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'''Raul José Trindade Meireles''' ({{IPA
After starting out at [[Boavista F.C.|Boavista]], he signed with [[FC Porto|Porto]] in 2004, going on to appear in 198 official games and win ten major trophies, including four [[Primeira Liga]] titles in a row. From 2010 to 2012 he competed in the [[Premier League]], with [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] and [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], winning the [[2012 UEFA Champions League Final|2012 Champions League]] with the latter; he also spent several seasons in Turkey with [[Fenerbahçe S.K. (football)|Fenerbahçe]].
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===Liverpool===
[[File:Raul Meireles 2011 Singapore.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Meireles during a [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] pre-season training in [[Singapore]].]]
On 29 August 2010, Meireles moved to [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] for a fee of £11.5 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/8952889.stm|title=Liverpool sign midfielder Raul Meireles from Porto|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=29 August 2010|access-date=29 August 2010}}</ref> He was awarded the No. 4 shirt, which was vacated by [[Alberto Aquilani]] who joined [[Juventus
Meireles was handed his first league start on 19 September 2010, in a 3–2 away loss against [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/7943384/Manchester-United-3-Liverpool-2-match-report.html|title=Manchester United 3 Liverpool 2: match report|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|location=London|last=Winter|first=Henry|date=19 September 2010|access-date=12 November 2010}}</ref> On 16 January 2011, he scored his first goal for his new team in the 2–2 home draw with [[Everton F.C.|Everton]], which coincided with [[Kenny Dalglish]]'s first home game back as manager.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/9358275.stm|title=Liverpool 2–2 Everton|publisher=BBC Sport|last=Vesty|first=Marc|date=16 January 2011|access-date=11 September 2011}}</ref> His second came six days later in a 3–0 win at [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]], when he struck a dipping 25-yard volley into the top corner of the net in the 50th minute.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/9365393.stm|title=Wolverhampton 0–3 Liverpool|publisher=BBC Sport|last=Sanghera|first=Mandeep|date=22 January 2011|access-date=25 January 2011}}</ref>
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Meireles made his debut on 10 September 2011 against [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]], which ended in a 2–1 away win with him setting up [[Daniel Sturridge]]'s goal with a long pass.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/14773097.stm|title=Sunderland 1–2 Chelsea|publisher=BBC Sport|last=Phillips|first=Owen|date=10 September 2011|access-date=11 September 2011}}</ref> In the following month, he scored his first goal for the club during a [[2011–12 UEFA Champions League|Champions League group stage]] 5–0 defeat of [[K.R.C. Genk]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/15269495|title=Chelsea 5–0 Genk|publisher=BBC Sport|last=Shemilt|first=Stephan|date=19 October 2011|access-date=14 April 2012}}</ref> On 12 December, he netted for the first time in the domestic league to contribute to a 2–1 home victory against league leaders [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] also at [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16117291|title=Chelsea 2–1 Manchester City|publisher=BBC Sport|last=McNulty|first=Phil|date=12 December 2011|access-date=3 January 2012}}</ref>
On 18 March 2012, Meireles scored a goal and provided two assists to Torres, who ended his 24-game goal drought in the 5–2 home triumph against [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]
===Fenerbahçe===
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