Michel Bastos

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Michel Fernandes Bastos (born 2 August 1983) is a Brazilian retired professional footballer who mainly played as a left winger. Bastos started his career at hometown club Pelotas before moving to the Netherlands, where he played for Feyenoord and Excelsior. He then returned to Brazil, where he played for Atlético Paranaense, Grêmio and Figueirense. He moved to French club Lille in 2006 before transferring to Lyon in 2009. After unsuccessful spells at Schalke 04, Al Ain and Roma, he moved back to Brazil to play for São Paulo in 2014. He joined Palmeiras in 2017 and had a spell at Sport do Recife in 2018. He signed for América (MG) in 2019. Bastos has won 10 caps and scored 1 goal for the Brazil national team. He was a starter at the 2010 World Cup, playing as a left-back. Bastos was known to be a free kick specialist throughout his career.

Career

1. 1983
   Born
2. 2001
   Joined Feyenoord Rotterdam
3. 2002
   Joined Excelsior Rotterdam
4. 2003
   Joined Club Athletico Paranaense
5. 2004
   Joined Grêmio FBPA
6. 2004
   Joined Grêmio FBPA
7. 2005
   Joined Figueirense Futebol Clube
8. 2005
   Joined Figueirense Futebol Clube
9. 2006
   Joined Lille OSC
10. 2009
    Joined Olympique Lyonnais
11. 2009
    Joined Brazil men's national football team
12. 2013
    Joined Schalke 04
13. 2013
    Joined Al Ain FC
14. 2014
    Joined AS Roma
15. 2014
    Joined São Paulo FC

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Pelotas
• •Citizenship: Brazil, France
• •Known as: association football player
• •Sport: association football