Zelão

Luiz Ricardo da Silva (born 12 November 1984), commonly known as Zelão, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a centre back.

Zelão
Personal information
Full name Luiz Ricardo da Silva
Date of birth (1984-11-12) 12 November 1984
Place of birth Pirajuí, Brazil
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003 Matonense
2004 Palmeiras B
2005 Noroeste
20052007 Bragantino
2007 Corinthians 10 (2)
20082010 Saturn Ramenskoye 75 (3)
20112012 Kuban Krasnodar 44 (3)
2013 Astana 28 (3)
2015 XV de Piracicaba 2 (0)
20162017 Penapolense 9 (0)
20172018 Barretos
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Zelão scored his first goal in the Campeonato Brasileiro against Santos on 3 June 2007 in a 1–1 draw.

On 31 January 2011, Zelão signed a four-year contract with FC Kuban Krasnodar.[1] After two seasons with Kuban, Zelão left on 23 January 2013,[2] and a week later signed for Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Astana.[3]

In November 2014, Zelão was linked with a move to Guarani,[4][5] but went on to sign for XV de Piracicaba in December.[6]

Career statistics

As of Match played 6 July 2014[7]
Club performance League Cup Continental Other[nb 1] Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
2008[8]Saturn RamenskoyeRussian Premier League27100--271
2009[9]26100--261
2010[10]22110--231
2011–12Kuban Krasnodar33310--343
2012–1311010--120
2013AstanaKazakhstan Premier League283102010323
Total Russia 119630--1226
Kazakhstan 283102010323
Career total 14794020101519

Honours

Astana

Notes

  1. Includes other competitive competitions, including the Kazakhstan Super Cup

References

  1. ЗЕЛАО ПОДПИСАЛ ТРЕХЛЕТНИЙ КОНТРАКТ С «КУБАНЬЮ». www.fckuban.ru (in Russian). FC Kuban Krasnodar.
  2. "Zelao Leaves Russia's Kuban". en.rsport.ru. Rsport.ru. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  3. Зелао стал первым новичком "Астаны". sports.kz (in Russian). Sports.kz. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  4. Бывший игрок Астаны подписал контракт с Гуарани. sports.kz/ (in Russian). sports.kz/. 19 November 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  5. "Zelão troca acordo com o Guarani por chance de disputar Paulistão pelo XV". www.fecemg.com.br (in Portuguese). fecemg. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  6. "Zelão completa semana de apresentações no XV de Piracicaba". www.xvpiracicaba.com.br/ (in Portuguese). XV de Piracicaba. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  7. "ZELÃO". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  8. "Russian Premier League Final Stats 2008". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  9. "Russian Premier League Final Stats 2009". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  10. "Russian Premier League Final Stats 2010". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 July 2014.


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