Márcio Emerson Passos

Emerson

Personal information
Full name	Márcio Passos de Albuquerque
Date of birth	6 December 1978 (1978-12-06) (age 32)
Place of birth	Nova Iguaçu, Brazil
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Corinthians
Number	11
Youth career
1996–1998	São Paulo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1998–1999	São Paulo	11	(2)
2000	Consadole Sapporo	34	(31)
2001	Kawasaki Frontale	18	(19)
2001–2005	Urawa Red Diamonds	100	(71)
2005–2007	Al-Sadd	32	(24)
2007–2008	Stade Rennais	3	(0)
2008–2009	Al-Sadd	2	(0)
2009	Flamengo	14	(7)
2009–2010	Al Ain FC	14	(9)
2010-2011	Fluminense	12	(8)
2011–	Corinthians	15	(3)
National team
1999	Brazil U-20	6	(0)
2008	Qatar	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Márcio Passos de Albuquerque (born December 6, 1978 in Nova Iguaçu, Brazil), also known as Emerson or Emerson Sheik, is a Brazilian-Qatari football striker, who plays for Corinthians Paulista.

Controversy

Emerson played for Qatari club Al-Sadd and was detained by the Brazilian federal police on his way back to Qatar on the 20 January 2006 for allegedly falsifying a birth certificate to show that he is three years younger than his actual age. "The fake birth certificate, which was used to issue his passport, says he was born on 6 September 1981 in Nova Iguaçu using the name Márcio Emerson Passos, but his original shows he was born December 6, 1978, with the name Márcio Passos de Albuquerque. " ^[1]

Club career

Early career

As a promising teenager, Emerson developed in São Paulo FC's youth system. He made his senior side debut in 1998.

Japan

Emerson came 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, Kawasaki Frontale, 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 J. League top scorer and 2004 J. League MVP. Emerson is considered the best Urawa Reds striker alongside former Brazil international Washington.

Al-Sadd

Emerson later joined Qatar outfit Al-Sadd with the transfer fee of 8 million US dollars in 2005. In 2006 he received the Qatari league MVP award. He was runner-up to Younis Mahmoud in the top scorer list in 2007. He played a stellar role in Al-Sadd's record-breaking season in which they won all four domestic trophies. He also scored two goals in their Asian Champions League campaign.

Move to France

On 25 August 2007, Emerson signed a three-year contract with French side Stade Rennais FC.^[2]

Return to Al-Sadd

Emerson 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-Gharafa by the end of 2007. Their new import Mauro Zarate did not link up nicely with Emerson's ex-striking partner, Carlos Tenorio up front. The fans of Al-Sadd started rooting for the return of Emerson. So Al-Sadd started negotiations with Emerson in December and on December 19, the club's official website announced Emerson's return.^[3]

Flamengo

On 20 March 2009 the former São Paulo FC and Rennes forward has signed a season long deal with childhood favorite Flamengo; the 30 year old was a free agent after leaving Al-Sadd. He's 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 has been one of the league's most effective frontlines. Club legend Andrade praised both players' performance.^[4]

Al Ain FC

On 5 September 2009 he signed a two-year deal with Al Ain FC the Brazilian forward comes from Clube de Regatas do Flamengo.He was presented to the press on 6 September 2009 and was handed a number 8 shirt.

Fluminense

On 16 June 2010 Emerson signed for Fluminense Football Club. On December 5, 2010, Emerson scored the winning goal for Fluminense to conquer the 1st division Brazilian title. Making him two times in a row Brazilian champion.

International career

Emerson played 1999 South American Youth Championship for U-20 Brazil, while he is still known as aged 18 instead of 21.^[5] 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 Qatar national team on 4 March 2008 in a friendly against Bahrain. He also played the next friendly on 16 March and World Cup qualifying match on 26 March.

