Gilberto Macena
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gilberto Macedo da Macena | ||
| Date of birth | 1 April 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Cachoeirinha, Tocantins, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rasisalai United | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Comercial | ||
| 2005–2006 | Holbæk B&I | 22 | (16) |
| 2006–2012 | Horsens | 178 | (81) |
| 2012–2013 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 53 | (13) |
| 2014 | Hangzhou Greentown | 26 | (5) |
| 2015 | Buriram United | 30 | (21) |
| 2016 | Al-Qadsiah | 12 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Bangkok United | 26 | (7) |
| 2018 | Chiangrai United | 6 | (2) |
| 2019 | Holbæk B&I | 10 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Caçadorense | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Phitsanulok | 56 | (24) |
| 2023–2024 | Tocantinópolis | 2 | (1) |
| 2024 | Bela Vista | 6 | (1) |
| 2024– | Rasisalai United | 20 | (11) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 May 2025 | |||
Gilberto Macedo da Macena (born 1 April 1984), commonly known as Gilberto Macena, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Rasisalai United of the Thai League 2.
Career
[edit | edit source]Macena arrived in Denmark in 2005, when he signed for the lower-division club Holbæk B&I. After one successful season in Holbæk, he moved to Danish Superliga team AC Horsens where he was the club top goalscorer on several occasions. After spending seven years in Denmark, Macena moved to Chinese Super League side Shandong Luneng on 16 February 2012 for an undisclosed fee.[1]
On 11 January 2014, Macena transferred to Chinese Super League side Hangzhou Greentown.[2] In January 2015, he made the move to Thai Premier League club Buriram United.
After his contract with Chiangrai United expired at the end of 2018, Macena returned to Denmark, in order to play for a contract.[3] On 23 August 2019, it was confirmed that Macena had signed with his former club, Holbæk B&I.[4] In 2020, he returned to his native Brazil to play for lower tier club Caçadorense.[5]
Honours
[edit | edit source]Horsens
Buriram United
- Thai Premier League: 2015
- Thai FA Cup: 2015
- Thai League Cup: 2015
- Kor Royal Cup: 2015
- Mekong Club Championship: 2015
Chiangrai United
Phitsanulok
Individual
- Danish 1st Division top scorer: 2009–10
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ 鲁能官方宣布赛季首签 18战11球丹超金靴加盟(in Chinese)
- ^ 绿城官方宣布外援第二签 前鲁能射手已正式加盟(in Chinese)
- ^ Gilberto Macena på kontraktjagt: Danmark er førsteprioriteten, tipsbladet.dk, 12 February 2019
- ^ Holbæk med Macena og ny back mod Skovshoved, sn.dk, 23 August 2019
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
[edit | edit source]- Gilberto Macena at DR (in Danish) (archived)
- CBF BID at the Wayback Machine (archived 30 September 2007) (in Portuguese) [dead link]
- Futebol The Brazilian Way of Life at the Wayback Machine (archived 6 November 2006)
- Gilberto Macena at SoccerwayLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city)
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Comercial Futebol Clube (Ribeirão Preto) players
- AC Horsens players
- Shandong Taishan F.C. players
- Zhejiang Professional F.C. players
- Buriram United F.C. players
- Bangkok United F.C. players
- Al Qadsiah FC players
- Chiangrai United F.C. players
- Thai League 1 players
- Thai League 2 players
- Chinese Super League players
- Danish Superliga players
- Danish 1st Division players
- Danish 2nd Division players
- Saudi Pro League players
- Men's association football forwards
- Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- Expatriate men's footballers in China
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in China
- Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Thailand
- Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
- Holbæk B&I players
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen
- Brazilian football forward, 1980s birth stubs