| Intro | Brazilian footballer | ||||
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Athlete Football player Association football player |
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| From | Brazil | ||||
| Type | Sports | ||||
| Gender | male | ||||
| Birth | 5 April 1991, Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil | ||||
| Age: | 29 years | ||||
| Star sign | Aries | ||||
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Guilherme dos Santos Torres (born 5 April 1991), simply known as Guilherme, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Spanish club Deportivo de La Coruña, on loan from Italian club Udinese, as a central midfielder.
Club career
Portuguesa
Born in Santo André, São Paulo, Guilherme joined Portuguesa’s youth setup in 2002 at the age of 11. He made his professional debut on 11 August 2009, starting in a 1–2 Série B away loss against Duque de Caxias.
On 26 January 2011 Guilherme scored his first professional goal, but in a 1–3 home loss against Ponte Preta. He was an undisputed starter during the year’s Série B winning campaign, contributing with a career-best four goals in 35 appearances.
Guilherme made his Série A debut on 23 June 2012, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 home win against São Paulo.
Corinthians
On 14 August 2012, after being strongly linked to Palmeiras, Guilherme signed a five-year deal with Corinthians, for a R$7 million fee. He made his debut late in the month, coming on as a late substitute for Paulo André in a 1–2 home loss against São Paulo.
Guilherme scored his first goal for Timão, netting his team’s second in a 3–1 home win against Grêmio. After the departure of Paulinho to Tottenham Hotspur in 2013, he was elected as first-choice.
Udinese
On 7 July 2014, Guilherme agreed a transfer to Serie A club Udinese, signing a contract on 18 July. He made his debut in the category on 31 August, starting in a 2–0 home win against Empoli.
A regular starter during the 2014–15 season, Guilherme lost his space in 2015–16 after the arrival of countryman Edenílson. On 16 July 2016 he was loaned to La Liga club Deportivo de La Coruña for one year, with a buyout clause.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Portuguesa | 2009 | Série B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2011 | 35 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 50 | 5 | ||||
| 2012 | Série A | 6 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||
| Subtotal | 46 | 4 | 31 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 6 | ||
| Corinthians | 2012 | Série A | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||||
| 2013 | 27 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 42 | 4 | |||
| 2014 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 3 | ||||
| Subtotal | 46 | 6 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 9 | ||
| Udinese | 2014–15 | Serie A | 34 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | 5 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||||
| Subtotal | 39 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 44 | 1 | ||||
| Deportivo | 2016–17 | La Liga | 30 | 2 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 2 | |||
| Subtotal | 30 | 2 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 161 | 12 | 57 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 238 | 18 | ||