Welker Marçal de Almeida (born 24 September 1986), commonly known as Kieza, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Rio Branco as a striker.[2]
Born in Vitória,[3] he was signed on February 20, 2010 by Cruzeiro Esporte Clube who ended his contract in January 2010 with Fluminense.[4]
In 2011, Kieza moved from Cruzeiro to Campeonato Brasileiro Série B side Náutico on a season-long loan deal. He helped Náutico being promoted to the Série A, scoring 21 goals in the season which allowed him to become Top goalscorer of this tournament.
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fluminense (loan) | 2009 | Série A | 16 | 6 | — | — | 4 | 0 | — | 20 | 6 | |||
| 2010 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 24 | 6 | ||||
| Cruzeiro | 2010 | Série A | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | |||
| Ponte Preta (loan) | 2010 | Série B | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
| Náutico (loan) | 2011 | Série B | 35 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 47 | 27 | ||
| Al Shabab (loan) | 2011–12 | UAE Pro League | 19 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 10 | |
| Náutico (loan) | 2012 | Série A | 20 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 13 | ||||
| 2013 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| Total | 20 | 13 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 23 | 16 | |||||
| Shanghai Shenxin | 2013 | Chinese Super League | 23 | 11 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 11 | |||
| 2014 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||||||
| Total | 34 | 13 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 13 | |||||
| Bahia (loan) | 2014 | Série A | 19 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 0 | — | 22 | 6 | |||
| 2015 | Série B | 24 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 50 | 29 | |
| Total | 43 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 72 | 35 | ||
| São Paulo | 2016 | Série A | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Vitória | 2016 | Série A | 35 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 46 | 13 | |
| 2017 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | 9 | 4 | 31 | 12 | |||
| 2018 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 48 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 80 | 25 | ||
| Botafogo | 2018 | Série A | 27 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 40 | 10 | |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| Total | 27 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 51 | 11 | |||
| Fortaleza (loan) | 2019 | Série A | 24 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||||
| Náutico | 2020 | Série B | 26 | 8 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 36 | 11 | ||
| 2021 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | 22 | 12 | |||||
| 2022 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 55 | 11 | 21 | 12 | — | — | 7 | 1 | 83 | 24 | ||||
| Brasiliense | 2023 | Série D | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Floresta | 2023 | Série C | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 337 | 112 | 77 | 41 | 17 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 34 | 12 | 486 | 171 | ||
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