Ricardo Goulart
Brazilian footballer (born 1991)
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- Ricardo Goulart Pereira ( Brazilian Portuguese: [ʁiˈkaʁdu ɡuˈlaʁ] ; born 5 June 1991), known as Ricardo Goulart , is a Brazilian former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
- He played the 2012 season Goiás in the second tier, before joining Cruzeiro the following year.
- His personal awards include the 2014 Bola de Ouro, besides featuring in the team of the season.
- Goulart made his international debut for the Brazil national football team against Colombia in 2014.
- In the 2009 season, after being the under-20's top scorer in the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, he was then promoted to the first team.
Ricardo Goulart Pereira (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʁiˈkaʁdu ɡuˈlaʁ]; born 5 June 1991), known as Ricardo Goulart, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
Goulart started his career with Santo André in 2009, and remained at the club until 2011, with a loan to Internacional. He played the 2012 season Goiás in the second tier, before joining Cruzeiro the following year.
At Cruzeiro, Goulart cemented a place in the first team, and during his two-year stint, he made a total of 99 appearances and scored 34 times, winning the 2014 Brasileiro with the club. His personal awards include the 2014 Bola de Ouro, besides featuring in the team of the season. In 2015, he entered Asian football by signing for Chinese club Guangzhou Evergrande, where he won the Chinese Super League and AFC Champions League in his first season.
Goulart made his international debut for the Brazil national football team against Colombia in 2014.
Club career
Santo André
Born in São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Goulart joined Santo André's youth setup in 2006, after failed trials at São Paulo, São Caetano, Taubaté and Paulista. In the 2009 season, after being the under-20's top scorer in the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, he was then promoted to the first team.
Goulart made his first team debut for Ramalhão on 25 February 2009, coming on as a second-half substitute and scoring the equalizer in a 2–1 Campeonato Paulista home win over Ituano. He scored four times in 12 appearances in the competition, as the club finished sixth.
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