Luiz Guilherme da Conceição Silva, also known among football fans as Muriqui, was born on 16 June 1986 in Mangaratiba, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In 2001 Luiz started his junior career at the academy of Brazilian club Madureira where he studied to play football and featured for the club’s youth squad.
In 2004 Luiz penned a professional contract with Madureira and was almost immediately farmed out to Vasco da Gama to gain playing experience. He took part in 15 games and kicked 3 goals for this team. After that Muriqui was a loan player of Paysandu, Iraty and Avaí. The player failed to show his worth playing almost only as a substitute.
In 2008 Muriqui moved to Desportivo Brazil only to be loaned to Vitória and then to Ituano. In 2009 Luiz signed a loan contract with Avaí. Playing experience gained in different teams did him a lot of good. Very soon Muriqui became one of the best players of the club. Luiz scored 9 goals in 31 matches.
In January 2010 Muriqui was loaned to Atlético Mineiro. In June 2010 Luiz was offered to join Chinese outfit Guangzhou Evergrande, and on 30 June he penned a four-year agreement with this club which played in the League One at that time. The footballer made his debut on 21 July and immediately scored four goals. Until the end of 2010 Muriqui netted 13 goals in 14 games. Following the results of the season Guangzhou Evergrande finished first in the League One and returned to the Super League.
In 2011 Muriqui won the Chinese Super League title together with his club. Despite the fact that the player received a 5-match ban due to rude foul, Luiz managed to score 16 goals in 26 appearances for a season and became the top scorer of the Super League and the winner of the Golden Boot Award. Besides, he won the CFA Footballer of the Year award in 2011.
Now Muriqui continues to feature for Guangzhou Evergrande where he has scored 41 goals in more than 60 games.
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