Julio Baptista is New Player of Arsenal Football Club

Born; October 01, 1981
São Paulo, Brazil
Position; Attacking Midfielder
Squad Number; 9
Joined Arsenal; August 31, 2006
Previous Club(s); Real Madrid

Baptista (24) can play in midfield or as a forward and has been a target of the Club for some time, attracting attention with performances in Spain with Sevilla where he scored an impressive 38 goals from 63 appearances in two seasons, including five goals in the 2004/05 UEFA Cup campaign.

Nicknamed ‘the Beast’, Julio joined Real Madrid last season and scored nine goals in 45 appearances which include the Champions League fixtures against Arsenal.

The 24 year old has also made 18 international appearances for his country scoring three goals, and while not called up for the 2006 World Cup was a member of Brazil’s winning squads at both the 2004 Copa America and also last year’s Confederations Cup.

[Source from; arsenal.com]