{{short description|Brazilian footballer (born 1984)}} {{BLP sources|date=July 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}} {{Portuguese name|Macedo|da Macena}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Gilberto Macena | image = | caption = | fullname = Gilberto Macedo da Macena | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1984|4|1}} | birth_place = Cachoeirinha, Tocantins, Brazil | height = 1.73 m | position = Forward | currentclub = Rasisalai United | clubnumber = 10 | years1 = 2004–2005 | years2 = 2005–2006 | years3 = 2006–2012 | years4 = 2012–2013 | years5 = 2014 | years6 = 2015 | years7 = 2016 | years8 = 2016–2017 | years9 = 2018 | years10= 2019 | years11= 2020–2021 | years12= 2021–2023 | years13= 2023–2024 | years14= 2024 | years15= 2024– | clubs1 = Comercial | clubs2 = Holbæk B&I | clubs3 = Horsens | clubs4 = Shandong Luneng Taishan | clubs5 = Hangzhou Greentown | clubs6 = Buriram United | clubs7 = Al-Qadsiah | clubs8 = Bangkok United | clubs9 = Chiangrai United | clubs10= Holbæk B&I | clubs11= Caçadorense | clubs12= Phitsanulok | clubs13= Tocantinópolis | clubs14= Bela Vista | clubs15= Rasisalai United | caps1 = | caps2 = 22 | caps3 = 178 | caps4 = 53 | caps5 = 26 | caps6 = 30 | caps7 = 12 | caps8 = 26 | caps9 = 6 | caps10= 10 | caps11= 0 | caps12= 56 | caps13= 2 | caps14= 6 | caps15= 47 | goals1 = | goals2 = 16 | goals3 = 81 | goals4 = 13 | goals5 = 5 | goals6 = 21 | goals7 = 2 | goals8 = 7 | goals9 = 2 | goals10= 1 | goals11= 0 | goals12= 24 | goals13= 1 | goals14= 1 | goals15= 25 | pcupdate = 24 May 2025 }}
'''Gilberto Macedo da Macena''' (born 1 April 1984), commonly known as '''Gilberto Macena''', is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Rasisalai United of the Thai League 2.
==Career== Macena arrived in Denmark in 2005, when he signed for the lower-division club Holbæk B&I. After one successful season in Holbæk, he moved to Danish Superliga team AC Horsens where he was the club top goalscorer on several occasions. After spending seven years in Denmark, Macena moved to Chinese Super League side Shandong Luneng on 16 February 2012 for an undisclosed fee.<ref>[http://sports.qq.com/a/20120217/000671.htm 鲁能官方宣布赛季首签 18战11球丹超金靴加盟]{{in lang|zh}}</ref>
On 11 January 2014, Macena transferred to Chinese Super League side Hangzhou Greentown.<ref>[http://sports.sohu.com/20140111/n393345697.shtml 绿城官方宣布外援第二签 前鲁能射手已正式加盟]{{in lang|zh}}</ref> In January 2015, he made the move to Thai Premier League club Buriram United.
After his contract with Chiangrai United expired at the end of 2018, Macena returned to Denmark, in order to play for a contract.<ref>[https://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/superliga/gilberto-macena-paa-kontraktjagt-danmark-er-foersteprioriteten Gilberto Macena på kontraktjagt: Danmark er førsteprioriteten], tipsbladet.dk, 12 February 2019</ref> On 23 August 2019, it was confirmed that Macena had signed with his former club, Holbæk B&I.<ref>[https://sn.dk/Lokalsport-Nordvestnyt/Holbaek-med-Macena-og-ny-back-mod-Skovshoved/artikel/865352 Holbæk med Macena og ny back mod Skovshoved], sn.dk, 23 August 2019</ref> In 2020, he returned to his native Brazil to play for lower tier club Caçadorense.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cisterna |first1=Reinaldo |title=Gil Macena defenderá o Tocantinópolis na fase final do Campeonato Estadual |url=https://aloesporte.com/gil-macena-defendera-o-tocantinopolis-na-fase-final-do-campeonato-estadual/ |work=Mais de 10 anos informando você! |date=6 January 2021 |language=pt-BR}}</ref>
== Honours == '''Horsens''' *Danish 1st Division: 2009–10
'''Buriram United''' *Thai Premier League: 2015 *Thai FA Cup: 2015 *Thai League Cup: 2015 *Kor Royal Cup: 2015 *Mekong Club Championship: 2015
'''Chiangrai United''' * Thailand Champions Cup: 2018
'''Phitsanulok''' * Thai League 3 Northern Region: 2022–23
'''Rasisalai United''' * Thai League 2: 2025–26 * Thai League 3: 2024–25
'''Individual''' *Danish 1st Division top scorer: 2009–10
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * {{drdkstat|616437|archive=20110928104635}} * {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930184546/http://200.159.15.35/registro/registro.aspx?s=00163924 |date=dmy |title=CBF BID}} {{in lang|pt}} {{dead link|date=January 2019}} * {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061106123209/http://www.futebolthebrazilianwayoflife.com/fo_denmark.asp |date=dmy |title=Futebol The Brazilian Way of Life }} * {{Soccerway|gilberto-macena/11623}}
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