Talles (footballer)

Talles Brener de Paula (born 12 May 1998), known as Talles or Talles Brener, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for J1 League club Kashima Antlers, on loan from Rukh Lviv.

Talles

Talles with Rukh Lviv in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Talles Brener de Paula
Date of birth	(1998-05-12) 12 May 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Divinópolis, Brazil
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Kashima Antlers (on loan from Rukh Lviv)
Number	17
Youth career
2012–2015	Inter de Limeira
2015–2016	Fluminense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Fluminense	0	(0)
2017	→ Mirassol (loan)	0	(0)
2017–2019	Mirassol	0	(0)
2019	→ Noroeste (loan)	14	(2)
2020	Vila Nova	31	(4)
2021	Olimpik Donetsk	13	(0)
2021–	Rukh Lviv	60	(12)
2022	→ KuPS (loan)	8	(2)
2024–	→ Kashima Antlers (loan)	8	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 February 2025

Career

Talles is a product of the Inter de Limeira and Fluminense youth sportive systems.

In February 2021 he signed contract with the Ukrainian Premier League Olimpik Donetsk^[1] and made his debut for this team as a substituted second half-time player in the losing away match against Dynamo Kyiv on 13 February 2021.^[2]

Five months later, in July 2021, he was transferred to another team – FC Rukh Lviv, and made his debut for FC Rukh as the start squad player in an away win against MFC Mykolaiv on 21 September 2021 in the Round of 32 of the Ukrainian Cup.^[3]

On 2 April 2022, Talles joined KuPS in Finland on loan until 30 June 2022, with an option to extend the loan until the end of 2022.^[4]

In August 2024, Talles moved on loan to J1 League club Kashima Antlers for the remainder of the 2024 season.^[5]

Career statistics

As of 12 February 2025^[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State league		Cup[a]		League cup[b]		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Mirassol	2017						–		7	1	–		7	1
	2018	Série D					–		9	0	–		9	0
	2019						–		12	2	–		12	2
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	28	3	0	0	28	3
Noroeste (loan)	2019				14[c]	2	–		–		–		14	2
Vila Nova	2020	Série C	24	3	7[d]	1	2	0	–		–		33	4
Olimpik Donetsk	2020–21	Ukrainian Premier League	13	0	–		–		–		–		13	0
Rukh Lviv	2021–22	Ukrainian Premier League	9	1	–		2	0	–		–		11	1
	2022–23	Ukrainian Premier League	28	6	–		–		–		–		28	6
	2023–24	Ukrainian Premier League	23	5	–		2	0	–		–		25	5
	Total		60	12	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	64	12
KuPS (loan)	2022	Veikkausliiga	8	2	–		2	0	0	0	0	0	10	2
Kashima Antlers (loan)	2024	J1 League	8	0	–		1	0	–		–		9	0
Career total			113	17	22	3	8	0	28	3	0	0	171	23

1. Includes Copa do Brasil, Ukrainian Cup, Suomen Cup and Emperor's Cup
2. Includes Copa Paulista
3. Includes Campeonato Paulista Série A3
4. Includes Campeonato Goiano

Honours

Vila Nova

• Série C: 2020^[6]

KuPS

• Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2022
• Finnish Cup: 2022