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Ricardo Goulart
Ricardo Goulart (Ricardo Goulart Pereira, Gao Late), born 1991 in São Paulo, Brazilian-Chinese second striker; Cruzeiro and Guangzhou Evergrande star, 2015 AFC Champions League top scorer, MVP and AFC Foreign Player of the Year; retired April 2023.
Richarlison
Richarlison de Andrade, Brazilian forward born 1997 in Nova Venécia; played for América-MG, Fluminense, Watford, Everton, and Tottenham; Copa América 2019 and Olympic 2020 winner; Europa League 2025 with Spurs.
Roberto Firmino
Roberto Firmino (Roberto Firmino Barbosa de Oliveira), Brazilian forward born 1991 in Maceió; Liverpool 2015-2023 false nine, 362 games, 111 goals, six trophies; later Al-Ahli, AFC Champions League Elite 2025 winner, now Al Sadd.
Rodrigo Dourado
Rodrigo Dourado (Rodrigo Dourado Cunha), Brazilian defensive midfielder born 1994 in Pelotas; Internacional veteran, Rio 2016 Olympic gold medalist, now at FC Juárez on loan from Club América for Apertura 2026.
Talisca
Talisca (Anderson Souza Conceição), Brazilian attacking midfielder born 1994; played for Bahia, Benfica, Besiktas, Guangzhou, Al-Nassr, Fenerbahçe, now Al-Jazira; league titles in Portugal, Turkey, China; no senior Brazil caps.
Thiago Maia
Thiago Maia, full name Thiago Maia Alencar, is a Brazilian defensive midfielder for Internacional who won Olympic gold at Rio 2016 and the 2022 Copa Libertadores with Flamengo.
Uilliam Barros
Uilliam Barros Pereira, Brazilian centre-forward born 1994 in Bonito, brother of retired player Vinícius; Fortaleza youth product, Copa do Nordeste 2018 winner with Sampaio Corrêa, now at Persib Bandung in Indonesia's Super League.
Walace
Walace, full name Walace Souza Silva, is a Brazilian defensive midfielder born in 1995 in Salvador who won Olympic gold in 2016 and plays for Vitória on loan from Cruzeiro.
Willian José
Willian José (Willian José da Silva), Brazilian striker born 1991 in Porto Calvo; starred for Real Sociedad and Real Betis (Copa del Rey 2022), later Spartak Moscow and Bahia.