Gilberto Macena

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Macedo and the second or paternal family name is da Macena.

Gilberto Macedo da Macena (born 1 April 1984), commonly known as Gilberto Macena, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Tocantinópolis

Gilberto Macena

Personal information
Full name	Gilberto Macedo da Macena
Date of birth	(1984-04-01) 1 April 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Cachoeirinha, Tocantins, Brazil
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Tocantinópolis
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2005	Comercial
2005–2006	Holbæk B&I	22	(16)
2006–2012	Horsens	178	(81)
2012–2013	Shandong Luneng Taishan	53	(13)
2014	Hangzhou Greentown	26	(5)
2015	Buriram United	30	(21)
2016	Al-Qadsiah	12	(2)
2016–2017	Bangkok United	26	(7)
2018	Chiangrai United	6	(2)
2019	Holbæk B&I	10	(1)
2020–2021	Caçadorense	0	(0)
2021–2023	Phitsanulok	56	(24)
2023–	Tocantinópolis	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 May 2023

Career

Macena arrived in Denmark in 2005, when he signed for the lower-division club Holbæk B&I. After one successful season in Holbæk, he moved to Danish Superliga team AC Horsens where he was the club top goalscorer on several occasions. After spending seven years in Denmark, Macena moved to Chinese Super League side Shandong Luneng on 16 February 2012 for an undisclosed fee.^[1]

On 11 January 2014, Macena transferred to Chinese Super League side Hangzhou Greentown.^[2] In January 2015, he made the move to Thai Premier League club Buriram United.

After his contract with Chiangrai United expired at the end of 2018, Macena returned to Denmark, in order to play for a contract.^[3] On 23 August 2019, it was confirmed that Macena had signed with his former club, Holbæk B&I.^[4] In 2020, he returned to his native Brazil to play for lower tier club Caçadorense.^[5]

Honour

Club

Horsens

• Danish 1st Division:2009–10

Buriram United

• Thai Premier League:2015
• Thai FA Cup:2015
• Thai League Cup: 2015
• Kor Royal Cup:2015
• Mekong Club Championship:2015

Chiangrai United

• Thailand Champions Cup: 2018

Phitsanulok

• Thai League 3 Northern Region: 2022–23

Individual

• Danish 1st Division Top Scorer: 2009–10

References

1. 鲁能官方宣布赛季首签 18战11球丹超金靴加盟(in Chinese)
2. 绿城官方宣布外援第二签 前鲁能射手已正式加盟(in Chinese)
3. Gilberto Macena på kontraktjagt: Danmark er førsteprioriteten, tipsbladet.dk, 12 February 2019
4. Holbæk med Macena og ny back mod Skovshoved, sn.dk, 23 August 2019
5. Cisterna, Reinaldo (6 January 2021). "Gil Macena defenderá o Tocantinópolis na fase final do Campeonato Estadual". Mais de 10 anos informando você! (in Brazilian Portuguese).

External links

• Gilberto Macena at FootballDatabase.eu
• at DR (in Danish) (archived)
• at the Wayback Machine (archived 30 September 2007) (in Portuguese) ^{[dead link]}
• at the Wayback Machine (archived 6 November 2006)
• Gilberto Macena at Soccerway