Artur was sold by Palmeiras to Zenit in January this year. The striker debuted for the new team only in March, and since then he has accumulated good games in European lands. There, he teamed up with well-known names in Brazilian football such as Claudinho, Pedro and Wendel.
There are five games and two goals scored by the 26-year-old player. Artur hasn’t lost yet when he was on the field for Zenit. The athlete officially debuted on March 2 against Spartak Moscow, a match that ended 0-0.
The first goal came 28 days later, where Artur was the scorer of Zenit’s goal in the 1-1 draw against Krylya Sovetov in the Russian Championship. Since then, he has been gaining space in coach Sergey Semak’s team. See some player data according to the specialized website “Sofascore”:
Artur in his first five games for Zenit in the Russian Premier League 23/24:
⚔️ 5 games
⚽️ 2 goals
⏰ 160 mins to score a goal
👟 8 shots (5 on goal)
🔑 7 decisive passes (!)
↪️ 33% correct at the intersection (!)
💯 Sofascore Rating 7.26— Sofascore Brazil (@SofascoreBR) April 13, 2024
Artur was revealed by Palmeiras and made his professional debut for Verdão in 2016. After not receiving many chances, the striker was loaned to Bahia where he had a good spell. In 2020 he was sold by Alviverde to RB Bragantino where he remained for three years and had great prominence. Last year, Palmeiras repurchased the athlete from the Bragança Paulista team.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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