Emerson Sheik
Sheik with Corinthians at the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup Final
Personal information
Full name Márcio Passos de Albuquerque[1]
Date of birth (1978-09-06) 6 September 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth Nova Iguaçu, Brazil
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward, winger
Youth career
1996–1998 São Paulo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999 São Paulo 11 (2)
2000 Consadole Sapporo 34 (31)
2001 Kawasaki Frontale 18 (19)
2001–2005 Urawa Reds 100 (71)
2005–2007 Al-Sadd 32 (24)
2007 Rennes 3 (0)
2008–2009 Al-Sadd 2 (0)
2009 Flamengo 14 (7)
2009–2010 Al Ain FC 14 (9)
2010–2011 Fluminense 11 (8)
2011–2015 Corinthians 75 (12)
2014 → Botafogo (loan) 15 (6)
2015–2016 Flamengo 32 (5)
2017 Ponte Preta 23 (4)
2018 Corinthians 17 (0)
Total 401 (198)
International career
1999 Brazil U20 6 (0)
2008 Qatar 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Márcio Passos de Albuquerque (born 6 September 1978), known as Emerson Sheik or just Emerson, is a former professional footballer who played as a forward.[2][3] Born in Brazil, he represented Qatar internationally.

Club career

Early career

Emerson Sheik was born in Nova Iguaçu, Brazil. As a promising teenager, he developed in São Paulo FC's youth system. He made his senior side debut in 1998.

Japan

Emerson Sheik went to Japan to join Consadole Sapporo of the second division, for whom he scored 31 goals in 34 games during the 2000 season. After the season, he joined another second division team, Kawasaki Frontale, with whom he continued his goal-scoring domination, registering 19 goals in 18 league games. In the middle of the 2001 season, however, he left Frontale to join the first division Urawa Reds, for whom he has yet again excelled. He scored 71 league goals in 100 appearances for the Reds and won 2003 J1 League top scorer and 2004 J1 League MVP.

Al-Sadd

Emerson Sheik later joined Qatar outfit Al-Sadd with the transfer fee of 8 million US dollars in 2005.

Move to France

On 25 August 2007, Emerson Sheik signed a three-year contract with French side Stade Rennais FC.[4]

Return to Al-Sadd

Emerson Sheik could not break into the first team at Rennes. Meanwhile, his previous team Al-Sadd were going through a lean phase. They had many bad results and were 14 points behind unbeaten leaders Al-Gharafa by the end of 2007. Their new import Mauro Zárate did not link up nicely with Emerson's ex-striking partner, Carlos Tenorio up front. The fans of Al-Sadd started rooting for the return of Emerson. So Al-Sadd started negotiations with Emerson in December and on 19 December, the club's official website announced Emerson's return.[5]

Flamengo

On 20 March 2009, the former São Paulo FC and Rennes forward signed a season-long deal with childhood favorite Flamengo; the 30-year-old was a free agent after leaving Al-Sadd. He generally kept a good scoring record for the club, which long sought a competent striker before his arrival. In the Série A 2009 season, his partnership with Adriano was one of the league's most effective forward lines. Club legend Andrade praised both players' performance.[6]

Al Ain FC

On 5 September 2009, he signed a two-year deal with Al Ain FC. He was presented to the press on 6 September 2009 and was handed a number eight shirt.

Fluminense

On 16 June 2010, Emerson Sheik signed for Fluminense Football Club. On 5 December 2010, Emerson scored the winning goal for Fluminense to conquer the 1st division Brazilian title, making him Brazilian champion two years in a row.

Sport Club Corinthians Paulista

On 18 May 2011, Emerson Sheik signed for Sport Club Corinthians Paulista. On 4 December 2011, he won his third Brazilian championship in a row with Corinthians, making him the first player in history to win three straight Brazilian championships with three different teams. On 4 July 2012, Emerson scored two goals in the second match of the 2012 Copa Libertadores Finals, helping Corinthians to win their first Copa Libertadores.[7][8] On 16 December 2012, he was part of the Corinthians team which won the FIFA World Club Championship, beating Chelsea 1–0.[9] In the last few minutes of the game, he was involved in an off-the-ball incident with Gary Cahill, in which Emerson fell to the ground holding his face. Cahill received a red card, but the Englishman claimed Emerson fouled him first before diving.[citation needed]

In an interview for Esporte Espetacular, an attraction of Rede Globo, Emerson showed his dislike for Mano Menezes, coach of the club. Emerson Sheik told reporters: "I do not wanna work with him [Mano] anymore." Still, according to the former corintiano: "I think he [Mano] is a very limited coach. I did not see anything special in him, and I do not think he will improve, because he does not have the humility to ask something."[10]

Emerson Sheik returned to Corinthians in 2015 as Tite returned to the club as the new manager. He was a first choice for many of the first games of the season, including the 2015 Copa Libertadores. After Corinthians was eliminated in the Round of 16, the club opted against renegotiating Emerson's contract, due to end in 31 July of the same year. He was released on 12 June, after both sides reached an agreement on the matter.[11]

Botafogo

In April 2014, he was loaned to Botafogo, his third club in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He took the shirt number seven, used before by Botafogo's biggest idol, Garrincha.

