Guilherme Finkler (born 24 September 1985) is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He is known as Guilherme in Brazil and Gui Finkler in Australia and New Zealand. Early life Finkler was born in Caxias do Sul in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul in 1985. Finkler has a wife, Karine, and a daughter, Rafaela. Club career Early career Finkler played for Brazilian side Juventude, scoring four times in 15 appearances in the 2006 season. Upon returning from a long spell at Cianorte he played in three further matches in 2007. Finkler's subsequent Brazilian club was Juventude's city rival, Caxias. England and Belgium During the 2006-2007 season, Finkler played for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the EFL Championship. After scoring several goals in pre-season games the club took the season-long loan option on Finkler. However, he never made a first-team appearance in competitive games. His loan was cut short in January 2007 by mutual consent. Finkler continued his stay in Europe throughout the 2006–2007 season on loan at Belgian Pro League club Mouscron. Melbourne Victory Finkler signed for Melbourne Victory on 22 June 2012, before the 2012–13 A-League season. Season 2012–2013 Finkler made his debut for the Victory in round 1 against crosstown rivals Melbourne Heart. After playing regularly for the Victory, Finkler suffered a season-ending injury in round 12 against A-League debutant club Western Sydney Wanderers. His anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) was ruptured in a heavy tackle. The injury took Finkler out of the game for nearly a year. Before his injury, Finkler had been leading the A-League season 2012/2013 assists count with eight. He made his return to football in the 2013–2014 season. Season 2013–2014 Finkler made substitute appearances in the opening 0–0 draw with Melbourne Heart and in round 2 visiting Adelaide. Finkler scored his first goal for Melbourne Victory (also Victory's first goal of the season), in a 2–2 draw against Adelaide United. After the departure of Ange Postecoglou to coach the Australian national team, assistant-turned-manager Kevin Muscat had Finkler play the final 10–25 minutes of matches to build up match fitness and strengthen his post-operation knee. In a game against Perth Glory on Friday 13 December 2013, Guilherme came off the bench for the final 17 minutes and scored his first ever home goal following Adama Traore's solitary goal of the season, to make it 2–0. The final derby with John