Talisca

Anderson Souza Conceição (born 1 February 1994), known as Anderson Talisca or just Talisca, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Chinese Super League club Guangzhou Evergrande either as an attacking midfielder or a forward.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Souza and the second or paternal family name is Conceição.
Anderson Talisca
Anderson Talisca with Beşiktaş in 2017
Personal information
Full name Anderson Souza Conceição
Date of birth (1994-02-01) 1 February 1994
Place of birth Feira de Santana, Brazil
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, Forward
Club information
Current team
 Guangzhou Evergrande
Number 83
Youth career
2007 Vasco da Gama
2009–2013 Bahia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Bahia 30 (4)
2014–2019 Benfica 53 (12)
2016–2018 → Beşiktaş (loan) 55 (27)
2018 → Guangzhou Evergrande (loan) 18 (16)
2019– Guangzhou Evergrande 35 (17)
National team‡
2013 Brazil U20 2 (0)
2014–2015 Brazil U23 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 November 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2015

Club career

Bahia

A youth graduate from Bahia, where he arrived in 2009, Talisca made his professional debut against Corinthians on 7 July 2013, and scored his first goal in the next match against São Paulo.[1][2]

Benfica

On 5 July 2014, after his debut season, Talisca moved to Portuguese champions Benfica for a €4.75 million fee (agent fee included), the highest paid for a Bahia player.[3][4][5] On 18 July 2014, he scored his first goal for Benfica on his debut in their Taça de Honra semi-final win against Estoril.[6] On 12 September, he scored a hat-trick in an away victory against Vitória de Setúbal.[7] On 27 September, he scored two goals in a row against Estoril in an away win (3–2) and became the Primeira Liga's top goalscorer with five goals.[8] On 5 October, he scored his sixth goal in Portuguese league and maintained the top scorer lead.[9] On 31 October, he scored his eighth and fourth consecutive goal in Primeira Liga, in a home win against Rio Ave (1–0), keeping the top scorer lead.

On 4 November 2014, he scored his first goal in the UEFA Champions League, the only goal of the game to defeat Monaco in the group stage. He described scoring the 82nd-minute goal as the "best feeling" in his life.[10] On 26 January 2016, he netted a hat-trick in a 6–1 win at Moreirense in the Taça da Liga.[11]

In the 2015–16 season, Talisca scored Benfica's winning goal in a 2–1 away victory against Zenit Saint Petersburg in the second leg of UEFA Champions League's round of 16, to make the aggregate score 3–1.[12][13] On 8 May, he sealed the 2–0 away win at Marítimo in the league with a direct free kick.[14]

Beşiktaş (loan)

On 24 August 2016, Talisca joined Turkish club Beşiktaş on a 1+1-year loan deal[15][16][17] for a €2 million fee for the first season. Talisca signed a contract worth €1.5 million in the first season plus bonuses.[15] On 13 September, on his return to the Estádio da Luz in a Champions League group game, he scored an added-time free kick to ensure a 1–1 draw.[18]

Guangzhou Evergrande

On 8 June 2018, Talisca was loaned out to Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Evergrande for a half year, with the transfer costing €5.8 million.[19][20] He made his debut for Guangzhou Evergrande as a starter and scored a hat-trick, including a direct free kick, to help his team win 4–0 over Guizhou Hengfeng in the league on 18 July.[21] On 29 July 2018, he scored two goals in his second appearance for Guangzhou in a 5–0 home win over Chongqing Dangdai Lifan.[22]

On 26 October 2018, Benfica announced that Talisca had moved permanently to the Chinese club for a transfer fee of €19.2 million.[19]

International career

On 11 November 2014, Talisca was called up by Dunga to the Brazilian national team to replace Lucas Moura in the international fixtures against Turkey and Austria.[23]

He was called again by coach Tite in March 2018 to take part in the away friendly fixtures against Russia and Germany. He has yet to make his debut for the senior team, however.

