Raul Meireles

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Raul Meireles
Raul Meireles 2011 Singapore.jpg
Personal information
Full name Raul José Trindade Meireles
Date of birth 17 March 1983 (1983-03-17) (age 28)
Place of birth Porto, Portugal
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Chelsea
Number 16
Youth career
1999–2001 Boavista
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2001–2004 Boavista 29 (0)
2001–2003 → Aves (loan) 42 (1)
2004–2010 Porto 138 (15)
2010–2011 Liverpool 35 (5)
2011– Chelsea 22 (1)
National team‡
2003–2005 Portugal U21 26 (2)
2004– Portugal 49 (8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:28, 26 December 2011 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 September 2011
This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Trindade and the second or paternal family name is Meireles.

Raul José Trindade Meireles (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁɐˈuɫ mɐjˈɾɛl(ɨ)ʃ] Ra-Ul Mey-Re-Lesh) (born 17 March 1983) is a Portuguese footballer who currently plays for Chelsea as a midfielder in the Premier League.

Raul Meireles started his career as a trainee with Boavista but was loaned to Desportivo das Aves from Liga de Honra, where he made his professional debut. After a two-year loan spell he returned to Boavista where he made his Primeira Liga debut. By his great performances, Meireles was brought to the Portuguese powerhouse, FC Porto, winning three Primeira Liga titles in a row, adding two Portuguese Cups and three Portuguese Supercups. In 2010 he moved to Liverpool where he won the 2011 PFA Fans' Player of the Year award following a very successful first season in Premier League. On August 2011, Meireles signed for Chelsea, joining his former manager André Villas-Boas with whom he had spent a short period of time.

In international football Meireles national career began at youth level when he represented the Under-16 side at the 2000 UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship in Israel. In November 2006 he was called up to the senior squad for the first time. He later represented Portugal in the UEFA Euro 2008 and 2010 FIFA World Cup.

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[edit] Club career

[edit] Boavista (2001–2004)

In the summer of 2001, Desportivo das Aves from the Liga de Honra (Portuguese second level football competition) signed Meireles on loan from Boavista, and he was presented on 8 July.[2] He made his senior debut on 8 August 2001, in a friendly match against Gondomar, which Desportivo das Aves won 3–0.[3] In his first campaign, Meireles clocked up only 16 league appearances.[4] In the 2002–03 season, on 25 May 2003, he scored his first senior goal against União da Madeira – Meireles fired a shot 30 metres out past the reach of the União goalkeeper.[5] He scored just one goal in twenty-six league appearances that season.[4]

In the 2003–04 season, he returned to Boavista after a two-year loan spell.[6] Meireles made his debut in the Portuguese first league on 17 August 2003 against Benfica, and was chosen as the man of the match by the Portuguese newspaper Record.[7] That season, he failed to score any goals, but he made 29 league appearances, proving that he was important for the team.[4]

[edit] Porto (2004–2010)

On 7 July 2004, FC Porto signed Meireles on a five–year contract,[8] being presented in press conference on 12 July.[9] Wearing the #33 shirt,[10] Meireles made his Porto debut on 22 September against União de Leiria at the Estádio do Dragão, coming off the bench in the 59th minute as they drew 1–1.[11][12] On 18 February 2005, he made his first match in the starting XI, in a away league victory against Belenenses.[13] Five days later, on 23 February, Meireles made his UEFA Champions League debut against Inter Milan, playing the entire 90 minutes.[14] During that season, he made only 13 league appearances, ten as substitute, recording no goals.[15]

During the 2005–06 season, on 19 February 2006, Meireles scored his first goal for the team in his 50th league appearance, giving a 1–0 home victory over Marítimo.[16] Only three games later, on 10 March, he scored his second goal of the season in a 2–0 league triumph against Vitória de Setúbal.[17] In that campaign, he scored two goals in 18 appearances,[4] winning his first career title, the Portuguese league trophy, and some days later his second, the Portuguese Cup.

In the following four seasons, Meireles featured regularly in Porto's midfield. He scored his first goal in the Champions League during the 2006–07 season, on 21 February 2007, against Chelsea.[18] He won three Portuguese League titles in a row, in 2006–07, 2007–08, and 2008–09, adding two Portuguese Cups in 2009 and 2010.

