Keirrison

Profile Football Stars | Keirrison | Keirrison Became a regular in Coritiba's playing squad in 2007, Helping the club win the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B and being Promoted to the Following year's Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. He was the club's top goal scorer in That competition, with 12 goals. He was the top goal scorer of the Campeonato Paranaense in 2008, with 18 goals. He played his first Campeonato Brasileiro Série A game on 11 May 2008, when his club beat Palmeiras 2-0, but That he got injured in the game. Keirrison joined Palmeiras in January 2009. Keirrison made his debut for Palmeiras on 24 January 2009 against Mogi Mirim, scoring twice in the 3-0 win. On 26 June, it said on the Official Website That Palmeiras FC Barcelona had made a proposed offer for the striker. Due to this Keirrison would not be taking part in next Palmeiras game

On July 23, 2009, FC Barcelona on their website Announced That They had Agreed to terms with Brazilian club Palmeiras to bring Keirrison to the Camp Nou. Keirrison signed on a five-year contract.  On arrival at the Spanish club Keirrison expressed his adulation he has for his new club and was quoted as saying in Barcelona's official website "I hope to break into Pep Guardiola's side, and join many other who famous Brazilians have played here "and he also said" I always Followed Barcelona and the Brazilian players here played WHO. Many teams throughout Europe were linked with Keirrison after They heard of Barcelona's plans of loaning the Brazilian out to get used to European football.

Keirrison scored his first goal for Benfica in a friendly against Celtic. With the Abundance of strikers in form at Benfica Keirrison had found it hard to find a place in the first team. While in Portugal, Keirrison started one game for Benfica and played a total of just 199 minutes. On January 31, 2010 Italian side Fiorentina Announced on their website That They had come to terms with FC Barcelona to take the Brazilian on loan for 1 ½ seasons.

Personal information
Full name Keirrison de Souza Carneiro
Date of birth 3 December 1988 (age 23)
Place of birth Dourados, Brazil
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Striker

Club information
Current club Cruzeiro
Number 11

Youth career
2002-2005 CENE
Coritiba 2005-2006

Senior career
years Team
Coritiba 2006-2009 63 (33)
Palmeiras 2009 7 (5)
2009-Barcelona 0 (0)
2009-2010 Benfica (loan) 5 (0)
2010 Fiorentina (loan) 10 (3)
2010-2011 Santos (loan) 13 (4)
2011-Cruzeiro (loan) 8 (1)

Honours

Club
Coritiba
     Brazilian League Série B: 2007
     Paraná State League: 2008

Benfica
     Portuguese League: 2009/2010

Brazil Santos
     Campeonato Paulista: 2011
     Copa Libertadores: 2011

Individual
     Brazilian League Série A top scorer: 2008 (21 goals) (Coritiba)
     Paraná State League Best Striker: 2008 (Coritiba)
     Paraná State League Best Player: 2008 (Coritiba)
     Paraná State League Golden Shoe: 2008 (Coritiba)
     Trófeu Mesa Redonda: 2008 (Coritiba)
     2008-Golden Shoe (Placar Magazine) - Campeonato Brasileiro 2008 Top scorer (Coritiba)
     2008-Top scorer (Coritiba)
     2008-Best Newcomer (Coritiba)
     Arthur Friedenreich Award (for being Brazil's season top scorer): 2008 (41 goals) (Coritiba)