Emerson Sheik
Emerson at the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup final | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Márcio Passos de Albuquerque | ||
Date of birth | 6 September 1978 | ||
Place of birth | Nova Iguaçu, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Forward / Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Flamengo | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
1996–1998 | São Paulo | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998–1999 | São Paulo | 11 | (2) |
2000 | Consadole Sapporo | 34 | (31) |
2001 | Kawasaki Frontale | 18 | (19) |
2001–2005 | Urawa Reds | 100 | (71) |
2005–2007 | Al-Sadd | 32 | (24) |
2007–2008 | Rennes | 3 | (0) |
2008–2009 | Al-Sadd | 2 | (0) |
2009 | Flamengo | 14 | (7) |
2009–2010 | Al Ain FC | 14 | (9) |
2010–2011 | Fluminense | 11 | (8) |
2011–2015 | Corinthians | 75 | (12) |
2014 | → Botafogo (loan) | 15 | (6) |
2015– | Flamengo | 32 | (5) |
National team | |||
1999 | Brazil U-20 | 6 | (0) |
2008 | Qatar | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 November 2016. |
Márcio Passos de Albuquerque (born 6 September 1978 in Nova Iguaçu, Brazil), also known as Emerson, is a Brazilian-Qatari football striker, who plays for Flamengo.[1]
Club career
Early career
As a promising teenager, Emerson developed in São Paulo FC's youth system. He made his senior side debut in 1998.
Japan
Emerson went to Japan to join Consadole Sapporo of the second division, for whom he scored 31 goals in 34 games during the 2000 season. After the season, he joined another second division team, Kawasaki Frontale, with whom he continued his goal-scoring domination, registering 19 goals in 18 league games. In the middle of the 2001 season, however, he left Frontale to join the first division Urawa Red Diamonds, for whom he has yet again excelled. He scored 71 league goals in 100 appearances for the Reds and won 2003 J. League top scorer and 2004 J. League MVP.
Al-Sadd
Emerson later joined Qatar outfit Al-Sadd with the transfer fee of 8 million US dollars in 2005.
Move to France
On 25 August 2007, Emerson signed a three-year contract with French side Stade Rennais FC.[2]
Return to Al-Sadd
Emerson could not break into the first team at Rennes. Meanwhile, his previous team Al-Sadd were going through a lean phase. They had many bad results and were 14 points behind unbeaten leaders Al-Gharafa by the end of 2007. Their new import Mauro Zarate did not link up nicely with Emerson's ex-striking partner, Carlos Tenorio up front. The fans of Al-Sadd started rooting for the return of Emerson. So Al-Sadd started negotiations with Emerson in December and on 19 December, the club's official website announced Emerson's return.[3]
Flamengo
On 20 March 2009 the former São Paulo FC and Rennes forward has signed a season long deal with childhood favorite Flamengo; the 30-year-old was a free agent after leaving Al-Sadd. He's generally kept a good scoring record for the club, which long sought a competent striker before his arrival. In the Série A 2009 season, his partnership with Adriano has been one of the league's most effective frontlines. Club legend Andrade praised both players' performance.[4]
Al Ain FC
On 5 September 2009 he signed a two-year deal with Al Ain FC. He was presented to the press on 6 September 2009 and was handed a number 8 shirt.
Fluminense
On 16 June 2010, Emerson signed for Fluminense Football Club. On 5 December 2010, Emerson scored the winning goal for Fluminense to conquer the 1st division Brazilian title, making him Brazilian champion two years in a row.
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista
On 18 May 2011, Emerson signed for Sport Club Corinthians Paulista. On 4 December 2011, he won his third Brazilian championship in a row with Corinthians, making him the first player in history to win three straight Brazilian championships with three different teams. On 4 July 2012, Emerson scored two goals in the second match of the 2012 Copa Libertadores Finals, helping Corinthians to win their first Copa Libertadores.[5][6] On 16 December 2012, he was part of the Corinthians team which won the FIFA World Club Championship, beating Chelsea 1–0.[7] In the last few minutes of the game, he was involved in an off-the-ball incident with Gary Cahill, in which Emerson fell to the ground holding his face. Cahill received a red card, but claims Emerson fouled him first before diving.[8]
In an interview for Esporte Espetacular, an attraction of Rede Globo, Emerson showed some sorrow with Mano Menezes, coach of club. According to Emerson: "I do not wanna work with him [Mano] anymore." Still, according to the former corintiano: "I think he [Mano] is a very limited coach, I did not see anything special in him, and I do not think he will improve, because he does not have humility to ask something."[9]
Emerson returned to Corinthians in 2015 as Tite returned to the club as the new manager. He was a first choice for many of the first games of the season, including the 2015 Copa Libertadores. After Corinthians was eliminated in the Round of 16, the club opted against renegotiating Emerson's contract, due to end in July 31 of the same year. He was released on June 12, after both sides reached an agreement on the matter.[10]
Botafogo
In April 2014, he was loaned to Botafogo, his third club in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He took the shirt number 7, used before by Botafogo's biggest idol, Garrincha.