I was born and grew up in a very simple place, and I saw things that most of you (journalists) probably haven't seen. You asked me if I'd feel pressure, or like that, when playing at La Bombonera. Pressure is sleeping afraid of stray bullets hitting your face, your chest, that's pressure. Playing in a packed stadium, with a brand new ball, perfect grass, that's something to enjoy, not to feel pressured.

Emerson Sheik, after the title of 2012 Copa Libertadores[12]

International career

Emerson Sheik played 1999 South American Youth Championship for U-20 Brazil, while he was still known as aged 18 instead of 21.[13] He was offered Qatari citizenship by Al-Sadd so that they could accommodate one more foreign player in their line-up. He accepted and he became a Qatari citizen in 2008. He made his international debut for the Qatar national team on 4 March 2008 in a friendly against Bahrain. He also played the next friendly, vs. Jordan, on 16 March and a World Cup qualifying match, vs. Iraq, on 26 March.

In April 2008, it was revealed that Emerson Sheik had also played for the Brazil under-20 team which makes him ineligible to play for the Qatari national team. Taking that into consideration, and that he represented Qatar in the World Cup qualifier against Iraq on 26 March, Qatar breached the FIFA rules, and Qatar could have lost the three points they gained from the game against Iraq. FIFA confirmed the breach of laws but said that QFA is not responsible for any wrongdoing, and that Emerson has since not played for Qatar. Although FIFA has loosened the nationality transfer of uncapped players and players with multi-nationality, it was not beneficial to Emerson, because he did not hold multi-nationality when representing Brazil.

Controversy

Emerson Sheik was detained by the Brazilian federal police on his way back to Qatar on 20 January 2006 for allegedly falsifying a birth certificate to show that he was three years younger than his actual age. The fake birth certificate, which was used to issue his passport, said that he was born on 6 December 1981 in Nova Iguaçu with the name "Márcio Emerson Passos", but his original shows he was born 6 September 1978, with the name "Márcio Passos de Albuquerque".[14]

Kiss issue

On 18 August 2013, after the 1–0 victory by Corinthians against Coritiba FC in the Brazilian League, Emerson Sheik celebrated the alvinegro triumph by kissing his friend and posting the photo on Instagram.[15]

On 19 August, one day after the incident, homophobic Corinthians supporters protested against the kiss at Joaquim Grava Training Center where Corinthians were undertaking a training session. Emerson Sheik called the protests an "idiotic prejudice".[16]

On 21 August, in the first game after the incident, a 1–0 loss against Luverdense in the 2013 Copa do Brasil, Emerson Sheik was sent off along with opposition player Zé Roberto after they argued on field. Speaking to the press after the game, Zé Roberto in reference to Emerson, said: "I am not the guy that takes a kiss from anyone, I do not accept this kind of thing."[17]

