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Raul Jose Trindade Meireles:
Midfielder |
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Nickname: |
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Date of Birth:
17.03.1983 |
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With the Reds: 2010- |
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Squad:
number: 4 |
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Height: 5 ft 10
in (1.79 m) |
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Weight: 10.2 st
(65 kg) |
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Bought from: Porto |
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Signed for
LFC: J11,500,000 - 29.08.2010 |
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Debut: 12.09.2010 |
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Last match:
22.05.2011 |
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Debut
goal: 16.01.2011 |
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1st team
league games: 33 (1 as sub) |
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1st team
league goals: 5 |
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Total 1st
team games: 41 (1 as sub) |
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Total 1st
team goals: 5 |
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Contract expiry: 2014 |
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International caps:
47 Portugal (7 as LFC - 04.06.2011) |
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International
goals: 8 (1 as LFC) |
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International debut:
15.11.2006 vs Kazakhstan |
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Former clubs:
Aves, Boavista, Porto |
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Birth Place:
Aves, Portugal |
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Honours: |
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Former
Honours: |
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Personal
Honours: |
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Former
Personal Honours: 4 Portuguese League 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09
3 Portuguese Cup 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10
3 Portuguese Supercup 2006, 2009, 2010 (all as Porto) |
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Total LFC games/goals
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League |
FA Cup |
FL Cup |
Europe |
Other |
Total |
| Seasons |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
| 2010-11 |
32/1 |
5 |
1 |
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7 |
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40/1 |
5 |
| 2011-12 |
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| Total |
32/1 |
5 |
1 |
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7 |
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40/1 |
5 |
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
| Total |
started/substitutions |
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Total |
Competition |
| 40 |
Started |
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33 |
Premier League |
| 2 |
On the bench |
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7 |
Europa League |
| 1 |
Substitute |
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1 |
FA Cup |
| 19 |
Substituted |
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Career Milestones for Raul Meireles:
Appearances in all competitions
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Date |
Against |
Result |
Venue |
Competition |
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Goals in all competitions
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Date |
Min |
Against |
Result |
Venue |
Competition |
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| Seasons |
Player № |
| 2010-11 |
4 |
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* Note, Since the 1993-94 season players have a fixed
number. |
Total
other clubs games/goals
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League |
FA Cup * |
FL Cup |
Europe |
Other |
Total |
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App |
Gls |
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Gls |
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Gls |
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Gls |
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Notes:
- b - on bench |
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PROFILE
Liverpool signed highly rated Raul Meireles from FC Porto in August 2010.
A star of Portugal's World Cup 2010 campaign, he's regarded by many as one of the
finest all-round midfielders in Europe.
Meireles shot to prominence as he helped his country to glory in the UEFA European
U16 Championships in 2000, while at club level he impressed sufficiently at CD Aves to
secure a move to Boavista.
He spent just one term at the Estadio do Bessa before Portuguese superpowers FC
Porto came calling for his services in 2004.
After overcoming a difficult start to life at his hometown club, in which he was
utilised in an unfamiliar left-back role, 2005-06 saw Meireles establish himself as a
regular in his more natural central midfield position.
His dominant and dynamic performances alongside Lucho Gonzalez helped Porto to a
treble of league title, Portuguese Cup and Super Cup, as well as earning him international
recognition with Portugal.
Meireles was beginning to make an impact in the Champions League as well and netted
against Chelsea in the last 16 of the 2006-07 campaign. He also figured in both of Porto's
tussles with Liverpool in the group stage of the following season's tournament.
League title successes were again achieved in 2008 and 2009, making it four in a
row for Porto, with Meireles instrumental thanks to his outstanding long-range passing
ability and penchant for spectacular goals.
His international career was also picking up pace too. He was a member of
Portugal's squad for Euro 2008 and scored his first international goal at the tournament
with a strike against Turkey.
But by the time qualifying for World Cup 2010 began, Meireles's club performances
demanded he be a regular starter for his nation.
He figured in every match en route to South Africa and netted a decisive goal in
the play-off clash against Bosnia-Herzegovina to help the Portuguese book their place at
the tournament.
Meireles started all four of Portugal's matches in the finals and scored the opener
in the 7-0 rout of North Korea, before they were eliminated by eventual winners Spain in
the first knockout round.
Nonetheless, his disappointment soon subsided when he secured a move to Roy
Hodgson's new-look Liverpool two months later on the back of Javier Mascherano's transfer
to Barcelona.
His Reds debut arrived on September 12 when he came off the bench in a goalless
draw at St Andrew's, but Meireles only really came into his own when Kenny Dalglish
re-took the reins in January 2011.
The tattooed star blasted his first LFC goal in a 2-2 derby draw versus Everton -
the first of five strikes in six games.
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Total Raul Meireles in Portugal & other clubs games/goals
Notes:
200?- Portugal U-19 7 (1 goals)
2003–2005 Portugal U-21 26 (1 goals)
Update: 01.08.2011 |
