Raul Meireles

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Raul Meireles
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Meireles playing for Fenerbahçe in 2015
Personal information
Full nameRaul José Trindade Meireles[1]
Date of birth17 March 1983 
     (aged 43)
[1]
Place of birthPorto, Portugal
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Playing positionMidfielder
Youth career
1990–2001Boavista
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001–2004Boavista29(0)
2001–2003→ Aves (loan)44(1)
2004–2010Porto137(15)
2010–2011Liverpool35(5)
2011–2012Chelsea31(2)
2012–2016Fenerbahçe76(6)
Total352(29)
National team
2000Portugal U1611(0)
2000Portugal U177(1)
2001–2002Portugal U1813(1)
2003Portugal U208(0)
2003–2006Portugal U2126(2)
2004Portugal U234(0)
2004–2006Portugal B5(0)
2006–2014Portugal76(10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Raul José Trindade Meireles (pt; born 17 March 1983) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[2][3][4]
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aves (loan) 2001–02 Segunda Liga 18 0 0 0 — — — 18 0
2002–03 Segunda Liga 26 1 0 0 — — — 26 1
Total 44 1 0 0 — — — 44 1
Boavista 2003–04 Primeira Liga 29 0 0 0 — — — 29 0
Porto 2004–05 Primeira Liga 13 0 0 0 — 2[a] 0 — 15 0
2005–06 Primeira Liga 18 2 3 0 — 1[a] 0 — 22 2
2006–07 Primeira Liga 25 3 1 0 — 7[a] 1 1[b] 0 34 4
2007–08 Primeira Liga 28 4 4 0 0 0 8[a] 1 1[b] 0 41 5
2008–09 Primeira Liga 28 4 4 1 0 0 9[a] 0 1[b] 0 42 5
2009–10 Primeira Liga 25 2 4 2 1 0 8[a] 0 1[b] 0 39 4
2010–11 Primeira Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[b] 0 1 0
Total 137 15 20 3 1 0 35 2 5 0 198 20
Liverpool 2010–11 Premier League 33 5 1 0 0 0 7[c] 0 — 41 5
2011–12 Premier League 2 0 0 0 1 0 — — 3 0
Total 35 5 1 0 1 0 7 0 — 44 5
Chelsea 2011–12 Premier League 28 2 6 2 0 0 11[a] 2 — 45 6
2012–13 Premier League 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total 31 2 6 2 0 0 11 2 0 0 48 6
Fenerbahçe 2012–13 Süper Lig 22 2 3 0 — 8[c] 1 — 33 3
2013–14 Süper Lig 20 1 0 0 — 4[a] 1 0 0 24 2
2014–15 Süper Lig 23 2 3 0 — — 1 0 27 2
2015–16 Süper Lig 11 1 3 0 — 7[d] 0 — 21 1
Total 76 6 9 0 — 19 2 1 0 105 8
Career total 356 28 30 3 8 2 72 6 6 0 472 39
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Appearances in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[5]
Year Apps Goals
Portugal 2006 1 0
2007 5 0
2008 12 1
2009 12 2
2010 13 5
2011 10 0
2012 11 0
2013 8 1
2014 4 1
Total 76 10
Scores and results list Portugal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Meireles goal.[5]
List of international goals scored by Raul Meireles
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 June 2008 Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland  Turkey 2–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2008
2 12 August 2009 Rheinpark, Vaduz, Liechtenstein  Liechtenstein 2–0 3–0 Friendly
3 18 November 2009 Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–0 1–0 2010 World Cup qualification – Playoffs
4 1 June 2010 Complexo Desportivo, Covilhã, Portugal  Cameroon 1–0 3–1 Friendly
5 2–0
6 21 June 2010 Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa  Korea DPR 1–0 7–0 2010 FIFA World Cup
7 3 September 2010 D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães, Portugal  Cyprus 2–2 4–4 Euro 2012 qualifying
8 12 October 2010 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland  Iceland 2–1 3–1 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
9 10 September 2013 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, United States File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 1–0 1–3 Friendly
10 5 March 2014 Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal  Cameroon 2–1 5–1 Friendly

Honours

Meireles (centre) in Chelsea's victory parade after the 2012 Champions League Final

Porto

Chelsea

Fenerbahçe

Portugal U-16

Portugal U-21

Individual

Raul Meireles Media

  • Meireles during a Liverpool pre-season training in Singapore.

  • Ángel Di María (left) and Meireles (right) battle for the ball during a friendly match between Portugal and Argentina on 9 February 2011.

  • Meireles' wedding ceremony was held at Martim Church.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Raul Meireles. 11v11.comAFS Enterprises. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  2. ↑ Raul Meireles at ForaDeJogo
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 Raul MeirelesSoccerway. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  4. ↑ Raul Meireles at ESPN FC
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Raúl MeirelesEuropean Football. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  6. ↑ (in pt) Faz anos Raul Meireles. 17 March 2013. http://jornaldeangola.sapo.ao/desporto/futebol/faz_anos_raul_meireles. Retrieved 24 July 2020. 
  7. ↑ (in pt) A afirmação de uma geração. 23 June 2003. http://www.record.xl.pt/arquivo/interior.aspx?content_id=164956. Retrieved 15 February 2011. [dead link]
  8. ↑ Raul Meireles set for Liverpool exit – report (27 June 2011)Goal. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  9. ↑ Meireles named Fans' Player of the Year (21 April 2011)ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
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