Guilherme Torres
Personal information
Full name Guilherme dos Santos Torres
Date of birth (1991-04-05) 5 April 1991
Place of birth Santo André, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Al Sadd
Number 18
Youth career
2002–2009 Portuguesa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Portuguesa 46 (4)
2012–2014 Corinthians 46 (6)
2014–2017 Udinese 39 (0)
2016–2017 → Deportivo La Coruña (loan) 30 (2)
2017–2018 Deportivo La Coruña 31 (0)
2018–2020 Olympiacos 50 (7)
2020– Al Sadd 57 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 April 2023 (UTC)

Guilherme dos Santos Torres (born 5 April 1991), commonly known as Guilherme, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder of Qatar Stars League football club Al Sadd.

Club career

Portuguesa

Born in Santo André, São Paulo, Guilherme Torres 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.[1] On 26 January 2011 Guilherme Torres scored his first professional goal, but in a 1–3 home loss against Ponte Preta.[2] He was an undisputed starter during the year's Série B winning campaign, contributing with a career-best four goals in 35 appearances. Guilherme Torres 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 Torres signed a five-year deal with Corinthians, for a R$7 million fee.[3] 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 Torres 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 Torres agreed a transfer to Serie A club Udinese,[4] signing a contract on 18 July.[5] 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.

Deportivo La Coruña

On 16 July 2016, Guilherme Torres was loaned to La Liga club Deportivo de La Coruña for one year, with a buyout clause.[6] Backed by the coaches’ trust, he went on to enjoy a brilliant first season in La Liga, becoming a regular in the Deportivo roster and convincing the Spaniards to activate his Udinese release clause of €4.5 million at the end of the season. After being a regular starter, Dépor activated his clause and he signed a permanent four-year contract with the club.[7]

Eager to build on his progress and keep developing, Guilherme Torres had an excellent season in La Liga, although he was unable to prevent Deportivo from suffering relegation. Unwilling to take a step down to the Segunda Division, the midfielder searched for a way out from the Spanish club, finally sealing a transfer to Greek giants Olympiacos.

Olympiacos

On 17 August 2018, Guilherme Torres signed a three years contract with Superleague club Olympiacos after completing a €3 million transfer fee. His contract, which ran until 2021, was worth €750,000 per year.[8] On 31 March 2019, he scored with a header his first goal for the championship from close range to convert Kostas Fortounis’s cross, in a 2–1 home win game against Atromitos.[9]

On 8 April 2019, Guilherme Torres scored with a header after Kostas Fortounis skipped past a Panetolikos defender before crossing for the Brazilian midfielder in a 5–0 away hammering win against Panetolikos.[10] A week later he scored a brace in a 4–0 home win game against Xanthi, the first coming in the 10th minute as the Brazilian headed in a Kostas Fortounis corner, and the second six minutes later as he side-footed home from Omar Elabdellaoui’s cross with a shell-shocked Xanthi struggling to contain the in-form home side.[11]

Al Sadd

On 31 August 2020, Guilherme Torres joined Qatari club, Al Sadd for a transfer fee at the range of €6 million.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 January 2022[13]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Portuguesa 2009 Série B 200000—20
2010 301000—40
2011 35414110—505
2012 Série A 6016150—271
Total 4643126000836
Corinthians 2012 Série A 142———142
2013 273121102[lower-alpha 1]0424
2014 5114220—213
Total 4662633020779
Udinese 2014–15 Serie A 340—30—370
2015–16 50—21—71
Total 390—5100441
Deportivo 2016–17 La Liga 302—40—342
2017–18 310—20—330
Total 612—6000672
Olympiacos 2018–19 Super League Greece 234—505[lower-alpha 2]0334
2019–20 273—31152455
Total 507—81202789
Al Sadd 2020–21 Qatar Stars League 191—6[lower-alpha 3]04[lower-alpha 4]0291
2021–22 11 1 — 0 0 0 0 11 1
Total 30 2 — 6 0 4 0 40 2
Career total 2721957534226239829
  1. ↑ Appearances in Recopa Sudamericana
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Appearances in Qatar Cup
  4. ↑ Appearances in AFC Champions League

Honours

Club

Olympiacos

Al Sadd

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Em má fase, Portuguesa perde do Duque de Caxias e segue fora do G-4 (In a poor run, Portuguesa lose to Duque de Caxias and remain outside G-4; UOL Esporte, 11 August 2009 (in Portuguese)
  2. ↑ Portuguesa 1 x 3 Ponte Preta – Com direito a gato preto e Jesus lesionado, Ponte embala! (Portuguesa 1–3 Ponte Preta – With black cat and injured Jesus, Ponte goes on!); Futebol Interior, 26 January 2011. Retrieved on 22 July 2012 (in Portuguese)
  3. ↑ Guilherme, da Portuguesa, tira pé do Palmeiras e fecha com Corinthians (Guilherme, from Portuguesa, steps out of Palmeiras and signs with Corinthians); Globo Esporte, 14 August 2012 (in Portuguese)
  4. ↑ Corinthians acerta venda de Guilherme para o Udinese, da Itália (Corinthians agree sale of Guilherme to Udinese, from Italy); Globo Esporte, 7 July 2014 (in Portuguese)
  5. ↑ Guilherme assina contrato com a Udinese e não joga mais pelo Corinthians (Guilherme signs contract with Udinese and does not play for Corinthians anymore); UOL Esporte, 18 July 2014 (in Portuguese)
  6. ↑ Acuerdo entre Deportivo y Udinese para la incorporación de Guilherme dos Santos (Agreement between Deportivo and Udinese for the signing of Guilherme dos Santos); Deportivo La Coruña, 16 July 2016 (in Spanish)
  7. ↑ Guillherme será jugador del Deportivo las 4 próximas temporadas (Guilherme will be a Deportivo player the 4 next seasons); Deportivo La Coruña, 15 June 2017 (in Spanish)
  8. ↑ Στα ερυθρόλευκα και επίσημα ο Γκιγιέρμε; Deportivo La Coruña, 17 August 2018
  9. ↑ "Ολυμπιακός - Ατρόμητος 2-1". www.gazzetta.gr. 31 March 2019.
  10. ↑ Παναιτωλικός - Ολυμπιακός 0-5. www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). 8 April 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  11. ↑ "Ολυμπιακός - Ξάνθη 4-0: Από πεντάρα σε τεσσάρα". www.sport24.gr. 14 April 2019.
  12. ↑ "Brazilian Guilherme joins Al Sadd". AFC. 31 August 2020.
  13. ↑ Guilherme at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  14. ↑ TEAM, ΦΩΣ. "Βραβεία ΠΣΑΠ: Κορυφαίος ο Φορτούνης, στην καλύτερη ενδεκάδα πέντε «ερυθρόλευκοι»". Fosonline.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-01-10.
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