Kleber

Kleber Laube Pinheiro (born 2 May 1990), known simply as Kleber, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Japanese club Yokohama FC as a forward.

Club Career

Brazil

Born in Estancia Velha, Rio Grande do Sul, Kleber started his career with Clube Atletico Mineiro, also having finished his development at the Belo Horizonte club. On 21 February 2009, he played his first match for the first team, against Rio Branco Esporte Clube in the Campeonato Mineiro.

Portugal

In the summer of 2009, the 19-year-old Kleber left his country and signed for C.S. Maritimo in Portugal, on loan. He made his Primeira Liga debut on 20 September, featuring ten minutes in a 1–2 away loss against Madeira neighbours C.D. Nacional.

Kleber – who also scored three times in only four matches with the reserves in the third division – finished his first season with Maritimo with eight goals from 20 appearances, notably netting twice in the last round, a 2–1 away win against Vitoria S.C. which meant his team leapfrogged their opponents and finished in fifth position, with the subsequent qualification to the UEFA Europa League.

After reported interest from FC Porto, Kleber refused to start 2010–11 with Maritimo, even though he still had another year on his contract. Atletico Mineiro accepted the deal but the Portuguese did not, and he eventually finished the campaign with seven league goals, eight overall.

Kleber finally moved to Porto on 4 July 2011 for a fee of €2.3 million, signing a five-year contract. He scored five goals in five games in the team's pre-season, and three in the first seven competitive fixtures, including the winner in a 2–1 home victory over FC Shakhtar Donetsk in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League.

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