Guimarães began his professional career with Athletico Paranaense, before moving to Lyon in 2020, and Newcastle United in 2022.
Club career
Early career
Guimarães was born in the São Cristóvão neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro. His father was a taxi driver. His grandfather immigrated from Spain to Jarra, and through him Guimarães has Spanish citizenship.[3] Guimarães made his debut with Audax.[citation needed] on 9 April 2015, aged just 17, by playing the last three minutes in a 2–1 Campeonato Paulista away win against Bragantino.[citation needed]
On 11 May 2017, he joined Athletico Paranaense on loan until April 2018 and was initially assigned to the under-23 squad.[4]
Guimarães made his Série A debut on 17 June 2017, coming on as a second-half substitute for Deivid in a 1–0 away defeat of Atlético Goianiense.[5] The following 1 March, he was bought outright and signed a contract until 2021.[6]
Guimarães scored his first senior goal on 10 March 2018, netting his team's fourth in a 7–1 home routing of Rio Branco-PR, for the year's Campeonato Paranaense.[7] He then became an undisputed starter for the main squad under new manager Tiago Nunes. He renewed his contract until 2023 on 5 February 2019.[8]
Olympique Lyonnais
On 29 January 2020, Guimarães signed with Ligue 1 side Olympique Lyonnais on a four-and-a-half-year contract. The transfer fee paid to Athletico Paranaense was reported as €20 million, who also secured a 20% sell-on clause.[9]
Newcastle United
On 30 January 2022, Guimarães joined Premier League club Newcastle United on a four-and-a-half-year contract for a reported fee of up to £40m. He made his debut on 8 February as a late substitute in a 3–1 win against Everton.[10] He scored his first goal for Newcastle with a "powerful back-heel volley" in a 2–1 victory at Southampton on 10 March, on his full debut game.[11] He scored his first brace for Newcastle in a 2–1 victory against Leicester City on 17 April, with his second coming in the 95th minute, winning the game.[12] On the 31 December 2022, Newcastle United held a moment of respect for the passing of the Brazilian footballer Pelé.[13] In respect to Pelé, Guimarães wore the Brazilian national shirt.[13]
On 7 October 2023, Guimarães signed a new five-year contract with the club.[14]
He ran 423 km in 37 matches in the 2023-24 Premier League season, the most from any player that season.[15] After Matt Ritchie's transfer to Portsmouth, on 8 August 2024, Guimaraes, joined Dan Burn, Kieran Trippier, Jamaal Lascelles and Callum Wilson as part of Newcastle United's leadership group.[16] Guimarães was made the team captain on 19 August.[17]
International career
Guimarães was eligible to represent Spain before earning his senior cap for Brazil.[18]
In September 2020, Guimarães was called up to the senior Brazil squad for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Bolivia and Peru on 9 and 13 October 2020, respectively.[19] He had already been named in the Brazilian team call-up in March 2020, but that summoning was postponed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[citation needed] He debuted in a 2–0 away win over Uruguay on 17 November 2020.[citation needed]
Guimarães married Ana Lidia Martins in June 2023 in a ceremony underneath Christ the Redeemer.[22] The couple have two children together, welcoming Matteo in October 2022, and Pietro in March 2024.[23]