Career statistics

Club

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Domestic League Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup South America Campeonato Paulista Total
1998 São Paulo Série A 3 0 - - - 0 0 3 0
1999 8 2 - - - 0 0 8 2
Japan League Emperor's Cup League Cup Asia Domestic League Total
2000 Consadole Sapporo J2 League 34 31 0 0 1 0 - 0 0 35 31
2001 Kawasaki Frontale J2 League 18 19 0 0 1 1 - 0 0 19 20
2001 Urawa Reds J1 League 13 7 0 0 1 0 - 0 0 14 7
2002 24 15 0 0 6 6 - 0 0 30 21
2003 25 18 0 0 9 8 - 0 0 34 26
2004 26 27 0 0 6 4 - 0 0 32 31
2005 12 4 0 0 5 5 - 0 0 17 9
Qatar League Emir of Qatar Cup League Cup Asia Domestic League Total
2005–06 Al-Sadd Qatari League 7 6 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 12 9
2006–07 25 18 3 1 8 6 2 2 0 0 38 27
France League Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Europe Domestic League Total
2007–08 Stade Rennais Ligue 1 3 0 - - - 0 0 6 0
Qatar League Emir of Qatar Cup League Cup Asia Domestic League Total
2007–08 Al-Sadd Qatari League 2 0 2 2 3 2 4 2 0 0 11 6
2008–09 0 0 0 0 4 8 0 0 0 0 4 8
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup South America Campeonato Carioca Total
2009 Flamengo Série A 14 7 5 3 - 5 1 2 0 26 11
United Arab Emirates League President's Cup League Cup Asia Domestic League Total
2009–10 Al-Ain UAE League 14 9 5 4 - 3 1 0 0 22 14
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup South America Campeonato Carioca Total
2010 Fluminense Série A 12 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 8
2011 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 1 9 1
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup South America Campeonato Paulista Total
2011 Corinthians Série A 28 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 6
2012 14 4 0 0 0 0 13 5 10 3 39* 12
2013 30 2 3 0 0 0 8 0 18 3 59 5
2014 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 9 0
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup South America Campeonato Carioca Total
2014 Botafogo Série A 15 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 6
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup South America Campeonato Paulista Total
2015 Corinthians Série A 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 7 2 20* 3
Brazil League Copa do Brasil Primeira Liga South America Campeonato Carioca Total
2015 Flamengo Série A 22 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21* 5
2016 10 0 2 0 3 0 3 1 10 4 28 5
Total Brazil 159 40 16 3 3 0 38 8 63 13 280 64
Japan 152 121 0 0 29 24 - 0 0 181 145
Qatar 34 24 6 3 18 18 7 5 0 0 65 50
France 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 0
United Arab Emirates 14 9 5 4 - 3 1 0 0 22 14
Career total 362 194 27 10 50 42 78 14 63 13 554 273

FIFA Club World Cup

Season Club League Apps Goals
2012 Corinthians FIFA Club World Cup 2 0
Total – – 2 0

* Friendly

International

[18]

Qatar national team
Year Apps Goals
2008 3 0
Total 3 0

Honors

Club

Consadole Sapporo

Urawa Red Diamonds

Al Ain FC

Flamengo

Fluminense

Corinthians

Individual

References

  1. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2012 presented by Toyota: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 29 November 2012. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2012.
  2. ^ Ponte Preta anuncia lista de dispensas com Emerson Sheik, Renato Cajá e Lucca‚ superesportes.com.br, 5 December 2017
  3. ^ "La increíble historia de Emerson, el jugador brasileño que le hizo frente a Riquelme" (in Spanish). La Nación. 5 July 2012.
  4. ^ "Officiel : Emerson signe au Stade Rennais". Stade Rennais Online. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  5. ^ Emerson returns to Al-Sadd
  6. ^ Andrade sugere Emerson na seleção: ‘Por que não?’, responde o jogador (in Portuguese)
  7. ^ "Corinthians wins Copa Libertadores for 1st time". Sports Illustrated. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  8. ^ "Corinthians, the cream of South America". FIFA. 5 July 2012. Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  9. ^ "Chelsea 0-1 Corinthians". BBC. 16 December 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  10. ^ Janeiro, Por Globoesporte comRio de. "Sheik para Mano: "Mudaria o lado da rua para não ter que passar perto dele"". globoesporte.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  11. ^ "Emerson encerra contrato com Timão, mas terá homenagem fora de campo". globoesporte.globo.com. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  12. ^ Laurentiis, Francisco De (5 July 2012). "'Favelado' dá título ao 'time do povo', nega ser herói e diz que sonhou com gol – Futebol – iG". Esporte. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  13. ^ [1][permanent dead link]
  14. ^ "Jogador de futebol é preso ao tentar sair do país com documentos falsos". Brasil em Folhas (in Portuguese). 21 January 2006. Retrieved 29 March 2008.
  15. ^ "Sheik comemora vitória do Corinthians com selinho em amigo". uolesporte.blogosfera.uol.com.br. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  16. ^ Paulo, Por Rodrigo Faber São. "Após beijo, Sheik ganha aplausos, protesto, e ataca: 'Preconceito babaca'". globoesporte.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  17. ^ "Expulso com Emerson, adversário diz não aceitar beijo de ninguém - Futebol - Placar". Archived from the original on 31 August 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  18. ^ "Márcio Emerson Passos". National-Football-Teams.com.
  19. ^ "Emerson Sheik recebe troféu de melhor jogador da Libertadores e aponta, humilde: 'O prêmio é de todos nós'". Extra Online. Retrieved 13 March 2019.

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