Baptista moved from Sao Paulo to Sevilla in the summer of 2003 for 2.75m euros. He played as a midfielder in Brazil but has stepped up into a striking role since his move to Spain. Baptista scored 20 goals for Sevilla in his first season in Spain (2003/2004), helping Sevilla to qualify for the UEFA Cup, and earned himself the nickname 'La Bestia' (The Beast) due to his uncompromising style of play. For Brazil, he played in the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2004 Copa America.
He then moved to real madrid but only lasted one season,before moving to ARSENAL FC in the summer of 2006 on loan,in an exchange deal that saw jose reyes go to real madrid on a one year loan deal.It is his hope that he remains at arsenal for a long time.
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