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Araújo (footballer, born 1977)

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Araújo and the second or paternal family name is Soares.

Araújo
Personal information
Full name Clemerson de Araújo Soares
Date of birth (1977-08-08) 8 August 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Caruaru, Brazil
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1996 Porto-PE
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2003 Goiás 170 (50)
2004 Shimizu S-Pulse 29 (9)
2005 Gamba Osaka 33 (33)
2006–2007 Cruzeiro 15 (5)
2007–2010 Al-Gharafa 133 (113)
2011–2012 Fluminense 6 (0)
2012 → Náutico (loan) 33 (8)
2013 Atlético Mineiro 4 (1)
2013–2014 Goiás 35 (9)
2016 Central 14 (4)
2017 Sete de Setembro
International career
1999 Brazil U23 3 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Clemerson de Araújo Soares, best known as Araújo (born 8 August 1977) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career

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Araujo was born in Caruaru, PE, Brazil. He played for Japanese side Gamba Osaka in 2005; his 33 league goals helped Gamba to the 2005 J1 League title. 2005 was his last season in Japan. Araujo left for his homeland to sign for Cruzeiro. Two years later Araujo left for Qatar where he the 2007–08 season top scorer award.

Al-Gharafa

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Al-Gharafa, known as Al Fuhud (The Cheetahs) were Qatar's champions for three years in a row. Araujo was a leading star in the team's success, leading the scorers list for the entire 2008 season. On 4 March 2008, after scoring against Al Khor, he matched Gabriel Batistuta's record of 25 goals in one season.[1] He eventually ended the season as the league's top scorer with 27 goals,[2] a record that was broken in December 2018 by Baghdad Bounedjah.[3] He played alongside fellow Brazilian Juninho Pernambucano. He left in 2010 for personal reasons, but in 2012 he stated he was interested in rejoining the club.[4]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goiás 1997 Série A 5 0 5 0
1998 20 10 20 10
1999 Série B 29 5 29 5
2000 Série A 24 5 24 5
2001 26 7 26 7
2002 25 11 25 11
2003 41 12 41 12
Total 170 55 170 55
Shimizu S-Pulse 2004 J1 League 29 9 0 0 7 1 – 36 10
Gamba Osaka 2005 J1 League 33 33 2 2 11 6 – 46 41
Cruzeiro 2006 Série A 1 0 1 0
2007 14 5 14 5
Total 15 5 15 5
Al-Gharafa 2007–08 Stars League 27 27 3 4 4 3 4 2 38 36
2008–09 27 20 3 2 4 4 5 5 39 31
2009–10 21 15 0 0 12 17 6 5 39 37
2010–11 9 6 0 0 6 3 2 0 17 9
Total 84 68 6 6 24 29 17 12 133 113
Career total 330 164 29 21 152 91 55 35 563 319
  1. ^ Includes Copa do Brasil, Emperor's Cup, Emir Cup.
  2. ^ Includes J.League Cup, Sheikh Jassem Cup.

Honours

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Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Clemerson equals Batistuta's record as Gharrafa win again". footballqatar.com. 4 March 2008. Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Qatar Stars League Prozone Stats: The Season So Far". Qatar Stars League. 5 March 2014. Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  3. ^ Levy, Uri (12 December 2018). "Middle East Football: Move over Messi, Bounedjah is now the world's greatest goal machine". The New Arab. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  4. ^ QSL: Clemerson - Exclusive Interview Archived 7 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
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