Victor Simões
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Victor Simões de Oliveira | ||
Date of birth | March 23, 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1998–2001 | Flamengo | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
2001-2002 | Flamengo | 15 | (4) |
2002-2003 | Tombense | 5 | (0) |
2003–2004 | Germinal Beerschot | 29 | (8) |
2004–2006 | Club Brugge | 42 | (5) |
2005-2007 | → Club Brugge II | 0 | (0) |
2006 | → Germinal Beerschot (Loan) | 0 | (0) |
2007-2007 | Figueirense | 10 | (3) |
2007–2008 | Chunnam Dragons | 24 | (3) |
2009–2010 | Botafogo | 32 | (8) |
2010 | → Al-Ahli (loan) | 4 | (2) |
2011–2014 | Al-Ahli | 54 | (41) |
2014-2015 | Umm Salal | 8 | (5) |
2015 | Goa | 0 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:49, 11 November 2015 (UTC). |
Victor Simões, full name Victor Simões de Oliveira (born March 23, 1981, in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian footballer who last played for FC Goa in the Indian Super League.[1]
Career
Victor began his career in 2001 at Flamengo, one of the most important clubs in Brazil. then he transferred to Tombense. After two years in Brazil, he was transferred to Germinal Beerschot, a Belgian club.
After just one season, he joined Club Brugge in January 2004. He secured his position in the starting XI in Bruges, participating in 23 league matches and 5 matches in the European Cup. He won the Belgian Supercup 2004 and a year later the title of Belgian champion. But in the summer of 2005, Victor became confined to the bench as he did not receive the confidence of new coach Jan Ceulemans.
By the end of the year, he is relegated to the B team, and then was loaned in January 2006 to his former club Germinal Beerschot. He did not make any appearance until the end of the season, and then returned to Brazil, Figueirense.
Victor played for around a year at his new club, then joined the Chunnam Dragons South Korean club in summer 2007. After his spell at the South Korean club, he returned to Brazil again, joining Botafogo, and winning Taça Guanabara.
He was then loaned in January 2010 to Saudi club Al-Ahli Jeddah, winning 2011 King Cup of Champions in final against Ittihad after drawing 0–0, Victor scored the last penalty-kick in a 4–2 win. After his loan spell, Victor was transferred to Al-Ahli permanently. Victor was the joint top scorer along with Nasser in 2011–12 SPL, helping Al-Ahli finish second. Victor also won the 2012 King Cup of Champions, against Al-Nasr in a final that ended 4–1.
He joined Umm Salal in January 2014 after leaving Al-Ahli. but he was released from his contract at the end of the season .
On 19 June 2015, FC Goa announced that Victor will be part of the first team squad of the Indian club for the 2015 Indian Super League season. Victor left Goa at the end of October without playing a game for the club, due to injury.[2]
Club career statistics
Club
Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
2001 | Flamengo | Série A | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 |
2002 | Tombense | Campeonato Mineiro | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
2003–04 | Germinal Beerschot | Belgian Pro League | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 8 |
2004–05 | Club Brugge | Belgian Pro League | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 |
2005–06 | Club Brugge | Belgian Pro League | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
2005–06 | Club Brugge II | Belgian Provincial leagues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2005–06 | Germinal Beerschot | Belgian Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2007 | Figueirense | Série A | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
2008 | Chunnam Dragons | K League | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 |
2009 | Botafogo | Série A | 32 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 8 |
2009–10 | Al-Ahli | Saudi Professional League | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 |
2010–11 | Al-Ahli | Saudi Professional League | 20 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 17 |
2011–12 | Al-Ahli | Saudi Professional League | 26 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 28 |
2012–13 | Al-Ahli | Saudi Professional League | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 |
2013–14 | Al-Ahli | Saudi Professional League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2013–14 | Umm Salal | Qatar Stars League | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 |
Career total | 186 | 75 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 218 | 90 |
Honours
Club
Winners
- Club Brugge
- Botafogo
- Taça Guanabara 2009
- Al-Ahli
Runner-Up
- Figueirense
- Al-Ahli
Individual
- Al-Ahli Player of the Season: 2010–11
- 2011–12 Saudi Professional League: Top Scorer
- 2010 Saudi Crown Prince Cup: Top Scorer
- 2007 Copa do Brasil: Top Scorer
References
- ↑ "ISL: FC Goa count on Brazilians". THE TIMES OF INDIA.
- ↑ "Dudu to replace injured Duffy". http://www.thehindu.com/. The Hindu. Retrieved 11 November 2015. External link in
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- Victor Simões at Sambafoot
- Victor Simões – K League stats at kleague.com
- Personal site
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