Victor Simões
FullnameVictor Simões de Oliveira
Birth date23 March 1981 (age 45)
Birth placeRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height1.76 m
PositionStriker
Youthyears 11998–2001
Youthclubs 1Flamengo
Years 12001–2002
Years 22002–2003
Years 32003–2004
Years 42004–2006
Years 52005–2007
Years 62006
Years 72007–2007
Years 82007–2008
Years 92009–2010
Years 102010
Years 112010–2014
Years 122014–2015
Years 132015
Clubs 1Flamengo
Clubs 2Tombense
Clubs 3Germinal Beerschot
Clubs 4Club Brugge
Clubs 5→ Club Brugge II
Clubs 6→ Germinal Beerschot (loan)
Clubs 7Figueirense
Clubs 8Chunnam Dragons
Clubs 9Botafogo
Clubs 10→ Al-Ahli (loan)
Clubs 11Al-Ahli
Clubs 12Umm Salal
Clubs 13Goa
Caps 115
Caps 25
Caps 329
Caps 442
Caps 50
Caps 60
Caps 710
Caps 824
Caps 932
Caps 104
Caps 1169
Caps 128
Caps 130
Goals 14
Goals 20
Goals 38
Goals 45
Goals 50
Goals 60
Goals 73
Goals 83
Goals 98
Goals 102
Goals 1151
Goals 125
Goals 130

Victor Simões, full name Victor Simões de Oliveira (/siːˈmɔɪnz/ see-MOYNZ; ˈvik.toʁ siˈmõj̃ʒ ˈd͡ʒi o.liˈve(j).ɾɐ; born March 23, 1981, in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian footballer who last played for Umm Salal SC in the Qatar Stars League.[1]

Career

Victor began his career in 2001 at Flamengo, before transferring 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.[citation needed]

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.[citation needed]

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.[citation needed]

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.[citation needed]

He joined Umm Salal in January 2014 after leaving Al-Ahli. but he was released from his contract at the end of the season.[citation needed]

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. Victor left Goa at the end of October without playing a game for the club, due to injury.[2]

Club career statistics

Club

Club performanceLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
SeasonClubLeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2001FlamengoSérie A154000000154
2002TombenseMineiro 2ª Divisão5000000050
2003–04Germinal BeerschotBPL298004000338
2004–05Club Brugge234005000284
2005–06Club Brugge191002000211
2005–06Club Brugge IIBelgian Provincial leagues0000000000
2005–06Germinal BeerschotBPL0000000000
2007FigueirenseSérie A1031050000208
2008Chunnam DragonsK League243004200285
2009BotafogoSérie A328205016115519
2009–10Al-AhliSPL425764001513
2010–1120166300002619
2011–12262171107004329
2012–1319122243002517
2013–144200000042
Al-Ahli Total7353201320140011380
2013–14Umm SalalQSL9600000096
Career total1867515845161611255108

Honours

Club

Winners

Club Brugge
Botafogo
Al-Ahli

Individual

References

  1. ^ "ISL: FC Goa count on Brazilians". The Times of India
  2. ^ "Dudu to replace injured Duffy". The Hindu. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2015.