Style of play

He has been nicknamed "Yaya Talisca" in reference to Ivorian midfielder Yaya Touré, but bases his game on that of his compatriot Neymar.[24] He has also been compared to fellow Brazilian Rivaldo.[25]

Career statistics
As of match played 1 December 2020[26][27]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bahia 2013 Brasileirão 21210—30131383
2014 9240——176308
Total 30450——303076811
Benfica 2014–15 Primeira Liga 3292031611[lower-alpha 1]04411
2015–16 Primeira Liga 2131054521[lower-alpha 2]0339
Total 53123085113207720
Beşiktaş (loan) 2016–17 Süper Lig 221321—93003317
2017–18 331462—84004720
Total 55278300168008037
Guangzhou Evergrande (loan) 2018 Chinese Super League 181600—00001816
Guangzhou Evergrande 2019 181110—85—2716
2020 17600—31—207
Total 53331000116006539
Career total 19176173854216327290107
  1. Appearance in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
  2. Appearance in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

Honours

Club

Bahia[26]

Benfica[26][28]

Beşiktaş

Guangzhou Evergrande

International

Brazil U20[26]

Individual

References
  1. "Anderson Talisca estreia na Série A contra o Corinthians". Bahia Alerta. 5 July 2013. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
  2. "Bahia vence no Morumbi e aumenta pressão sobre o São Paulo". globoesporte.com.br. 10 July 2013.
  3. "Até Breve". Esporte Clube Bahia official website. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  4. "Talisca leads Benfica arrivals". UEFA. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  5. "Relatório e Contas Consolidado e Individual 2014/2015" [2014–15 Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements] (PDF) (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  6. "Benfica 1–0 Estoril Praia". Zerozero. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  7. "V. Setúbal-Benfica, 0–5 (crónica)" [Vitória Setubal- Benfica, 0–5 (chronicle)]. Maisfutebol.iol.pt (in Portuguese). 12 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  8. "Benfica venceu em casa do Estoril por 3–2" [Benfica won at Estoril's home by 3–2] (in Portuguese). LPFP. 27 September 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  9. Benfica – Arouca (Jornada 7 Primeira Liga 2014–2015) – Liga Portugal
  10. Crossan, David (5 November 2014). "Benfica's Talisca basks in 'best feeling'". UEFA. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  11. Dias, Francisco (26 January 2016). "Moreirense x Benfica: samba de Talisca e tango de Gaitán acertam o passo para as meias-finais" [Moreirense x Benfica: Talisca's samba and Gaitán's tango take Benfica to the semi-finals] (in Portuguese). VAVEL. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  12. "Zenit St Petersburg 1-2 Benfica (1-3 agg)". BBC Sport. 9 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  13. van Poortvliet, Richard (9 March 2016). "Benfica's Zenit late show wins quarter-final spot". UEFA. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  14. Godinho, João Paulo (8 May 2016). "Benfica vence e sai líder do Caldeirão" [Benfica win and leaves the Caldeirão as leader]. SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  15. "Anderson Talisca'nın 1+1 yıllık kiralanması konusunda oyuncunun kendisi ve Benfica Kulübü ile anlaşmaya varılmıştır". Beşiktaş (in Turkish). KAP. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  16. "Anderson Talisca joins Beşiktaş!". Beşiktaş. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  17. "Dois empréstimos no Futebol" (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  18. "Talisca comes back to haunt Benfica as Beşiktaş snatch draw". UEFA. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  19. "Comunicado" [Announcement] (PDF). CMVM (in Portuguese). 26 October 2018.
  20. "塔利斯卡正式加盟广州队". Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao F.C. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  21. "4年后天体终于再迎新王！首秀戴帽造4球南塔神扬名". Sina. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  22. "广州塔到底多高?2场5球平恒大队史 一数据前无古人". Sina. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  23. Talisca called up to the Brazilian national team
  24. Correia, Thiago (17 October 2014). "'Yaya Talisca' fala sobre o seu apelido e revela que Neymar é a sua referência" ['Yaya Talisca' speaks about his nickname and reveals that Neymar is his point of reference]. Lance! (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  25. "'Talisca more like Rivaldo than Yaya Toure'". Goal.com. 11 November 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  26. Talisca at Soccerway
  27. Talisca at ForaDeJogo
  28. Cunha, Pedro Jorge (17 May 2015). "Benfica bicampeão: 28 com as faixas e dois à espera" [Benfica back-to-back champion: 28 with the sashes and two await] (in Portuguese). Maisfutebol. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  29. Talisca é o melhor de Agosto e Setembro na I Liga
  30. "Players". Liga Portugal. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  31. "Champions League breakthrough team of 2017". UEFA.com: The official website for European football. 24 December 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
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