Arthur Melo

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This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Ramos de Oliveira and the second or paternal family name is Melo.

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Arthur
File:FC Zenit Saint Petersburg vs. Juventus, 20 October 2021 52 (Arthur Melo).jpg
Arthur playing for Juventus in 2021
Personal information
Full name Arthur Henrique Ramos de Oliveira Melo[1]
Date of birth (1996-08-12) 12 August 1996 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth Goiânia, Brazil[3]
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Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Liverpool (on loan from Juventus)
Number 29
Youth career
2008–2010 Goiás
2010–2015 Grêmio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Grêmio 35 (2)
2018–2020 Barcelona 48 (3)
2020– Juventus 42 (1)
2022– → Liverpool (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2013 Brazil U17 7 (1)
2018– Brazil 22 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 May 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2022

Arthur Henrique Ramos de Oliveira Melo (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈaʁtuʁ ẽ.ˈʁi.ki ˈʁɐ.muʃ d͡ʒi o.li.ˈvej.ɾɐ mewu]; born 12 August 1996), known as Arthur, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Liverpool, on loan from Serie A club Juventus.

Born in Goiânia, Arthur began his career with Grêmio, and won the Copa Libertadores in 2017. He signed for Barcelona for an initial fee of €31 million in 2018. Arthur joined Italian club Juventus in 2020. On 1 September 2022, Arthur joined Liverpool on a 1 year loan.

Arthur made his senior debut for Brazil in 2018 after previously being capped by Brazil youth team at under-17 level. He was later part of the squad that won the 2019 Copa América.

Club career

Grêmio

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Arthur playing for Grêmio in 2017

Arthur began his career with his hometown club Goiás at age of 12. In 2010, after being spotted in a youth tournament, he moved to Grêmio.[4]

In January 2015, following his impressive performances at the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, Arthur was promoted from Grêmio's youth team under first-team manager Luiz Felipe Scolari. He unexpectedly started in his first team debut, against Aimoré for the Campeonato Gaúcho. However, he was substituted at half-time by Argentine full-back Matías Rodríguez and made no more senior appearances that season. In 2016, Arthur made his league debut in the last match of the season, a 1–0 home loss against Botafogo, replacing Kaio in the second half.

In 2017, Arthur become a first-team regular after a string of good performances in Primeira Liga and Campeonato Gaúcho. In his Copa Libertadores debut, a 1–1 away draw against Club Guaraní, he was named man-of-the-match after completing 40 passes, with an impressive 100% success rate. His playing style and build earned drawn comparisons with Spanish midfielders Andrés Iniesta and Thiago,[5] and attracted interest from European clubs such as Chelsea,[6] Barcelona and Atlético Madrid.[7] In May, Arthur scored his first professional goal, the opener in a 3–1 victory against Fluminense for the Copa do Brasil. In July, he scored his first league goal, the second in a 3–1 away victory against Vitória. In November, was elected by Conmebol the man of match in the second leg of the Copa Libertadores final against Lanús, despite playing only 50 minutes due to an injury.[8]

Barcelona

On 11 March 2018, Barcelona reached an agreement with Grêmio for the transfer of Arthur. The Spaniards agreed to pay an initial fee of €31 million plus €9 million in added variables.[9] Arthur signed a six-year contract and was officially announced as a Barça player on 9 July 2018.[10] On 28 July, Arthur scored a goal on his debut against Tottenham Hotspur in a pre-season friendly match.[11]

Arthur made his competitive debut at the 2018 Supercopa de España on 12 August, in which Barcelona won 2–1 over Sevilla.[12] Arthur made his league debut during the first league match of the season, also registering his first assist for the club in a 3–0 win against Alavés. On 31 August 2019, Arthur scored his first goal for Barcelona in 2–2 away draw against Osasuna.[13][14]

Juventus

On 29 June 2020, Barcelona announced that they had reached an agreement with Juventus for the transfer of Arthur on a five-year contract for €72 million, plus €10 million in variables; the deal was also coordinated with a swap of Miralem Pjanić.[15] He made his club and Serie A debut on 27 September, coming on as substitute in a 2–2 away draw against Roma.[16]

Loan to Liverpool

On 1 September 2022, Liverpool announced the loan signing of Arthur.[17] Juventus specified that Liverpool had paid €4.5 million in loan fees, with an option to purchase the player for €37.5 million at the end of the one-year loan.[18]

