Casagrande (footballer)

Not to be confused with Walter Casagrande.

Anselmo Arruda da Silva (born 2 July 1990), commonly known as Casagrande, is a Brazilian-born Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a striker.

Casagrande

Personal information
Full name	Anselmo Arruda da Silva[1]
Date of birth	(1990-07-02) 2 July 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth	Barra do Corda, Brazil
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010	Cordino
2010	Botafogo-PB	10	(5)
2011	Cordino
2011	Jataiense
2012	Real Noroeste	0	(0)
2013	Maranhão	7	(3)
2013–2014	Sampaio Corrêa	1	(0)
2014	Jacuipense	11	(5)
2015	Coruripe	0	(0)
2015	→ Salgueiro (loan)	12	(3)
2015	→ Maranhão (loan)	0	(0)
2016	Kuala Lumpur City	8	(8)
2017	Campinense	0	(0)
2017	Cordino	5	(1)
2017	Boa Esporte	19	(2)
2018	Felcra	19	(20)
2019	Melaka United	11	(2)
2019	→ Penang (loan)	8	(8)
2020–2022	Penang	35	(23)
2023	Negeri Sembilan	14	(5)
International career
2009–2010	Brazil U-20	1	(3)
	Malaysia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 August 2023

Club career

Negeri Sembilan

On 21 February 2023, he officially joined Negeri Sembilan FC.

He made his first debut for the team on 26 February 2023, on the opening match against Sri Pahang. Which he scored his first goal too and the game ended 1-1 draw.

At the end of the season, he became the club top scorer, with 6 goals alongside Shahrel Fikri.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 September 2022

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Real Noroeste	2012	–			0	0	1[a]	0	0	0	1	0
Maranhão	2013	Série D	7	3	0	0	1[a]	0	0	0	8	3
Sampaio Corrêa	2013	Série C	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2014	Série B	0	0	11[b]	2	0	0	0	0	11	2
	Total		1	0	11	2	0	0	0	0	12	2
Jacuipense	2014	Série D	11	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	5
Coruripe	2015		0	0	11[c]	4	1[a]	0	6[d]	1	18	5
Salgueiro (loan)	2015	Série C	12	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	3
Maranhão (loan)	2015	–			4[e]	2	0	0	0	0	4	2
Kuala Lumpur	2016	Liga Premier	8	8	–		4[f]	1	0	0	12	9
Campinense	2017	Série D	0	0	10[g]	1	1[a]	0	4[d]	0	15	1
Cordino	2017		5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
Boa Esporte	2017	Série B	19	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	2
Felcra	2018	Malaysia Premier League	19	20	–		1[f]	1	0	0	20	21
Melaka United	2019	Malaysia Super League	11	2	–		1[f]	1	0	0	12	3
Penang (loan)	2019	Malaysia Premier League	8	8	0	0	6	1	—		14	9
	Total		8	8	0	0	6	1	—		14	9
Penang	2020	Malaysia Premier League	11	9	—		1	1	—		12	10
	2021	Malaysia Super League	19	12	—		2	0	—		21	12
	2022	Malaysia Super League	5	2	1	0	0	0	—		6	2
	Total		35	23	1	0	3	1	—		39	24
Career total			94	45	36	9	10	3	10	1	150	58

Notes

1. Appearances in the Copa do Brasil
2. Appearances in the Campeonato Maranhense
3. Appearances in the Campeonato Alagoano
4. Appearances in the Copa do Nordeste
5. Appearances in the Campeonato Maranhense A2
6. Appearances in the Malaysia FA Cup
7. Appearances in the Campeonato Paraibano

Honours

Club

Penang

• Malaysia Premier League: 2020

Individual

• Malaysia Premier League top goalscorer: 2020^[2]