Nationality issue

In April 2008, it was revealed that Emerson has also played for 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 March 26, Qatar breached FIFA rules and Qatar could lose the 3 points they gained from the game against Iraq. FIFA has confirmed the breach of laws but has said that QFA is not responsible for any wrongdoing and that Emerson has since not played for Qatar. Although FIFA loosen the nationality transfer of uncapped player and players with multi-nationality, it was not beneficial to Emerson because he did not hold multi-nationality when representing Brazil.

Career statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brazil			League		Copa do Brasil		League Cup		South America		Total
1998	São Paulo	Série A	3	0	-		-		-		3	0
1999			8	2	-		-		-		8	2
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		League Cup		Asia		Total
2000	Consadole Sapporo	J. League Division 2	34	31	0	0	1	0	-		35	31
2001	Kawasaki Frontale	J. League Division 2	18	19	-		1	1	-		19	20
2001	Urawa Red Diamonds	J. League Division 1	13	7	0	0	1	0	-		14	7
2002			24	15	0	0	6	6	-		30	21
2003			25	18	0	0	9	8	-		34	26
2004			26	27	0	0	6	4	-		32	31
2005			12	4	-		5	5	-		17	9
Qatar			League		Emir of Qatar Cup		League Cup		Asia		Total
2005-06	Al-Sadd	Qatari League	7	6	1	0	3	2	1	1	12	9
2006-07			25	18	3	1	8	6	2	2	38	27
France			League		Coupe de France		Coupe de la Ligue		Europe		Total
2007-08	Stade Rennais	Ligue 1	3	0	-		-		-		6	0
Qatar			League		Emir of Qatar Cup		League Cup		Asia		Total
2007-08	Al-Sadd	Qatari League	2	0	2	2	3	2	4	2	11	6
2008-09			0	0	0	0	4	8	0	0	4	8
Brazil			League		Copa do Brasil		League Cup		South America		Total
2009	Flamengo	Série A	14	7	5	3	-		2	0	261	111
United Arab Emirates			League		President's Cup		League Cup		Asia		Total
2009/10	Al-Ain	UAE League	14	9	5	4	-		3	1	22	14
Brazil			League		Copa do Brasil		League Cup		South America		Total
2010	Fluminense	Série A	12	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	8
2011	Corinthians	Série A	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Total	Brazil		40	17	5	3			2	0	52	21
	Japan		152	121	0	0	29	24	-		181	145
	Qatar		34	24	6	3	18	18	7	5	65	50
	France		3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6	0
	United Arab Emirates		14	9	5	4	-		3	1	22	14
Career total			243	171	16	10	47	42	12	6	318	229

• ¹ Included 5 games and 1 goal in Carioca League.

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Qatar national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2008	3	0
Total	3	0

Honors and awards

Club

• Urawa Red Diamonds
  • J. League Cup: 2003

• Consadole Sapporo
  • J. League Division 2: 2000

• Al Ain FC
  • UAE Super Cup 2009

• Flamengo
  • Taça Rio: 2009
  • Rio de Janeiro State League: 2009
  • Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2009

• Fluminense
  • Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2010

Individual

• J. League MVP: 2003
• J. League Top Scorer: 2004
• J. League Best Eleven: 2002, 2003, 2004
• Qatar National First Division MVP : 2006

References

1. ^ "Jogador de futebol é preso ao tentar sair do país com documentos falsos" (in Portuguese). Folha Online. 2006-01-21. http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/cotidiano/ult95u117514.shtml. Retrieved 2008-03-29. 
2. ^ Officiel : Emerson signe au Stade Rennais - Stade Rennais Online
3. ^ Emerson returns to Al-Sadd^{[dead link]}
4. ^ Andrade sugere Emerson na seleção: ‘Por que não?’, responde o jogador (Portuguese)
5. ^ [1]
6. ^ :: National Football Teams ::.. Player - Márcio Emerson Passos

External links

• Márcio Passos de Albuquerque's profile, stats & pics (English)
• Emerson at National-Football-Teams.com (English)
• Emerson French league stats at LFP.fr (French)
• Emerson – FIFA competition record (English)

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Name	Emerson, Marcio Emerson Passos
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Date of birth	6 December 1978
Place of birth	Nova Iguaçu, Brazil
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