Oscar

Oscar dos Santos Emboaba Júnior (Brazilian Portuguese: [osˈkaʁ duˈsɐ̃tus imboˈabɐ ˈʒũnioɾ]; born 9 September 1991), also known asOscar, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for English club Chelsea and the Brazil national team.

Oscar began his career at São Paulo, where he won the Brazilian League in 2008. In 2009, he went to court against the club due to irregularities in his contract. After a series of controversies, he left for Internacional, where he spent the next three years of his career. His displays for club and country led to him signing for Chelsea for £19.35 million.

He is a Brazilian international and has represented his country at the under-20 level, at the 2012 London Olympics and at senior level. On 20 August 2011, Oscar scored three goals in the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup final win against Portugal,^[3] becoming the first player to score a hat-trick in the FIFA U-20 World Cup final.^[4] Oscar later described his performances at the tournament as being a "gateway to the senior side."^[5] His playing style and ability have drawn comparison to Brazilian attacking midfielder Kaká.^[6][7][8]

In the first match of the 2013–14 season on 18 August, Oscar scored Chelsea's opening goal in a 2–0 win over Hull City.^[22] Oscar scored his second goal of the season in a Champions League match against FC Basel.^[23] He opened the scoring against local rivals Fulham in the next round of Premier League fixtures, the final score being 2–0 with Mikel scoring the other goal, his first Premier League goal for Chelsea.^[24] Oscar scored the opening goal in a match away to Norwich City, the final score 3–1 in favour of Chelsea.^[25] In the match against Cardiff City, Oscar scored the third goal for Chelsea to help them on their way to a 4–1 home win.^[26]

He continued his fine form and scored against West Ham United at the Boleyn Ground on 1 October 2013 in Chelsea's 0–3 win. On 1 January 2014 Oscar put in a match-winning performance against Southampton at St Mary's Stadium, scoring one and assisting two as Chelsea won the match 0–3. However, he was booked in that match for diving.^[27] On 26 January 2014 Oscar scored Chelsea's only goal by a free kick against Stoke City in the FA Cup as Chelsea progressed to the next round.^[28] Oscar scored fourth and fifth goals in Chelsea's emphatic 6–0 victory over Arsenal on 23 March, which was Arsène Wenger's 1000th match in charge of the club.^[29]