 Magrão playing forDynamo Kyiv in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gérson Alencar de Lima Júnior | ||
| Date of birth | (1985-06-13)13 June 1985 (age 40) | ||
| Place of birth | Diadema, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ipatinga | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cruzeiro | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004 | Cruzeiro | 0 | (0) |
| 2004–2007 | Feyenoord | 6 | (0) |
| 2007 | Flamengo | 1 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Ipatinga | 26 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Cruzeiro | 28 | (2) |
| 2009–2012 | Dynamo Kyiv | 27 | (3) |
| 2012 | Santos | 24 | (0) |
| 2013 | Figueirense | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Sporting CP | 9 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Sporting CP B | 5 | (1) |
| 2015 | CRB | 19 | (2) |
| 2016 | XV de Piracicaba | 5 | (1) |
| 2016 | CRB | 30 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | América Mineiro | 43 | (2) |
| 2019 | Ponte Preta | 42 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Vitória | 27 | (0) |
| 2021 | Betim Futebol | 6 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Ituano | 53 | (7) |
| 2023 | Santo André | 11 | (1) |
| 2023 | Ferroviária | 6 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Botafogo-PB | 11 | (1) |
| 2024– | Ipatinga | 8 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:18, 5 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
Gérson Alencar de Lima Júnior (born 13 June 1985), known asGérson Magrão, is a Brazilianfootballer who plays as anattacking midfielder forIpatinga.
Magrão has played professionally in Brazil, the Netherlands, Ukraine and Portugal.[1]
Born inDiadema, Gérson Magrão started his career withCruzeiro in 2004 but didn't make a league appearance before leaving to join DutchEredivisie clubFeyenoord, he remained with the Rotterdam club until 2007 when he left to return to Brazil after appearing in just six league matches. On his return to Brazil, Gérson Magrão had a short stint withFlamengo before signing withIpatinga for two years. He played 26 times for Ipatinga and scored his first professional league goal in a 4–2 defeat away toAtlético Mineiro on 13 June 2008. After this, he returned to his first professional club, Cruzeiro, where he made 28 appearances between 2008 and 2009, he scored twice for the club during that time. He made hisCopa Libertadores debut with Cruzeiro on 19 March 2009 againstClub Universitario.[1]
In 2009, Gérson Magrão left Brazil for the second time in his career as he agreed to join Ukrainian sideDynamo Kyiv, who were the defendingPremier League champions at the time. He made his Dynamo debut on 23 August againstVorskla Poltava, three weeks later he received his first career red card in aUkrainian Cup match versusMetalist Kharkiv. Things improved for Gérson Magrão later that month as he played and scored on hisUEFA Champions League debut on 16 September againstRubin Kazan, he played in all six of Dynamo's2009–10 group stage fixtures as the club finished bottom of a group that also includedBarcelona andInter Milan. He made a total of 28 appearances in his debut season with Dynamo. He made just 10 appearances for Dynamo in their2010–11 season before departing the club at the beginning of the2011–12 season.[1]
Gérson Magrão spent the 2012 season withSantos,[2] before playing withFigueirense for the 2013 season.[3] He signed for Portuguese clubSporting CP in July 2013.[4] Magrão left Sporting in May 2014, after only one season with the club after making just ten appearances in all competitions; during his time in Portugal he played five times and scored one forSporting CP B.[5] On 30 April 2015, Gérson Magrão joinedSérie B sideCRB.[6] He made 19 appearances and scored twice for CRB during 2015 inSérie B, whilst also making one appearance in theCopa do Brasil.[1] In 2016, Gérson Magrão signed forPiracicaba and made his debut for the team on 17 February in theCampeonato Paulista. In total, he made 5 appearances and scored once (in his penultimate appearance againstSão Bernardo) before leaving on 12 April.[7]