Player: Oscar

• Full name: Oscar dos Santos Emboaba Júnior
• Date of birth: September 9, 1991
• Place of birth: Americana, São Paulo, Brazil
• Nationality: Brazilian
• Position: Attacking midfielder / central midfielder
• Height: 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)

Club career (highlights):

• São Paulo (youth): Developed in the São Paulo youth system.
• Internacional: Senior breakthrough; played 2010 after leaving São Paulo youth ranks.
• Chelsea (2012–2017):
  • Joined Chelsea in February 2012 for a reported fee around £19–25 million.
  • Appearances: 203 in all competitions (approximate), with 38 goals (club totals vary slightly by source).
  • Contributions: Versatile attacking midfielder known for vision, passing, dribbling and set-piece ability. Played under managers including Roberto Di Matteo, Rafael Benítez, José Mourinho and Antonio Conte.
  • Honours with Chelsea: UEFA Europa League (2012–13), Premier League (2014–15), Football League Cup (2014–15), and other domestic/European runner-up appearances during his time.
• Shanghai SIPG / Shanghai Port (2017–2021): Transferred in December 2016 to Chinese Super League side Shanghai SIPG for a reported fee around £60 million; spent several seasons as a key creative player.
• Later career: Returned to Brazil and has been involved with clubs and training after his stint in China; exact current club status may change seasonally.

International career:

• Brazil youth international, starred at U-20 level (South American Youth Championship winner 2011, FIFA U-20 World Cup third place 2011).
• Senior Brazil team: First called up in 2011; part of squads for the 2012 Olympics (bronze medal) and 2014 FIFA World Cup squad (played in group stage matches and was widely used as an offensive midfield option).
• Senior caps and goals: Approximately 36 caps and 8 goals (figures vary slightly by source and date).

Playing style: Creative playmaker with good close control and ability to thread through-balls. Effective set-piece taker and capable of scoring from distance; often played in an advanced midfield role or on the right of an attacking three.

Notable facts:

• Nicknamed simply "Oscar" professionally.
• High-profile move to China in 2016–17 marked one of the bigger European-to-China transfers at that time.
• Remembered by Chelsea fans for key goals and assists across multiple seasons, including important contributions in title-winning 2014–15 campaign.