| Guilherme de Paula | |
| Fullname: | Guilherme de Paula Lucrécio |
| Birth Date: | 9 November 1986[1] |
| Birth Place: | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.85 m[2] |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthyears1: | –2004 |
| Youthclubs1: | São Paulo |
| Years1: | 2005 |
| Clubs1: | Coritiba |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2006–2008 |
| Clubs2: | Rio Claro |
| Caps2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2008–2010 |
| Clubs3: | Brasa |
| Caps3: | 9 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years10: | 2010 |
| Clubs10: | Vitória de Setúbal |
| Caps10: | 3 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2011 |
| Clubs11: | Halcones |
| Caps11: | 33 |
| Goals11: | 12 |
| Years12: | 2011 |
| Clubs12: | Juventud Retalteca |
| Caps12: | 11 |
| Goals12: | 1 |
| Years13: | 2012 |
| Clubs13: | Toledo |
| Caps13: | 13 |
| Goals13: | 2 |
| Years14: | 2012–2014 |
| Clubs14: | Liverpool |
| Caps14: | 50 |
| Goals14: | 15 |
| Years15: | 2015 |
| Clubs15: | Selangor |
| Caps15: | 19 |
| Goals15: | 8 |
| Years16: | 2016 |
| Clubs16: | Ethnikos Achna |
| Caps16: | 10 |
| Goals16: | 1 |
| Years17: | 2016 |
| Clubs17: | PDRM |
| Caps17: | 9 |
| Goals17: | 4 |
| Years18: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs18: | Kuala Lumpur City |
| Caps18: | 57 |
| Goals18: | 48 |
| Years19: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs19: | Perak |
| Caps19: | 22 |
| Goals19: | 7 |
| Years20: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs20: | Johor Darul Ta'zim |
| Caps20: | 3 |
| Goals20: | 0 |
| Years21: | 2023 |
| Clubs21: | → Melaka (loan) |
| Caps21: | 6 |
| Goals21: | 3 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015 |
| Nationalteam1: | Malaysia XI |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2021–2022 |
| Nationalteam2: | Malaysia |
| Nationalcaps2: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 21 May 2023 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 14 June 2022 |
Guilherme de Paula Lucrécio (born 9 November 1986) is a former Malaysia professional footballer who plays as a forward. Born in Brazil, he also played for the Malaysia national team[3] and is Malaysia's third naturalized football player. He is regarded as one of the best players of his generation and one of the greatest strikers of all time.
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.
| Club | Season | League | Cup[4] | League Cup[5] | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| 2015 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 3 | – | 32 | 13 | ||
| Selangor Total | 19 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 13 | |
| 2015–16 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | 1 | ||
| Ethnikos Achna Total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | – | 19 | 11 | ||
| PDRM Total | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | |
| 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 | ||
| Kuala Lumpur Total | 57 | 48 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 66 | |
| 2020 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | 3 | ||
| 2021 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | 4 | ||
| Perak Total | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Johor Darul Ta'zim Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 3 | ||
| Melaka Total | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |
| Malaysia | 2021 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Total | 13 | 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
As of match played 8 June 2022. Malaysia score listed first, score column indicates score after each goal.
| scope=col | No. | scope=col data-sort-type=date | Date | scope=col | Venue | scope=col | Cap | scope=col | Opponent | scope=col | Score | scope=col | Result | scope=col | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=row | 1 | 11 June 2021 | Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai | 2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||||||||
| scope=row | 2 | 27 May 2022 | Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | 10 | 4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
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