Gilberto Macedo da Macena (born 1 April 1984), commonly known as Gilberto Macena, is a Brazilian

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who plays as a

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for Rasisalai United of the

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Career

Macena arrived in Denmark in 2005, when he signed for the lower-division club

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. After one successful season in Holbæk, he moved to Danish Superliga team

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where he was the club top goalscorer on several occasions. After spending seven years in Denmark, Macena moved to

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side

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on 16 February 2012 for an undisclosed fee. On 11 January 2014, Macena transferred to Chinese Super League side

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. In January 2015, he made the move to

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club

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. After his contract with Chiangrai United expired at the end of 2018, Macena returned to Denmark, in order to play for a contract. On 23 August 2019, it was confirmed that Macena had signed with his former club,

. In 2020, he returned to his native Brazil to play for lower tier club Caçadorense.

Honours

Horsens *

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: 2009–10 Buriram United *

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Chiangrai United *

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Phitsanulok * Thai League 3 Northern Region:

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Individual *

top scorer: 2009–10

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* * * * 1984 births Living people Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Comercial Futebol Clube (Ribeirão Preto) players AC Horsens players Shandong Taishan F.C. players Zhejiang Professional F.C. players Gilberto Macena Gilberto Macena Al Qadsiah FC players Gilberto Macena Gilberto Macena Chinese Super League players Danish Superliga players Danish 1st Division players Danish 2nd Division players Saudi Pro League players Men's association football forwards Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in China Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in China Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Thailand Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Holbæk B&I players 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen {{Brazil-footy-forward-1980s-stub