 Meireles playing for Fenerbahçe in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raul José Trindade Meireles[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 March 1983[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Porto, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–2001 | Boavista | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2004 | Boavista | 29 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | → Aves (loan) | 44 | (1) |
| 2004–2010 | Porto | 137 | (15) |
| 2010–2011 | Liverpool | 35 | (5) |
| 2011–2012 | Chelsea | 31 | (2) |
| 2012–2016 | Fenerbahçe | 76 | (6) |
| Total | 352 | (29) | |
| International career | |||
| 2000 | Portugal U16 | 11 | (0) |
| 2000 | Portugal U17 | 7 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | Portugal U18 | 13 | (1) |
| 2003 | Portugal U20 | 8 | (0) |
| 2003–2006 | Portugal U21 | 26 | (2) |
| 2004 | Portugal U23 | 4 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Portugal B | 5 | (0) |
| 2006–2014 | Portugal | 76 | (10) |
Medal record | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Raul José Trindade Meireles (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁɐˈul mɐjˈɾɛlɨʃ]; born 17 March 1983) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
After starting out at Boavista, he signed with Porto in 2004, going on to appear in 198 official games and win ten major trophies, including four Primeira Liga titles in a row. From 2010 to 2012 he competed in the Premier League, with Liverpool and Chelsea, winning the 2012 Champions League with the latter; he also spent several seasons in Turkey with Fenerbahçe.
A Portugal international since 2006, Meireles represented the country in two World Cups and two European Championships, earning a total of 73 caps and scoring ten goals. He also played Olympic football in 2004.
- ^ a b c "Raul Meireles". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 15 July 2017.