Samuel (footballer, born 1986)

Samuel Firmino de Jesus (born 7 April 1986), known as Samuel (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɐmuˈew]) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Taubaté.

Samuel
Personal information
Full name Samuel Firmino de Jesus
Date of birth (1986-04-07) 7 April 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Taubaté
Youth career
Ituano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Ituano 27 (1)
2007–2008 Portuguesa 16 (0)
2008 Comercial (SP) 8 (0)
2008 União São João 0 (0)
2008–2009 Paraná 11 (0)
2009–2010 Joinville 9 (0)
2010–2011 São Paulo 13 (0)
2011 Werder Bremen 0 (0)
2011–2012 Anderlecht 4 (0)
2012–2013 Braga 0 (0)
2013 São Bernardo 0 (0)
2013–2014 ASA 14 (0)
2014 ABC 26 (2)
2014–2015 Red Bull Brasil 12
2015–2016 Atlético-GO 30 (0)
2016 Busan IPark 3 (0)
2017 Linense 0 (0)
2017 Bragantino 2 (0)
2017 Juventude 0 (0)
2018 ABC 5 (0)
2019– Taubaté 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 April 2019

Biography

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Samuel started his career with Ituano, which he was registered as an amateur in 2005 season.[1] He made his Série B debut on 23 April 2005 and scored a goal on 23 August. He also played the last round of the season as last minute substitute, on 10 September, which the team did not advance to the second stage (quarter-final). He signed a professional three-year contract on 28 July 2006.

In January 2007, he was signed by Portuguesa on a one-year deal, where he met his namesake forward Samuel. In the 2008 season, at first he left for Comercial de Ribeirão Preto, then União São João (on 1 July) and Paraná (on 5 August). He scored the opening goal on 23 January 2008, losing to Santo André 2–1,[2] and played every games in 2008 Campeonato Paulista Série A2.

In the 2009 season, he was signed by Joinville.[3] He signed a new 1-year deal in April, winning 2009 Copa Santa Catarina and 2009 Recopa Sul-Brasileira; finished as the runner-up of 2010 Campeonato Catarinense.

His contract with Joinville expired on 10 May 2010 and was not renewed.[4] On 17 June 2010, he was signed by São Paulo FC until the end of season.[5]

On 31 January 2011, he was signed by Werder Bremen as free agent.[6]

Honours

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Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup State League Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ituano 2005 Série B 3 1 0 0 ? ? ? ?
2006[7] 24 0 ? ? ? ?
Total 27 1 0 0 ? ? 0 0 ? ?
Portuguesa 2007[8] Série B 9 0 2 0 20 0 31 0
Comercial 2008[9] Regional (SP A2) 19 1 19 1
União São João 2008 Regional (SP A2) 0 0[a]
Paraná 2008[10] Série B 1 0 1 0
Joinville 2009 Regional (SC) 20 1 17[b] 0 37 1
2010 Série D 0 0 20 0 20 0
Total 0 0 40 1 ? ? 0 0 ? ?
São Paulo 2010 Série A 8 0 8 0
Werder Bremen 2010–11 Bundesliga 0 0 [c] 0 0
Career total 45 1 2 0 ? ? 17 0 ? ?
  1. ^ 0 game in 2008 Copa Paulista
  2. ^ 15 appearances in Copa Santa Catarina, twos in 2009 Recopa Sul-Brasileira
  3. ^ Werder Bremen was eliminated before Samuel arrived.

References

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  1. ^ "BID acumulativo Série B /2005". Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF) (in Portuguese). 8 November 2005. Archived from the original on 5 May 2006. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  2. ^ "Match Report: Santo André 2–1 Comercial". FPF (in Portuguese). 23 January 2008. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Boletim Informativo Diário Eletrônico (BID-E) Relação Pela Data 08/01/2009". CBF (in Portuguese). 8 January 2009. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
  4. ^ "Mudanças" [Changes]. Joinville EC (in Portuguese). 11 May 2010. Archived from the original on 18 July 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
  5. ^ Freitas, Kaue (17 June 2010). "Samuel: "É a oportunidade da minha vida"" [Samuel: "It is an opportunity of my life"]. São Paulo FC (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
  6. ^ "Werder sign Brazilian Samuel". SV Werder Bremen. 31 January 2011. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
  7. ^ "CAMPEONATO BRASILEIRO SÉRIE B – 2006". CBF (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 24 August 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  8. ^ "Competições Paulista – Série A2 2007 Súmulas". Federação Paulista de Futebol (FPF) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 March 2011.
  9. ^ "Competições Paulista – Série A2 2008 Súmulas". FPF (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 April 2011.
  10. ^ "Match Report: Ceará 1–1 Paraná" (Multi-page TIFF file). CBF (in Portuguese). 9 September 2008. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
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