Max Walef Araújo da Silva (born 23 October 1993) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Saudi club Al-Najma.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Max Walef Araújo da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 23 October 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Teresina, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Najma | ||
| Number | 93 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2013 | Fortaleza | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2022 | Fortaleza | 41 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Dnipro-1 | 27 | (0) |
| 2024 | Inter de Limeira | 11 | (0) |
| 2024– | Al-Najma | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 February 2024 | |||
Professional career
editWalef has spent most of his professional career as the third, and sometimes fourth goalkeeper of Fortaleza having joined them in 2009.[2][3] Walef made his professional debut with Fortaleza in a 2-1 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B win over São Bento on 25 September 2018.[4]
On 19 July 2024, Walef joined Saudi First Division club Al-Najma.[5]
Career statistics
edit- As of 13 May 2021[6]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fortaleza | 2014 | Série C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6[a] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | Série B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
- ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in Copa Fares Lopes
Honours
editFortaleza
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2018
- Taça dos Campeões Cearenses: 2016 e 2017
- Campeonato Cearense: 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
- Copa do Nordeste: 2019, 2022
References
edit- ^ Max Walef at Soccerway
- ^ Silva, Rodrigo (2 December 2018). "Entrevista com o goleiro Max Walef, do Fortaleza".
- ^ "Fortaleza estende contrato do goleiro Max Walef até 2020Fortaleza Esporte Clube | Times | Esportes O POVO". www.opovo.com.br.
- ^ "Fortaleza vs. São Bento - 26 September 2018 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
- ^ "الاخطبوط البرازيلي ماكس والف حامياً للعرين الأخضر".
- ^ Max Walef at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 May 2021.