Guilherme dos Santos Torres (born 5 April 1991), commonly known as Guilherme, is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder of Qatar Stars League football club Al Sadd. Born in Brazil, he plays for the Qatar national team.
Club career Portuguesa Born in Santo André, São Paulo, Guilherme Torres joined Portuguesa's youth setup in 2002 at the age of 11. He made his professional debut on 11 August 2009, starting in a 1–2 Série B away loss against Duque de Caxias.Em má fase, Portuguesa perde do Duque de Caxias e segue fora do G-4 (In a poor run, Portuguesa lose to Duque de Caxias and remain outside G-4; UOL Esporte, 11 August 2009 On 26 January 2011, Guilherme Torres scored his first professional goal, which came in a 1–3 home loss against Ponte Preta.; Futebol Interior, 26 January 2011. Retrieved on 22 July 2012 He was an undisputed starter during the year's Série B winning campaign. Guilherme Torres made his Série A debut on 23 June 2012, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 home win against São Paulo.
Corinthians On 14 August 2012, after being strongly linked to Palmeiras, Guilherme Torres signed a five-year deal with Corinthians, for a R$7 million fee.Guilherme, da Portuguesa, tira pé do Palmeiras e fecha com Corinthians (Guilherme, from Portuguesa, steps out of Palmeiras and signs with Corinthians); Globo Esporte, 14 August 2012 He made his debut late in the month, coming on as a late substitute for Paulo André in a 1–2 home loss against São Paulo. Guilherme Torres scored his first goal for Timão, netting his team's second in a 3–1 home win against Grêmio.
Udinese On 7 July 2014, Guilherme Torres agreed a transfer to Serie A club Udinese,Corinthians acerta venda de Guilherme para o Udinese, da Itália (Corinthians agree sale of Guilherme to Udinese, from Italy); Globo Esporte, 7 July 2014 signing a contract on 18 July.Guilherme assina contrato com a Udinese e não joga mais pelo Corinthians (Guilherme signs contract with Udinese and does not play for Corinthians anymore); UOL Esporte, 18 July 2014 He made his debut in the category on 31 August, starting in a 2–0 home win against Empoli. A regular starter during the 2014–15 season, Guilherme lost his space in 2015–16 after the arrival of countryman Edenílson.
Deportivo La Coruña On 16 July 2016, Guilherme Torres was loaned to La Liga club Deportivo de La Coruña for one year, with a buyout clause.Acuerdo entre Deportivo y Udinese para la incorporación de Guilherme dos Santos (Agreement between Deportivo and Udinese for the signing of Guilherme dos Santos); Deportivo La Coruña, 16 July 2016 Backed by the coaches’ trust, he went on to enjoy a brilliant first season in La Liga, becoming a regular in the Deportivo roster and convincing the Spaniards to activate his Udinese release clause of €4.5 million at the end of the season.
After being a regular starter, Dépor activated Guilherme's buy clause on 15 June 2017 and he signed a permanent four-year contract with the club.Guillherme será jugador del Deportivo las 4 próximas temporadas (Guilherme will be a Deportivo player the 4 next seasons); Deportivo La Coruña, 15 June 2017
Olympiacos On 17 August 2018, Guilherme Torres signed a three years contract with Super League club Olympiacos after completing a €3 million transfer fee. His contract, which ran until 2021, was worth €750,000 per year.Στα ερυθρόλευκα και επίσημα ο Γκιγιέρμε; Deportivo La Coruña, 17 August 2018 On 31 March 2019, he scored with a header his first goal for the championship from close range to convert Kostas Fortounis’s cross, in a 2–1 home win game against Atromitos.
On 8 April 2019, Guilherme Torres scored with a header after Kostas Fortounis skipped past a Panetolikos defender before crossing for the Brazilian midfielder in a 5–0 away hammering win against Panetolikos. A week later he scored a brace in a 4–0 home win game against Xanthi, the first coming in the 10th minute as the Brazilian headed in a Kostas Fortounis corner, and the second six minutes later as he side-footed home from Omar Elabdellaoui’s cross with a shell-shocked Xanthi struggling to contain the in-form home side.
Al Sadd On 31 August 2020, Guilherme Torres joined Qatari club, Al Sadd for a transfer fee at the range of €6 million.
International career Guilherme Torres made his debut for the Qatar national team on 3 September 2025 in a 2–2 friendly game draw against Bahrain.
Career statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsPortuguesa2009Série B200000—202010301000—40201135414110—5052012Série A6016150—271Total4643126000836Corinthians2012Série A142———1422013273121102042420145114220—213Total4662633020779Udinese2014–15Serie A340—30—3702015–1650—21—71Total390—5100441Deportivo2016–17La Liga302—40—3422017–18310—20—330Total612—6000672Olympiacos2018–19Super League Greece234—50503342019–20273—31152455Total507—81202789Al Sadd2020–21Qatar Stars League191—60402912021–22111—0000111Total302—6040402Career total2721957534226239829
Honours Club Olympiacos Super League Greece: 2019–20 Greek Cup: 2019–20
Al Sadd Qatar Stars League: 2020–21, 2021–22 2023–24 Emir of Qatar Cup: 2020, 2021, 2024 Qatari Stars Cup: 2019–20 Qatar Cup: 2021
Individual Super League Greece Team of the Season: 2018–19
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