Esquerdinha (footballer, born 1989)

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Esquerdinha
Personal information
Full name Rubens Raimundo da Silva
Date of birth (1989-10-10) 10 October 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Recife, Brazil
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Santa Cruz
Youth career
Santa Cruz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Santa Cruz 9 (0)
2008 → Icasa (loan)
2009 → Centro Limoeirense (loan)
2010 Bragantino 7 (1)
2010–2012 Ituano 0 (0)
2011 Caldense 0 (0)
2011 Boa Esporte 4 (0)
2012 Chapecoense 8 (0)
2012–2013 ABC 2 (0)
2013 Red Bull Brasil 0 (0)
2013 Ituano 0 (0)
2014–2015 Goiás 30 (2)
2015 Coritiba 14 (0)
2016–2017 Náutico 8 (0)
2017 → Fortaleza (loan) 0 (0)
2018 Anapolina 0 (0)
2018 Aparecidense 1 (0)
2018 Cuiabá 1 (0)
2018–2019 Najran
2019 Bhayangkara 0 (0)
2020– Gama 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:58, 7 September 2020 (UTC)

Rubens Raimundo da Silva (born 10 October 1989), commonly known as Esquerdinha, is a Brazilian footballer who play as an attacking midfielder for Gama.

Club career[edit]

Born in Recife, Pernambuco, Esquerdinha graduated with Santa Cruz's youth setup. He subsequently represented Icasa, Centro Limoeirense, Bragantino, Ituano, Caldense, Boa Esporte, Chapecoense,[1] ABC[2] and Red Bull Brasil[3] before returning to Ituano in May 2013.[4]

On 29 April 2014, after being crowned champions of the year's Campeonato Paulista, Esquerdinha signed a two-year deal with Goiás.[5] He made his debut in the competition on 10 May, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–2 away loss against Palmeiras,[6] and scored his first goal on 21 September, netting the second in a 6–0 home routing of the same opponent.[7]

On 3 March 2019, Esquerdinha officially joined Indonesian club Bhayangkara.[8] He played four games for the club in the Indonesia President's Cup, but on 13 April the club announced, that they had released the player in preparation for the 1st League of the 2019 season.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Catarinão 2012: Chapecoense contrata lateral Esquerdinha (Catarinão 2012: Chapecoense signs full-back Esquerdinha) Archived 2015-05-19 at the Wayback Machine; Rádio Difusora, 10 January 2012 (in Portuguese)
  2. ^ Após estreia com a camisa do ABC, lateral Esquerdinha promete empenho nesta reta final da Série B (After debut with ABC's shirt, full-back Esquerdinha promises commitment in this final run of Série B) Archived 2015-05-18 at the Wayback Machine; FutNet, 11 November 2012 (in Portuguese)
  3. ^ Esquerdinha recebe proposta do Red Bull/SP e deixa o ABC (Esquerdinha receives bid from Red Bull/SP and leaves ABC); Tribuna do Norte, 8 February 2013 (in Portuguese)
  4. ^ Ituano se reapresenta e inicia preparação para a Copa Paulista (Ituano reappears and starts preparation to Copa Paulista); Itu, 27 May 2013 (in Portuguese)
  5. ^ Goiás acerta com Esquerdinha e Danilo para a sequência do Brasileirão (Goiás signs with Esquerdinha and Danilo for the remainder of Brasileirão); Globo Esporte, 29 April 2014 (in Portuguese)
  6. ^ Sem Kleina, Palmeiras espanta crise e impõe a primeira derrota ao Goiás (Without Kleina, Palmeiras scares away crisis and imposes Goiás to its first defeat); Globo Esporte, 10 May 2014 (in Portuguese)
  7. ^ No Serra Dourada, Goiás massacra o Palmeiras e o afunda na lanterna: 6 a 0 (At Serra Dourada, Goiás thrashes Palmeiras and sinks it in the last place: 6–0); Globo Esporte, 21 September 2014 (in Portuguese)
  8. ^ Bhayangkara FC Resmi Datangkan Playmaker asal Brasil, Esquerdinha, tribunnews.com, 3 March 2019
  9. ^ Lepas Esquerdinha, Bhayangkara FC Masih Punya Dua Slot Pemain Asing, bolalob.com, 13 April 2019

External links[edit]

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