In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Trindade and the second or paternal family name is Meireles.
Raul Meireles
Meireles playing for Fenerbahçe in 2015
Personal information
Full name
Raul José Trindade Meireles[1]
Date of birth
(1983-03-17) 17 March 1983 (age 41)[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
Men's football
Representing Portugal
UEFA European Championship
2012 Poland-Ukraine
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
2004 Germany
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner
2000 Israel
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Raul José Trindade Meireles (Portuguese pronunciation:[ʁɐˈulmɐjˈɾɛlɨʃ]; 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.
^ abc"Raul Meireles". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
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