Josiel (footballer, born 1980)

Josiel
Personal information
Full name Josiel da Rocha
Date of birth (1980-08-07) 7 August 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Rodeio Bonito, RS, Brazil
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Cuiabá
Youth career
1999–2001 Inter Santa Maria-RS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Pelotas - (-)
2002–2004 Inter Santa Maria-RS - (-)
2005 São José-RS - (-)
2005–2006 Juventude 17 (6)
2006 Brasiliense - (-)
2007 Paraná 45 (26)
2008–2010 Al-Wahda - (-)
2008–2009Flamengo (loan) 10 (2)
2009Chiapas (loan) 8 (0)
2010–2011 Atlético Goianiense 7 (1)
2011 Paysandu 10 (3)
2012 Macaé
2012 Cuiabá
2014 Inter Santa Maria-RS
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Josiel da Rocha (born August 7, 1980, in Rodeio Bonito, RS), or simply Josiel, is a Brazilian striker.

Career

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He was the top scorer in the 2007 Brazilian Série A, with 20 goals, when played for the Paraná Clube. He possesses good dribbling and finishing ability. On August 19, 2008, he joined Brazilian Série A club Flamengo.[1]

On March 25, 2009, Josiel scored his first hat trick playing for Flamengo in a 4–2 win against Madureira in the 2009 Rio de Janeiro State League.[2] Three days later he scored another two goals, this time against Resende in a 4–0 win, for the same competition.[3] He has played for Flamengo on loan from Al-Wahda and signed on 17 July 2009 a loan contract with Chiapas. He made his first appearance with Jaguares on August 1, 2009, in their 2–0 loss against Club Toluca. He was released from his contract after serial indiscipline reports.

Career statistics

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(Correct As of May 17, 2011)
Club Season State League Brazilian Série A Copa do Brasil Copa Libertadores Copa Sudamericana Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Paraná Clube 2007 11 6 36 20 - - - - - - 45 26
Club total 11 6 36 20 - - - - - - 45 26
Flamengo 2008 - - 5 0 - - - - - - 5 0
2009 17 11 5 2 3 0 - - - - 25 13
Club total 17 11 10 2 3 0 - - - - 30 13
Atlético Goianiense 2010 - - 3 2 - - - - - - 3 2
2011 5 3 - - - - - - - - 5 3
Club total 5 3 3 2 - - - - - - 8 5

according to combined sources on the.[4]

Honours

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Club

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Flamengo

Individual

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References

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  1. ^ Rousso, Bruno (19 August 2008). "Flamengo acerta com Josiel e mais um atacante" (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. Retrieved 20 August 2008.
  2. ^ Josiel responde às críticas do presidente em dose tripla, e Fla vence o Madureira (in Portuguese)
  3. ^ Josiel colabora, vira artilheiro, e Fla se vinga com goleada no Resende (in Portuguese)
  4. ^ Flamengo official website (in Portuguese)
  5. ^ "São Paulo domina premiação da CBF" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 3 December 2007. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
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