I was born and grew up in a very simple place, and I saw things that most of you (journalists) probably haven't seen. You asked me if I'd feel pressure, or like that, when playing at La Bombonera. Pressure is sleeping afraid of stray bullets hitting your face, your chest, that's pressure. Playing in a packed stadium, with a brand new ball, perfect grass, that's something to enjoy, not to feel pressured.
Emerson Sheik, after the title of 2012 Copa Libertadores[11]
International career
Emerson played 1999 South American Youth Championship for U-20 Brazil, while he was still known as aged 18 instead of 21.[12] He was offered Qatari citizenship by Al-Sadd so that they could accommodate one more foreign player in their line-up. He accepted and he became a Qatari citizen in 2008. He made his international debut for the Qatar national team on 4 March 2008 in a friendly against Bahrain. He also played the next friendly on 16 March and World Cup qualifying match on 26 March.
- Nationality issue
In April 2008, it was revealed that Emerson had also played for the Brazil under-20 team which makes him ineligible to play for the Qatari national team. Taking that into consideration, and that he represented Qatar in the World Cup qualifier against Iraq on 26 March, Qatar breached the FIFA rules, and Qatar could have lost the 3 points they gained from the game against Iraq. FIFA confirmed the breach of laws but said that QFA is not responsible for any wrongdoing, and that Emerson has since not played for Qatar. Although FIFA has loosened the nationality transfer of uncapped players and players with multi-nationality, it was not beneficial to Emerson, because he did not hold multi-nationality when representing Brazil.
Controversy
Emerson played for Qatari club Al-Sadd and was detained by the Brazilian federal police on his way back to Qatar on 20 January 2006 for allegedly falsifying a birth certificate to show that he was three years younger than his actual age. The "fake birth certificate", which was used to issue his passport, said that he was born on 6 December 1981 in Nova Iguaçu with the name "Márcio Emerson Passos", but his original shows he was born September 6, 1978, with the name "Márcio Passos de Albuquerque".[13]
Kiss issue
On August 18, 2013, after the 1-0 victory by Corinthians against Coritiba FC in the Brazilian League, Emerson celebrated the alvinegro triumph by kissing his friend and posting the photo on Instagram.[14]
On August 19, one day after the incident, Corinthians club supporters protested against the kiss at Joaquim Grava Training Center where Corinthians were undertaking a training session. Emerson called the protests an "idiotic prejudice".[15]
On August 21, in the first game after the incident, a 1-0 loss against Luverdense in the 2013 Copa do Brasil, Emerson was sent off along with opposition player Zé Roberto after they argued on field. Speaking to the press after the game, Zé Roberto in reference to Emerson, said: "I am not the guy that takes a kiss from anyone, I do not accept this kind of thing."[16]
Career statistics
Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Domestic League | Total | ||||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Brazil | League | Copa do Brasil | League Cup | South America | Campeonato Paulista | Total | ||||||||
1998 | São Paulo | Série A | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
1999 | 8 | 2 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |||||
Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | League Cup | Asia | Domestic League | Total | ||||||||
2000 | Consadole Sapporo | J2 League | 34 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 35 | 31 | |
2001 | Kawasaki Frontale | J2 League | 18 | 19 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 19 | 20 | ||
2001 | Urawa Reds | J1 League | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | |
2002 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - | 0 | 0 | 30 | 21 | |||
2003 | 25 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | - | 0 | 0 | 34 | 26 | |||
2004 | 26 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - | 0 | 0 | 32 | 31 | |||
2005 | 12 | 4 | - | 5 | 5 | - | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | ||||
Qatar | League | Emir of Qatar Cup | League Cup | Asia | Domestic League | Total | ||||||||
2005/06 | Al-Sadd | Qatari League | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 |
2006/07 | 25 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 27 | ||
France | League | Coupe de France | Coupe de la Ligue | Europe | Domestic League | Total | ||||||||
2007/08 | Stade Rennais | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
Qatar | League | Emir of Qatar Cup | League Cup | Asia | Domestic League | Total | ||||||||
