Guilherme de Paula

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Paula and the second or paternal family name is Lucrécio.

Guilherme de Paula Lucrécio (born 9 November 1986) is a profesional footballer who last played as a forward who plays for Liga M3 club Melaka. Born in Brazil, he represented the Malaysia national team.^[3]

Guilherme de Paula

Personal information
Full name	Guilherme de Paula Lucrécio
Date of birth	(1986-11-09) 9 November 1986 (age 38)[1]
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
0000–2004	São Paulo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005	Coritiba	0	(0)
2006–2008	Rio Claro	2	(0)
2008–2010	Brasa	9	(1)
2010	Vitória de Setúbal	3	(0)
2011	Halcones	33	(12)
2011	Juventud Retalteca	11	(1)
2012	Toledo	13	(2)
2012–2014	Milsami Orhei	50	(15)
2015	Selangor	19	(8)
2016	Ethnikos Achna	10	(1)
2016	PDRM	9	(4)
2017–2019	Kuala Lumpur	57	(48)
2020–2021	Perak	22	(7)
2021–2023	Johor Darul Ta'zim	3	(0)
2023	→ Melaka (loan)	6	(3)
International career‡
2015	Malaysia XI	1	(0)
2021–2022	Malaysia	13	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 June 2022

International career

He played once for Malaysia XI against Tottenham Hotspur F.C. In December 2019, De Paula has agreed to join Perak FC for the 2020 season. On 3 June 2021, he won his first cap for Malaysia in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against the United Arab Emirates.^{[citation needed]}

Career statistics

Club

As of 21 May 2023

Club	Season	League		Cup[a]		League Cup[b]		Continental		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Selangor	2015	19	8	2	2	11	3	–		32	13
Ethnikos Achna	2015–16	10	1	0	0	0	0	–		10	1
PDRM FC	2016	9	4	0	0	10	7	–		19	11
Kuala Lumpur	2017	22	27	1	0	4	3	–		27	30
	2018	19	13	3	4	6	8	–		28	25
	2019	16	8	4	3	1	0	–		21	11
Total		57	48	8	7	11	11	0	0	76	66
Perak	2020	10	3	0	0	0	0	–		10	3
	2021	12	4	0	0	0	0	–		12	4
Total		22	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	7
Johor Darul Ta'zim	2021	3	0	0	0	0	0	–		3	0
	2022	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
Total		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Melaka (loan)	2023	6	3	0	0	0	0	–		6	3
Career total		126	71	10	9	32	21	0	0	168	101

1. The Malaysia FA Cup
2. The Malaysia Cup and Malaysia Challenge Cup

International

As of 14 June 2022^[4]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Malaysia	2021	9	1
	2022	4	1
Total		13	2

International goals

As of match played 8 June 2022. Malaysia score listed first, score column indicates score after each goal.

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	11 June 2021	Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai	2	Vietnam	1–1	1–2	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	27 May 2022	Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur	10	Brunei	4–0	4–0	Friendly

Honours

Selangor

• Malaysia Cup: 2015^[5]

Kuala Lumpur

• Malaysia Premier League: 2017

Johor Darul Ta'zim

• Malaysia Super League: 2021^[6]

Individual

• Malaysia Cup Golden Boot: 2016
• Malaysia Premier League Golden Boot: 2017^[7]
• FAM Football Awards Best Forward Award: 2017