the 2014 season. He suffered a muscle bruise in the pre-season training. Although Muriqui caught up the first match of the season against Melbourne Victory in the 2014 AFC Champions League just in time, he was substituted off by Liao Lisheng when Guangzhou was losing 2–0 in the first half. He had to fight with the injury in the first half of the season and scored his first goal of the season against Liaoning Whowin on 26 April 2014. He scored twice in the first leg of the Round of 16 in the 2014 AFC Champions League, which ensured Guangzhou beat J.League side Cerezo Osaka 5–1 at Nagai Stadium. He left Guangzhou as the top scorer of the club, scoring 77 goals in 133 appearances. Liu Yongzhuo, chairman of Guangzhou Evergrande, promised that the club would resign Muriqui in 2017 after he finished his contract at Al Sadd. Al Sadd On 10 July 2014, Al Sadd announced that they had officially signed Muriqui. According to Guangzhou Evergrande, the transfer fee was up to US$8 million. On 13 August 2014, Muriqui made his official debut for Al Sadd in the 2014 Sheikh Jassem Cup and scored two goals in the match, which ensured Al Sadd beat Lekhwiya 3–2. He kept on playing in the quarter-finals of 2014 AFC Champions League against Saudi Arabian team Al-Hilal. He didn't score in both legs as Al Sadd was eliminated with 1–0 on aggregate. He suffered a muscle bruise recurrence in late August and received surgical treatment in early September 2014. Muriqui made his return on 28 February 2015 in a league match against Lekhwiya. On 22 March 2015, he scored first time in the Qatar Stars League against Al-Khor, which ensured Al Sadd's 5–1 away victory. In February 2016, Muriqui was removed from Al Sadd's squad. FC Tokyo On 1 April 2016, Muriqui was loaned to J.League Division 1 side FC Tokyo for one season. He also played for FC Tokyo U-23 in the J.League Division 3. He made his debut for FC Tokyo on 10 April 2016 against Kashiwa Reysol. On 1 May 2016, he scored his first goal in a J3 League against Tochigi SC with 1–1 draw. He scored his first J1 League goal on 22 June 2016 in a 3–2 away defeat against Urawa Red Diamonds. On 31 August 2016, Muriqui suffered an injury of fibular collateral ligament in his