2007/08 | Al-Sadd | Qatari League | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 |
2008/09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | ||
Brazil | League | Copa do Brasil | League Cup | South America | Campeonato Carioca | Total | ||||||||
2009 | Flamengo | Série A | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | - | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 11 | |
United Arab Emirates | League | President's Cup | League Cup | Asia | Domestic League | Total | ||||||||
2009/10 | Al-Ain | UAE League | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 14 | |
Brazil | League | Copa do Brasil | League Cup | South America | Campeonato Carioca | Total | ||||||||
2010 | Fluminense | Série A | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 |
2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 1 | ||
Brazil | League | Copa do Brasil | League Cup | South America | Campeonato Paulista | Total | ||||||||
2011 | Corinthians | Série A | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 6 |
2012 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 39* | 12 | ||
2013 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 59 | 5 | ||
2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
Brazil | League | Copa do Brasil | League Cup | South America | Campeonato Carioca | Total | ||||||||
2014 | Botafogo | Série A | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 |
Brazil | League | Copa do Brasil | League Cup | South America | Campeonato Paulista | Total | ||||||||
2015 | Corinthians | Série A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 20* | 3 |
Brazil | League | Copa do Brasil | Primeira Liga | South America | Campeonato Carioca | Total | ||||||||
2015 | Flamengo | Série A | 22 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21* | 5 |
2016 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 28 | 5 | ||
Total | Brazil | 159 | 40 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 8 | 63 | 13 | 280 | 64 | |
Japan | 152 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 24 | - | 0 | 0 | 181 | 145 | |||
Qatar | 34 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 50 | ||
France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
United Arab Emirates | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 14 | |||
Career total | 362 | 194 | 27 | 10 | 50 | 42 | 78 | 14 | 63 | 13 | 554 | 273 |
FIFA Club World Cup
Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
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2012 | Corinthians | FIFA Club World Cup | 2 | 0 |
Total | – | – | 2 | 0 |
* Friendly
Qatar national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2008 | 3 | 0 |
Total | 3 | 0 |
Honors and awards
Club
- J2 League: 2000
- J.League Cup: 2003
- UAE Super Cup: 2009
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2011, 2015
- Copa Santander Libertadores: 2012
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2012
- Campeonato Paulista: 2013
- Recopa Sudamericana: 2013
Individual
- J.League MVP: 2003
- J.League Top Scorer: 2004
- J. League Best Eleven: 2002, 2003, 2004
- Qatar National First Division MVP : 2006
References
- ↑ http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/sudamerica/ufficiale-botafogo-preso-emerson-sheik-547072
- ↑ Officiel : Emerson signe au Stade Rennais – Stade Rennais Online
- ↑ Emerson returns to Al-Sadd
- ↑ Andrade sugere Emerson na seleção: ‘Por que não?’, responde o jogador (Portuguese)
- ↑ "Corinthians wins Copa Libertadores for 1st time". Sports Illustrated. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ↑ "Corinthians, the cream of South America". FIFA.com. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20746503
- ↑ Upal, Sunni (16 December 2012). "It wouldn't even knock over my one-year old daughter! Sent-off Cahill slams Emerson over kick as he's forced to miss Leeds clash". Daily Mail. London.
- ↑ Sheik para Mano: "Mudaria o lado da rua para não ter que passar perto dele"
- ↑ "Emerson encerra contrato com Timão, mas terá homenagem fora de campo". globoesporte.globo.com. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ↑ http://esporte.ig.com.br/futebol/2012-07-05/favelado-da-titulo-ao-time-do-povo-nega-ser-heroi-e-diz-que-sonhou-com-gol.html
- ↑
- ↑ "Jogador de futebol é preso ao tentar sair do país com documentos falsos" (in Portuguese). Folha Online. 21 January 2006. Retrieved 29 March 2008.
- ↑ Sheik comemora vitória do Corinthians com selinho em amigo
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑ Márcio Emerson Passos at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Márcio Passos de Albuquerque's profile, stats & pics (English)
- Emerson at National-Football-Teams.com (English)
- Emerson – French League Stats at LFP.fr (French)
- Emerson – FIFA competition record (English)