Emerson Sheik

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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.<ref>Ponte Preta anuncia lista de dispensas com Emerson Sheik, Renato Cajá e Lucca Template:Webarchive‚ superesportes.com.br, 5 December 2017</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Born in Brazil, he represented Qatar internationally, leading to his nickname of "Sheik".

Club careerEdit

Early careerEdit

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

JapanEdit

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, Sanfrecce Hiroshima, 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 Red Diamonds, 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-IttihadEdit

Emerson Sheik later joined Saudi Arabia outfit Al-Ittihad with the transfer fee of 8 million US dollars in 2005.

Move to FranceEdit

On 25 August 2007, Emerson Sheik signed a three-year contract with French side Rennes.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Return to Al-SaddEdit

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-Ahli 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-Ittihad 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.<ref>Emerson returns to Al-Sadd</ref>

FlamengoEdit

On 1 February 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.<ref>Andrade sugere Emerson na seleção: ‘Por que não?’, responde o jogador Template:Webarchive Template:In lang</ref>

Al Ain FCEdit

On 24 July 2009, he signed a two-year deal with Al Ain FC. He was presented to the press on 6 September 2009 and was handed the number 8 shirt.

FluminenseEdit

On 19 July 2010, Emerson signed for Fluminense. On 5 December 2010, Emerson scored the winning goal for Fluminense to conquer the Brasileirão Série A title, making him a Brazilian champion for two years in a row.

Sport Club Corinthians PaulistaEdit

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Emerson with Corinthians in the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup Final

On 11 April 2011, Emerson Sheik signed for Corinthians. On 4 December 2011, he won his third Brazilian championship in a row with the Timão, 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.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> On 16 December 2012, he was part of the Corinthians team which won the FIFA World Club Championship, beating Chelsea 1–0.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.Template:Cn

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 Corinthiano: "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."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

BotafogoEdit

In February 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.

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International careerEdit

Emerson Sheik played 1999 South American Youth Championship for U-20 Brazil, while he was still known as aged 18 instead of 21.<ref>[1]Template:Dead link</ref> 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.

ControversyEdit

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".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Kiss issueEdit

On 25 August 2013, after the 1–0 victory over Coritiba in the Brasileirão, Emerson Sheik celebrated by kissing his friend and posting the photo on Instagram.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

On 26 August, one day after the incident, homophobic Corinthians supporters protested the kiss during a training session. Emerson Sheik called the protests an "idiotic prejudice".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

On 28 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. 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."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Managrial careerEdit

ABC (assistant)Edit

On 19 July 2015, Emerson Sheik has debuted at ABC as assistant coach, in Copa do Rio Grande do Norte final second leg, against América de Natal, the Elefante won 1-0 and won the title.

ABCEdit

On 29 July 2019, Emerson Sheik has debuted at ABC as manager, to compete in the Copa Sudamericana, against Lanús, the Elefante won 1-0.

QatarEdit

On 6 October 2024, Emerson Sheik has debuted at Qatar, in friendly match of Qatari national team, against Japan, the Qatarimen won 2-0 in Doha.

Career statisticsEdit

ClubEdit

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	São Paulo	Série A	8	2	-		-		-		0	0	8	2
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		League Cup		Asia		Domestic League		Total
2000	Consadole Sapporo	J1 League	34	31	0	0	1	0	-		0	0	35	31
2001	Kawasaki Frontale	J1 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
Saudi Arabia			League		Saudi Arabia King's 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	Al-Sadd	Qatari League	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	Rennes	Ligue 1	3	0	-		-		-		0	0	6	0
Saudi Arabia			League		Saudi Arabia King's 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	Al-Sadd	Qatari League	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	Clube de Regatas do Flamengo	Série A	14	7	5	3	-		5	1	2	0	26	11
Saudi Arabia			League		Saudi Pro League		League Cup		Asia		Domestic League		Total
2009–10	Al Ain	Saudi Pro 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	Fluminense	Série A	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	Flamengo	Série A	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
	Saudi Arabia		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
	Career total		362	194	27	10	50	42	78	14	63	13	554	273