[edit] Liverpool (2010–2011)

On 29 August 2010, Meireles moved to Liverpool for a fee of €13,000,000,[19] being awarded the #4 shirt, which was vacated by Alberto Aquilani, who joined Juventus in Italy on loan.[20] The club bought the player as an instant replacement for the Argentine Javier Mascherano, who joined FC Barcelona earlier that summer.[21] He made his Premier League debut as a substitute on 12 September 2010 in a 0–0 away draw against Birmingham City.[22] Only four days later, he made his Europa League debut in a 4–1 victory over Steaua Bucureşti at Anfield.[23] He was handed his first league start on 19 September in a 3–2 loss against Manchester United at Old Trafford.[24] On 16 January 2011, Meireles scored his first goal for Liverpool against Everton in a 2–2 Premier League draw at Anfield, coinciding with Kenny Dalglish's first home game back as manager.[25] His second goal came only six days later, with a stunning right foot volley against Wolverhampton Wanderers in a 3–0 away win.[26] On 2 February 2011, he scored another goal, his third in four games, in a 2–0 home victory against Stoke City,[27] and four days later made it four in five, by scoring the victory goal at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea.[28] Meireles increased his goal tally for the club on 12 February by scoring against Wigan Athletic, taking his tally to five goals in six Premier League matches.[29] He finished the season with 5 goals in 33 league appearances as Liverpool claimed sixth spot on the 2010–11 Premier League table with 58 points. It was a very successful first season in England for him, being awarded with the 2011 PFA Fans' Player of the Year, beating the likes of Fernando Torres, Samir Nasri, Dimitar Berbatov and David Luiz.[30]

Meireles started the 2011–12 Premier League campaign as a 75th minute substitute against Sunderland.[31] In the following match, against Arsenal, he didn't feature in the starting eleven again, coming off the bench in the 71st minute assisting one goal.[32] Some days later, on 31 August 2011, he submitted a written transfer request, in the last minutes of the transfer window.[33]

[edit] Chelsea (2011-present)

With Chelsea in the market for a midfielder following a long term injury to Michael Essien and an unsuccessful bid to acquire Luka Modric from Spurs,[34][35] on 31st August 2011, Meireles signed for Chelsea on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee reported to be in the region of £12,000,000.[36][37] He chose the squad number 16, following in the likes of Arjen Robben and coach Roberto Di Matteo, a number he wears regularly when on international duty.[38] Some days later, Meireles claimed that he never wanted to leave Liverpool but the chance to work with André Villas-Boas, with whom he had spent a short period of time at FC Porto, was too good to turn down.[39] He made his debut on 10 September 2011 against Sunderland which ended in a 2–1 win for Chelsea with Meireles setting up Daniel Sturridge's goal with a fine long pass.[40] In the following month, he scored his first Chelsea goal during their UEFA Champions League group stage 5–0 victory against Racing Genk.[41] On 12 December, Meireles scored his first Premier League goal for The Blues in a 2–1 home win over league leaders Manchester City.[42]

[edit] International career

[edit] Youth teams

Under-16 to Under-20

Although he features regularly for the Portugal national team, Meireles' international career began at youth level. He represented the Under-16 side at the 2000 UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship in Israel, when his country advanced all the way to the final, beating Czech Republic 2–1.[43][44] Next year, Meireles represented the under-17 team in the 2001 Meridian Cup held in Bari, Italy. In the tournament, he played the entire game on Portugal's opening match 6–0 victory against Nigeria,[45] then he started again in Portugal's following a 1–1 draw against Ghana,[46] and, on the third and last tournament match, he was again in the starting XI during the 4–2 victory over Cameroon. Consequently, Portugal finished third in the competition.[47] In November, he was named in the Portuguese squad for European Under-19 Championship qualifying tournament,[48] where Portugal assured a place in the major competition, and Meireles scored one goal in the 2–1 loss against Belarus.[49] On 2 June 2003, he was selected in the Portuguese Under-20 squad for the 2003 Toulon Tournament,[50] which Portugal won and saw Meireles nominated second best player of the tournament.[51]

