Brazilian midfielder Julio Baptista

Júlio Baptista – is a Brazilian footballer who plays now for the American «Orlando city”. This year he was already 35 years old, so a player's career is nearing completion. Júlio Baptista plays at the attacking midfielder position. However, he can play as attacking midfielder and even to shift to the left flank of the attack.

Early career

Júlio Baptista was born 1 October 1981 in Brazil, in Sao Paulo. It since the childhood was fond of football, so at the first opportunity went to the Academy with the local eponymous club, which is one of the strongest in the country. Until 1999 he worked in the Academy, playing for the youth team until he was offered a professional contract. Naturally, he agreed and in 2000 he started to defend the colors of the club.

In his first season he had not so many matches – only 19. But it marked his first goal for the team. In subsequent seasons he has become a team player and he played 103 games for the ‘Sao Paulo", scoring 18 goals. In 2003, his consistently high level of play has interested clubs from Europe. In the summer the dream of a footballer became a reality – it invited the Spanish "Seville". Júlio Baptista has cost the club in three and a half million euros.

Moving to Europe

Julio Baptista, pictures of which appeared on the covers of leading sports publications, it was really a great talent. In his first season he became a team player and have scored 24 goals in 36 games. The following year he scored 23 goals, which caused quite a hype around his person. And in the summer of 2005 the inevitable happened – it «Seville" began to apply top European clubs, but the race for Brazilian talent won Madrid «real», who paid twenty million Euro.

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Unfortunately, this transition was a big mistake, as it was with him began the fall of the talent from the pedestal. In “Real” Baptist often went into the field. He played 45 matches this season but have scored just 9 goals and disappoint the user. As a result, in 2006, he was sent to rent in London «Arsenal». Here in 35 games athlete scored 10 goals.

When Fuentes returned to “real”, the place he was no longer trusted. But on the field he went quite often. In 31 matches he scored 4 goals, eventually disappointing the leadership of the club of Madrid. In the end, in the summer of 2008 the footballer was sold to Italian «Roma» ten million euros.

A New beginning with «Roma»

Julio Baptista had hoped to start a new life in the “rum”. But there he was disappointed. In the first year he played 36 matches, scoring 11 goals in the second – for 25 matches, scored four goals. And in 2010, generally entered the field only eight times in the first half of the season. In the end, in the winter of 2011 it was sold for two and a half million Euro Spanish «Malaga».

Game over «Malaga»

However, the player's level was already so low that even in the «Malaga» did not get enough match practice. Two and a half years an athlete has played just 33 matches, scoring 14 goals. When his contract with the club came to an end, the 32-year-old midfielder decided to return home.

Return to Brazil

In Brazil, the player signed a contract for three years with “thanks”. He has fulfilled this contract to the end. The footballer took to the field 36 times, scoring 12 goals. When his contract came to an end, he decided before completion of a career to earn some money – went to the United States, as do many veterans of football.

Recent «Orlando»

Baptista signed a contract with the «Orlando city” until the end of 2016. During this time he played 24 matches, scoring 6 goals and giving 4 assists. Now his contract expires. It is likely that júlio Baptista will complete professional career coming winter.

Personal life

About the personal life of a footballer is known not so much. He is a long time met with a girl named Sylvia Nistal Calvo. In 2010 he joined with her in marriage. Now it is for Julio Baptista, a wife, loving and beloved. Children the couple yet.