Michel Bastos
Brazilian footballer (born 1983) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Michel Fernandes Bastos (born 2 August 1983) is a Brazilian retired professional footballer who mainly played as a left winger.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Michel Fernandes Bastos | ||
Date of birth | (1983-08-02) 2 August 1983 (age 40) | ||
Place of birth | Pelotas, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left winger, left midfielder, left-back | ||
Youth career | |||
1994–2001 | Pelotas | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2002 | Pelotas | ||
2002–2003 | Feyenoord | 0 | (0) |
2002–2003 | → Excelsior (loan) | 28 | (0) |
2003–2006 | Atlético Paranaense | 10 | (0) |
2004 | → Grêmio (loan) | 19 | (4) |
2005 | → Figueirense (loan) | 34 | (10) |
2006–2009 | Lille | 97 | (25) |
2009–2013 | Lyon | 98 | (26) |
2013 | → Schalke 04 (loan) | 14 | (4) |
2013–2014 | Al Ain | 12 | (4) |
2014 | → Roma (loan) | 16 | (1) |
2014–2016 | São Paulo | 64 | (8) |
2017–2018 | Palmeiras | 17 | (0) |
2018 | → Sport do Recife (loan) | 23 | (4) |
2019 | América (MG) | 1 | (0) |
Total | 433 | (86) | |
International career | |||
2009–2010 | Brazil | 10 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Bastos started his career at hometown club Pelotas before moving to the Netherlands, where he played for Feyenoord and Excelsior. He then returned to Brazil, where he played for Atlético Paranaense, Grêmio and Figueirense. He moved to French club Lille in 2006 before transferring to Lyon in 2009. After unsuccessful spells at Schalke 04, Al Ain and Roma, he moved back to Brazil to play for São Paulo in 2014. He joined Palmeiras in 2017 and had a spell at Sport do Recife in 2018. He signed for América (MG) in 2019.
Bastos has won 10 caps and scored 1 goal for the Brazil national team. He was a starter at the 2010 World Cup, playing as a left-back. Bastos was known to be a free kick specialist throughout his career.[1][2][3]