Under-21 and Olympics

Raul Meireles featured regularly in the 2004 European Under-21 Championship qualifying stage, including an epic playoff game against France where the midfielder played the entire game, and Portugal emerged victorious 4–1 on penalties.[52][53] As expected, he was named in the 2004 European Under-21 Championship Portuguese squad. Meireles played in four of Portugal's five matches in the tournament, including the 3–1 defeat against Sweden,[54] the 2–2 draw against Switzerland,[55] and the 2–1 victory over Germany, all in the group stage.[56] He missed the semi-finals match due to a suspension,[57] but he appeared again in the third place match victory against Sweden, where Portugal assured a place in the 2004 Summer Olympics.[58] On 21 July 2004, Meireles was selected as a part of José Romão's 18-man squad for the 2004 Summer Olympics held in Athens, Greece.[59] In the first group game against Iraq, Meireles came on as a second-half substitute, where Portugal lost 4–2.[60] He started the next two group stage matches. Portugal won their second game against Morocco,[61] and lost 4–2 in their third against Costa Rica, and consequently, they were eliminated from the tournament.[62]

[edit] Senior team

UEFA Euro 2008
Ángel di María (left) and Raul Meireles (right) in a friendly match between Argentina and Portugal, on 9th February 2011.

In November 2006, Raul Meireles had his first appearance for the Portugal national team, in a UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying match against Kazakhstan.[63][64] On 12 May 2008, Meireles was selected for the Portuguese Euro 2008 squad.[65] In this tournament, he came on as a 83rd minute substitute in Portugal's first group stage match against Turkey, scoring his first international goal. He then started alongside Portugal's reserve players in their third group match against host-nation Switzerland.[66] Four days later, Meireles made his third appearance in the tournament, when he came on as a substitute for João Moutinho after 31 minutes in the quarter-final 3–2 loss against Germany.[67]

2010 FIFA World Cup

Meireles featured regularly in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. He scored an important away goal in the 1–0 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the second play-off game after scraping a 1–0 win in Lisbon. Portugal won 2–0 on aggregate and qualified for the final stages in South Africa.[68] As expected, on 10 May 2010, Meireles was named in the Portuguese squad for the 2010 World Cup.[69] He started all of Portugal's matches at the tournament, scoring one goal in Portugal's second group stage match against North Korea in Cape Town.[70] Portugal reached the Round of 16, where they lost 1–0 against eventual champions Spain.

[edit] International goals

Under-19
Under-20
Under–21
Senior Team

[edit] Playing style

Raul Meireles can play in any position in the midfield, but he prefer the central midfielder position.[71] Meireles is primarily a central midfielder, but has on occasion played at the right side of midfield at Liverpool. His versatility is marked by him playing at both a deep and attacking role in the middle of the park, having mainly played in a defensive role while at Porto. Meireles has scored several goals from distance for Porto, Liverpool and the national team and likes to use his right foot for attempts at target.

[edit] Personal Life

Meireles is married to Ivone, formerly Ivone Viana, with whom he has a daughter, Lara, born in 2005. The couple met while Meireles was a junior at Boavista, where Viana's cousin was also a player. The pair married at a lavish ceremony in Barcelos, Portugal in August, 2008.[72]

[edit] Club statistics

Club League Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Aves (loan) Liga de Honra 2001–02 16 0 – 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 16 0 0
2002–03 26 1 – 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 26 1 0
Total 42 1 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 42 1 0
Boavista Primeira Liga 2003–04 29 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 29 0 0
Total 29 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 29 0 0
Porto Primeira Liga 2004–05 14 0 0 0 0 0 – 1 0 0 15 0 0
2005–06 18 2 2 3 0 0 – 1 0 0 22 2 2
2006–07 25 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 33 4 2
2007–08 28 4 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 39 4 4
2008–09 28 4 7 4 1 1 0 0 0 10 0 4 42 5 12
2009–10 25 2 6 6 2 3 1 0 1 8 0 1 40 4 10
Total 138 15 21 17 3 2 1 0 1 35 1 5 191 19 30
Liverpool Premier League 2010–11 33 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 41 5 5
2011–12 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1
Total 35 5 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 44 5 6
Chelsea Premier League 2011–12 22 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 7 1 1 32 3 3
Total 22 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 7 1 1 32 3 3
Career Total 266 22 29 22 4 3 3 0 1 49 2 6 339 28 40
Last Update: 25 December 2011[4][73][74][75][76]

[edit] Honours

[edit] Porto

[edit] Country

[edit] Individual

[edit] References

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