Arthur made his Liverpool debut in a 4–1 UEFA Champions League defeat to Napoli on 7 September 2022.[19]

Arthur's Liverpool experience started with physical condition problems having been forced to train alone while he was at Juventus.[20] To increase his playing time, he was aggregated to Liverpool U21.[20]

International career

Arthur has represented Brazil in under-17 level. He was part of the Brazil under-17 squad selected to play in the 2013 South American Under-17 Football Championship.[21]

On 15 September 2017, Arthur received his first senior call-up to the Brazil squad to face Bolivia and Chile for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. In May 2018, he was named in the standby list for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[22]

He made his international debut against United States in a 2–0 friendly win on the 7th of September 2018 coming on as a substitute. The Brazilian's first start was against El Salvador in a 5–0 win on the 12th of September.[23] Tite praised the midfielder's playing style saying, "He always finds the best escape, the best pass out". Even if he doesn't provide the assist, he comes up with the pass that will help a player."[24]

In May 2019, Arthur was included in Brazil's 23-man squad for the 2019 Copa América on home soil.[25] In the 2019 Copa América Final against hosts Peru on 7 July, at the Maracanã Stadium, Arthur assisted Gabriel Jesus's match-winning goal towards the end of the first half; the match eventually ended in a 3–1 victory to Brazil.[26]

Arthur scored his first senior international goal for Brazil on 17 November 2020, the opener in an eventual 2–0 away win over Uruguay in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier.[27]

Style of play

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"Arthur can mark an era at Barcelona."

—Former Barcelona midfielder Xavi on Arthur[28]

Arthur is capable of playing as a deep-lying playmaker, central midfielder, box-to-box midfielder, and occasionally also as a holding midfielder. His agility, technical ability, dribbling and movement – both on and off the ball – allow him to create space and control the flow of play in midfield, whilst his exceptional vision, playmaking ability, and precise passing allow him to retain possession, create chances, and make decisive passes for teammates.[24] In 2020, former midfielder Enzo Maresca stated that he felt Arthur was best suited to the roles of either an attacking midfielder or a mezzala.[29]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 September 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State league National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Grêmio 2015[30] Série A 0 0 1 0 0 0 — — — 1 0
2016[30] Série A 1 0 0 0 — — 0 0 — 1 0
2017[30] Série A 27 1 4 0 5 1 — 12[lower-alpha 1] 0 2[lower-alpha 2] 0 50 2
2018[30] Série A 7 1 7 3 1 0 — 3[lower-alpha 1] 0 — 18 4
Total 35 2 12 3 6 1 — 15 0 2 0 70 6
Barcelona 2018–19[31] La Liga 27 0 — 7 0 — 9[lower-alpha 3] 0 1[lower-alpha 4] 0 44 0
2019–20[32] La Liga 21 3 — 3 1 — 4[lower-alpha 3] 0 0 0 28 4
Total 48 3 — 10 1 — 13 0 1 0 72 4
Juventus 2020–21[33] Serie A 22 1 — 2 0 — 7[lower-alpha 3] 0 1[lower-alpha 5] 0 32 1
2021–22[34] Serie A 20 0 — 4 0 — 6[lower-alpha 3] 0 1[lower-alpha 5] 0 31 0
Total 42 1 — 6 0 — 13 0 2 0 63 1
Liverpool (loan) 2022–23[35] Premier League 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 1[lower-alpha 3] 0 — 1 0
Liverpool U21 (loan) 2022–23[30] — — — — — — 1[lower-alpha 6] 0 1 0
Career total 125 6 12 3 22 2 0 0 42 0 6 0 207 11
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  2. ↑ Appearances in Primeira Liga
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ↑ Appearance in Supercopa de España
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
  6. ↑ Appearance in EFL Trophy

International

As of match played 29 March 2022[36]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Brazil
2018 6 0
2019 14 0
2020 1 1
2022 1 0
Total 22 1
As of match played 17 November 2020. Brazil score listed first, score column indicates score after each Arthur goal.[36]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 17 November 2020 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay 21  Uruguay 1–0 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification [37]

Honours

Grêmio

Barcelona

Juventus

Brazil

Individual

References

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External links

  • Profile at the FC Barcelona website
  • Arthur Melo profile at BDFutbol
  • Arthur Melo at SoccerwayLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).

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