Araújo (footballer, born 1977)

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 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Second striker
Club information
Current team
 Sete de Setembro
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
National team
1999 Brazil U-23 3 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 July 2019 13:42 (UTC)

Clemerson de Araújo Soares (born 8 August 1977) is a former Brazilian football player. He plays for Al-Gharafa in Qatar after recently moving from Cruzeiro on July 31 2007, in a 3-year deal. He is all-time Goiás top scorer with 136 goals. He scored 52 goals in 73 matches in Goiás State League. He scored 19 goals in 39 matches with Cruzeiro

Araujo played for Japanese side Gamba Osaka in 2005 his 34 league goals helped Gamba to the 2005 J-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. He won the 2007–08 season top scorer award.

Club statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup South America Total
1997 Goiás 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
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Asia Total
2004 Shimizu S-Pulse J1 League 29 9 0 0 7 1 - 36 10
2005 Gamba Osaka J1 League 33 33 2 2 11 6 - 46 41
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup South America Total
2006 Cruzeiro Série A 1 0 1 0
2007 14 5 14 5
Qatar League Emir Cup Sheikh Jassem Cup Asia Total
2007–08 Al-Gharafa 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
Country Brazil 185 55 21 13 108 64 37 23 351 155
Japan 62 42 2 2 18 7 - 82 51
Qatar 84 68 6 6 24 29 17 12 133 113
Total 330 164 29 21 152 91 55 35 563 319

Honours

Club


Honours

Personal Honours

  • World's top scorer in 2005 33 goals in 33 games, considered worlds best striker in 2005 by, the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS).
  • J. League MVP : 2005
  • J. League Top Scorer : 2005
  • J. League Best Eleven : 2005
  • Qatari League Top Scorer : 2007/08

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