro 15 (2)
2011–2012 Cianorte 49 (4)
2012–2017 Oeste 139 (6)
2014–2015 → Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) 8 (0)
2016–2017 → Joinville (loan) 25 (0)
2017–2018 Fortaleza 72 (2)
2019 Red Bull Brasil 14 (1)
2019–2021 Bragantino 76 (0)
2021– Bahia 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:11, 25 October 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Ligger started his career with Guarani de Juazeiro before representing Cianorte in 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D and 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D. He signed for Oeste after the 2012 Série D campaign, and played the last ten game of the title-winning 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C season.[1] He signed a five-year extension with Oeste in May 2013.[2]

On 24 June 2014, Ligger was loaned to Moldovan side Sheriff Tiraspol on a six-month deal with the option of making the move permanent.[3] He returned to Oeste for the 2015 season, and was loaned to Joinville for the 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B season, where he was a regular starter, and one of the main players or the team.[1]

In December 2016 Ligger signed for Fortaleza for the 2017 season.[1] He was a regular starter as the team finished runner-up in 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C and gained promotion, and a regular player the following season as the team were champions of 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.[4]

Ligger signed for Red Bull Brasil in January 2019, and transitioned to the new Red Bull Bragantino when the merger with Clube Atlético Bragantino took place.[4]

Career statistics
As of 24 October 2021.[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Icasa 2008 Série C 001020——30
2009 000030——30
Total 001050——60
Guarani de Juazeiro 2010 Cearense —152——3[lower-alpha 1]0182
Cianorte 2011 Série D 40110———150
2012 11[lower-alpha 2]0234———344
Total 150344———494
Oeste 2012 Série C 100————100
2013 Série B 320192———512
2014 71141———212
2015 331181———512
2016 1050———60
Total 832564———1396
Sheriff (loan) 2014–15 Moldovan National Division 80—104[lower-alpha 3]01[lower-alpha 4]0140
Joinville (loan) 2016 Série B 250————250
Fortaleza 2017 Série C 2109010—5[lower-alpha 5]0360
2018 Série B 302120———422
Total 51221010—50782
Red Bull Brasil 2019 Paulista —141———141
Bragantino 2019 Série B 300————300
2020 Série A 29011020——420
2021 1050002[lower-alpha 6]0—80
Total 6001602020—800
Bahia 2021 Série A 30—00——30
Career Total 24541571190609042615
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Fares Lopes
  2. Note: Soccerway shows only one appearance in the summary table, but clicking through shows 11.
  3. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearance(s) in Moldovan Super Cup
  5. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
  6. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

Honours

Oeste

Sheriff

Fortaleza

Red Bull Bragantino

References
  1. "Cearense: Fortaleza contrata zagueiro rebaixado com o Joinville na Série B" (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 1 December 2016.
  2. "Ponte tenta contratar dupla do Oeste, mas negócio naufraga" (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 17 July 2013.
  3. "Состав Шерифа пополнил бразильский защитник". www.fc-sheriff.com/ (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  4. "RB Brasil anuncia Xandão, ex-Guarani e São Paulo, e mais dois zagueiros para jogar o Paulista" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 January 2019.
  5. Ligger at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
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