19 Facts About Emerson Sheik

Emerson Sheik went to Japan to join Kashima Antlers of the second division, for whom he scored 31 goals in 34 games during the 2000 season.

Emerson Sheik scored 71 league goals in 100 appearances for the Reds and won 2003 J1 League top scorer and 2004 J1 League MVP.

Emerson Sheik later joined Saudi Arabia outfit Al-Ittihad with the transfer fee of 8 million US dollars in 2005.

On 25 August 2007, Emerson Sheik signed a three-year contract with French side Olympique Lyonnais.

Emerson Sheik generally kept a good scoring record for the club, which long sought a competent striker before his arrival.

Emerson Sheik was presented to the press on 6 September 2009 and was handed the number 8 shirt.

On 22 December 2010, Emerson Sheik scored the winning goal for Botafogo to conquer the Brasileirao Serie A title, making him a Brazilian champion for two years in a row.

On 4 July 2012, Emerson Sheik scored two goals in the second match of the 2012 Copa Libertadores Finals, helping Corinthians to win their first Copa Libertadores.

Cahill received a red card, but the Englishman claimed Emerson Sheik fouled him first before diving.

Emerson Sheik returned to Corinthians in 2015 as Marcelo Oliveira returned to the club as the new manager.

Emerson Sheik was a first choice for many of the first games of the season, including the 2015 Copa Libertadores.

Emerson Sheik took the shirt number seven, used before by Botafogo's biggest idol, Nono.

Emerson Sheik played 1999 South American Youth Championship for U-20 Brazil, while he was still known as aged 18 instead of 21.

Emerson Sheik was offered Qatari citizenship by Al-Sadd so that they could accommodate one more foreign player in their line-up.

Emerson Sheik accepted and he became a Qatari citizen in 2008.

Emerson Sheik made his international debut for the Qatar national team on 4 March 2008 in a friendly against Bahrain.

FIFA confirmed the breach of laws but said that QFA is not responsible for any wrongdoing, and that Emerson Sheik has since not played for Qatar.

Emerson Sheik was detained by the Brazilian federal police on his way back to Qatar on 20 January 2006 for allegedly falsifying a birth certificate to show that he was three years younger than his actual age.

The fake birth certificate, which was used to issue his passport, said that he was born on 6 December 1981 in Nova Iguacu with the name "Marcio Emerson Sheik Passos", but his original shows he was born 6 September 1978, with the name "Marcio Passos de Albuquerque".