Guilherme da Silva Barbosa (born 1 April 1996), commonly known as Maranhão, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Guarani.
Career Born in Balsas, Maranhão, which earned him his nickname, he began playing with hometown side in 2012, before subsequently returning to youth setup with Sport Recife and Sampaio Corrêa; at that time, he was only known as Guilherme. After a period at Portuguesa Santista, he had to return to his hometown to work in farming, before returning to Sampaio in December 2016.
After ending the 2017 season at Primavera, Maranhão moved to Rondônia and joined Rondoniense. He continued to play in the state in the following years, representing Real Ariquemes and Ji-Paraná, before signing for Olímpia in 2021.
Maranhão agreed to a deal with Brasília in September 2021, before being loaned out to São Caetano for the 2022 season. He was announced in the squad of Matonense for the 2023 campaign, but later played for Itabirito and Grêmio Prudente in that year.
Bought outright by Prudente in 2024, Maranhão helped the club to achieve promotion from the Campeonato Paulista Série A3 by scoring 11 goals, and subsequently moved on loan to Maringá on 1 May of that year. Regularly used as the latter side achieved promotion to the Série C, he signed a permanent two-year deal with them on 8 November 2024.
On 1 September 2025, Maranhão was loaned to Série B side Atlético Goianiense until the end of the year. On 12 December, he signed a two-year contract with Guarani in the third division.
Career statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSampaio Corrêa2017Série C—3130—41102Primavera2017Paulista 2ª Divisão—82———82Rondoniense2018Rondoniense—133———133Real Ariquemes2019Série D604510——115Ji-Paraná2020Série D9154———145Olímpia2021Paulista A3—81———81Brasília2021Brasiliense 2ª Divisão—63———63São Caetano (loan)2022Paulista A2—133——82215Matonense (loan)2023Paulista A3—148———148Itabirito (loan)2023Mineiro Módulo II—52———52Grêmio Prudente2023Paulista A3————41412024—1811———1811Total—1811——412212Maringá2024Série D174————1742025Série C17617343——3812Total341017343——5516Atlético Goianiense (loan)2025Série B71————71Guarani2026Paulista002000——20Career total561211646830016419665
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