Kléber Laube Pinheiro

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Kléber
Personal information
Full name Kléber Laube Pinheiro
Date of birth (1990-05-02) 2 May 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Estância Velha, Brazil
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Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Beijing Guoan
Number 9
Youth career
2004 Caxias–RS
2004–2005 Fabril
2006 Vila Nova
2007–2009 Atlético Mineiro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Atlético Mineiro 4 (0)
2009–2011 → Marítimo (loan) 38 (15)
2011–2015 Porto 26 (9)
2013 → Palmeiras (loan) 7 (2)
2013–2014 Porto B 15 (3)
2014–2015 → Estoril (loan) 21 (8)
2015– Beijing Guoan 11 (0)
International career
2011 Brazil 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 2 May 2016 (UTC)

Kléber Laube Pinheiro (born 2 May 1990), known simply as Kléber, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Chinese club Beijing Guoan F.C. as a striker.

Club career

Brazil

Born in Estância Velha, Rio Grande do Sul, Kléber started his career with Clube Atlético Mineiro, also having finished his formation at the Belo Horizonte club. On 21 February 2009, he played his first game for the first team, against Rio Branco Esporte Clube for the Campeonato Mineiro.

Portugal

In the 2009 summer, 19-year-old Kléber left his country and signed for C.S. Marítimo in Portugal, on loan. He made his Primeira Liga debut on 20 September, playing ten minutes in a 1–2 away loss against Madeira neighbours C.D. Nacional.

Kléber – who also scored three times in only four matches with the reserves in the third division – finished his first season with Marítimo with eight goals in 20 games, notably netting twice in the last round, a 2–1 away win against Vitória de Guimarães which meant his team leapfrogged its opponents of the day and finished in fifth position, with the subsequent qualification to the UEFA Europa League.

After reported interest from FC Porto, Kléber refused to start the 2010–11 campaign with Marítimo, even though he still had another year on his contract.[1][2] Atlético Mineiro accepted the deal but the Portuguese did not,[3] and he eventually finished the season with seven league goals, eight overall.

Kléber finally moved to Porto on 4 July 2011 for a fee of €2.3 million, signing a five-year contract. He scored five goals in five games in the team's pre-season, and three in the first seven official contests, including the winner in a 2–1 home win against FC Shakhtar Donetsk for the campaign's UEFA Champions League.[4]

On 7 February 2013, Kléber returned to his country and signed for Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras on loan. The move was initially until 30 June, extendable if the Verdão advanced to the semi-finals in the Copa Libertadores.[5]

China

On 14 July 2015, Kléber signed a two 1/2-year deal with Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan FC.[6]

International career

On 10 November 2011, courtesy of his Porto performances, Kléber made his debut for Brazil, appearing in a friendly with Gabon.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Kléber força saída do Marítimo (Kléber wants out of Marítimo); Diário de Notícias, 28 June 2010 (Portuguese)
  2. ↑ Caso Kléber segue na FIFA (Kléber affair to continue in FIFA); Record, 15 July 2010 (Portuguese)
  3. ↑ Insulares podem comprar passe de Kléber (Islanders may buy Kléber's sporting rights); Record, 7 September 2010 (Portuguese)
  4. ↑ Porto see off nine-man Shakhtar; UEFA.com, 13 September 2011
  5. ↑ Palmeiras confirma atacante Kléber, que se apresenta nesta sexta (Palmeiras confirms forward Kléber, announced this Friday); Gazeta Esportiva, 7 February 2013 (Portuguese)
  6. ↑ 国安官方宣布克莱伯加盟; Sports Sohu, 16 July 2015 (Chinese)
  7. ↑ Gabon 0–2 Brazil: Sandro & Hernanes lead Selecao to success in Libreville; Goal.com, 10 November 2011

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