Maranhão (footballer, born 1996)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Guilherme da Silva Barbosa | ||
| Date of birth | 1 April 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Balsas, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Guarani | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Balsas | |||
| 2013 | Sport Recife | ||
| 2014 | Sampaio Corrêa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | Balsas | ||
| 2015 | Portuguesa Santista | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | Sampaio Corrêa | 3 | (1) |
| 2017 | Primavera | 8 | (2) |
| 2018 | Rondoniense | 13 | (3) |
| 2019 | Real Ariquemes | 10 | (5) |
| 2020 | Ji-Paraná | 14 | (5) |
| 2021 | Olímpia | 8 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Brasília | 6 | (3) |
| 2022 | → São Caetano (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2023 | → Matonense (loan) | 14 | (8) |
| 2023 | → Itabirito (loan) | 5 | (2) |
| 2023 | → Grêmio Prudente (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2024 | Grêmio Prudente | 18 | (11) |
| 2024 | → Maringá (loan) | 17 | (4) |
| 2025 | Maringá | 34 | (9) |
| 2025 | → Atlético Goianiense (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2026– | Guarani | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:01, 21 January 2026 (UTC) | |||
Guilherme da Silva Barbosa (born 1 April 1996), commonly known as Maranhão, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Guarani.
Career
Born in Balsas, Maranhão, which earned him his nickname, he began playing with hometown side Balsas in 2012, before subsequently returning to youth setup with Sport Recife and Sampaio Corrêa; at that time, he was only known as Guilherme. After a period at Portuguesa Santista, he had to return to his hometown to work in farming, before returning to Sampaio in December 2016.[1][2]
After ending the 2017 season at Primavera, Maranhão moved to Rondônia and joined Rondoniense. He continued to play in the state in the following years, representing Real Ariquemes and Ji-Paraná,[3] before signing for Olímpia in 2021.
Maranhão agreed to a deal with Brasília in September 2021, before being loaned out to São Caetano for the 2022 season. He was announced in the squad of Matonense for the 2023 campaign, but later played for Itabirito and Grêmio Prudente in that year.[4]
Bought outright by Prudente in 2024, Maranhão helped the club to achieve promotion from the Campeonato Paulista Série A3 by scoring 11 goals, and subsequently moved on loan to Maringá on 1 May of that year.[5] Regularly used as the latter side achieved promotion to the Série C, he signed a permanent two-year deal with them on 8 November 2024.[6]
On 1 September 2025, Maranhão was loaned to Série B side Atlético Goianiense until the end of the year.[7] On 12 December, he signed a two-year contract with Guarani in the third division.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 21 January 2026[9]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sampaio Corrêa | 2017 | Série C | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 1 | 10 | 2 | ||
| Primavera | 2017 | Paulista 2ª Divisão | — | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | ||||
| Rondoniense | 2018 | Rondoniense | — | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | 13 | 3 | ||||
| Real Ariquemes | 2019 | Série D | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 5 | ||
| Ji-Paraná | 2020 | Série D | 9 | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 14 | 5 | |||
| Olímpia | 2021 | Paulista A3 | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||||
| Brasília | 2021 | Brasiliense 2ª Divisão | — | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | ||||
| São Caetano (loan) | 2022 | Paulista A2 | — | 13 | 3 | — | — | 8[b] | 2 | 21 | 5 | |||
| Matonense (loan) | 2023 | Paulista A3 | — | 14 | 8 | — | — | — | 14 | 8 | ||||
| Itabirito (loan) | 2023 | Mineiro Módulo II | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | ||||
| Grêmio Prudente | 2023 | Paulista A3 | — | — | — | — | 4[b] | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 2024 | — | 18 | 11 | — | — | — | 18 | 11 | ||||||
| Total | — | 18 | 11 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 22 | 12 | |||||
| Maringá | 2024 | Série D | 17 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 4 | ||||
| 2025 | Série C | 17 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 38 | 12 | |||
| Total | 34 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 55 | 16 | ||||
| Atlético Goianiense (loan) | 2025 | Série B | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
| Guarani | 2026 | Paulista | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 56 | 12 | 116 | 46 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 196 | 65 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
References
- ^ "Novo ciclo" [New cycle] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Sampaio Corrêa FC. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ^ "Jovem batalhador" [Young fighter] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Sampaio Corrêa FC. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ^ "Atacante que jogou em Rondônia, Maranhão conquista acesso á Série C com o Maringá" [Forward who have played in Rondônia, Maranhão achieves promotion to the Série C with Maringá] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ^ "Atacante Maranhão ex-jogador do Itabirito FC foi contratado pelo Grêmio Prudente" [Forward Maranhão former player of Itabirito FC was signed by Grêmio Prudente] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Agito+. 9 July 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ^ "Destaque na 3ª divisão de São Paulo, Maranhão chega ao Maringá" [Spotlight in the 3rd division of São Paulo, Maranhão arrives at Maringá] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ^ "Maringá FC contrata o atacante Maranhão em definitivo junto ao Grêmio Prudente" [Maringá FC sign forward Maranhão permanently from Grêmio Prudente] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GMC Online. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ^ "Atlético-GO contrata dois jogadores do Maringá para a sequência da Série B" [Atlético-GO sign two Maringá players for the remainder of the Série B] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ^ "Guarani anuncia a contratação do atacante Maranhão, do Maringá" [Guarani announce the signing of forward Maranhão, from Maringá] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 12 December 2025. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ^ Maranhão at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 January 2026.