Morais (footballer)

Morais
Personal information
Full name	Manoel Morais Amorim
Date of birth	July 17, 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Maceió, Brazil
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Attacking Midfielder
Youth career
–1998	CRB
1998–2002	Vasco da Gama
Senior career*
Years	Team
2002–2009	Vasco da Gama
2004–2005	→ Atlético Paranaense (loan)
2008–2009	→ Corinthians (loan)
2009–2012	Corinthians
2010	→ Bahia (loan)
2012	→ Bahia (loan)
2013	Atlético Mineiro
2013	Criciúma
2014	América-RN
2015	CRB
2016–2017	São Bento
2017	Botafogo SP
2018–2019	Brasiliense
2020	Confiança
International career
2006	Brazil
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 February 2018

Manoel Morais Amorim (born July 17, 1984 in Maceió^[1]) is a former Brazilian footballer.

Career

Club

On 6 June 2016, Morais signed for Indian Super League team NorthEast United,^[2]^[3] but was released by NorthEast United on 30 August 2016 before playing a competitive match for the club.^[4]

He was called up for the Brazil national team by coach Dunga in August 2006 for a away friendly against Norway (1-1 scoreline), but did not enter the match. In 2007 he was placed in the preliminary squad for the year's Copa América, hosted by Venezuela, but in the end was left out of the final list for the competition due to an injury.