Leocísio Júlio Sami (born 18 December 1988) is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Portuguese club S.U. 1º Dezembro.

Club career

Born in Bissau, Sami played the vast majority of his professional career in Portugal, finishing his development at S.L. Benfica.[2] In his first two years as a senior he alternated between the Segunda Liga and the third division, representing Eléctrico F.C. and C.D. Aves.[3][4]

Sami signed with C.S. Marítimo in the 2009 summer, appearing for both the first and second teams during his four-year spell in the island of Madeira. Late into the 2010 January transfer window he was loaned to second-tier side C.D. Fátima, which eventually avoided relegation.[5] On 18 August 2013, his only Primeira Liga goal of the season helped his parent club to defeat Benfica 2–1.[6]

On 29 May 2014, free agent Sami joined FC Porto on a four-year contract.[7] He never appeared for them in competitive matches, however, being consecutively loaned to S.C. Braga,[8] Vitória S.C.[9] and Turkish Süper Lig's Akhisar Belediyespor.[10] His tenure at the Estádio Municipal de Braga was curtailed in January 2015, due to a run-in with manager Sérgio Conceição.[11][12]

In February 2017, still owned by Porto, Sami moved to F.C. Arouca in the Portuguese top flight.[13] On 3 July, he returned to Aves on a two-year contract.[14]

International career

Sami was selected for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations by manager Baciro Candé.[15] During the tournament in Gabon, which ended in group stage exit, he featured 24 minutes in the 1–2 loss to Cameroon.[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of 12 February 2017[17]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Porto 2014–15 Primeira Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015–16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Braga (loan) 2014–15 Primeira Liga 8 1 2 0 1 0 — 0 0 11 1
Vitória Guimarães (loan) 14 0 0 0 1 1 — 0 0 15 1
Total 22 1 2 0 2 1 — 0 0 26 4
Akhisar Belediyespor (loan) 2015–16 Süper Lig 27 2 5 2 — — 0 0 32 4
2016–17 5 0 1 1 — — 0 0 6 1
Total 32 2 6 3 — — 0 0 38 5
Arouca (loan) 2016–17 Primeira Liga 5 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 5 0
Aves 2016–17 Primeira Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Career total 59 3 8 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 69 7

  1. ^ Includes the Taça de Portugal and Turkish Cup.
  2. ^ Includes the Taça da Liga.

International

National team Year Apps Goals
Guinea-Bissau[18] 2011 3 0
2012 1 0
2013 0 0
2014 2 0
2015 4 0
2016 0 0
2017 1 0
Total 11 0

Honours

Aves

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Sami" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Bruno Lage: "Sami soube sempre responder com qualidade"" [Bruno Lage: "Sami always had a quality reply"]. Record (in Portuguese). 29 May 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Avançado Sami está próximo" [Forward Sami is near]. Record (in Portuguese). 19 July 2008. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Sexteto convidado a renovar" [Six invited to renew]. Record (in Portuguese). 8 June 2009. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Chaves-Fátima, 0–1: Derrota leva à despromoção" [Chaves-Fátima, 0–1: Loss leads to relegation]. Record (in Portuguese). 8 May 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Caçar águias é com Sami" [Hunting eagles is Sami's business]. Record (in Portuguese). 15 May 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Sami por quatro épocas" [Sami for four seasons]. Record (in Portuguese). 29 May 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Sami chega por uma época" [Sami arrives for one season]. Record (in Portuguese). 1 September 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  9. ^ "Sami, Otávio e Ivo em Guimarães por empréstimo do FC Porto" [Sami, Otávio and Ivo in Guimarães on loan from FC Porto] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  10. ^ "Oficial: Sami volta a ser emprestado ao Akhisar" [Official: Sami is loaned to Akhisar again]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 26 July 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  11. ^ "SAD mantém processo disciplinar a Sami" [Disciplinary proceedings by PLSC still on Sami]. Record (in Portuguese). 29 January 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  12. ^ "Sami rescinde o contrato" [Sami terminates contract]. Record (in Portuguese). 30 January 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  13. ^ "Sami é o sexto reforço do Arouca" [Sami is Arouca's sixth addition]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 1 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  14. ^ "Contratação" [Signing] (in Portuguese). C.D. Aves. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  15. ^ "Um treinador, 18 'portugueses' e alguns velhos conhecidos" [One coach, 18 'Portuguese' and some old acquaintances]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 12 January 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  16. ^ "Cameroon 2–1 Guinea-Bissau". BBC Sport. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  17. ^ "Sami". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  18. ^ "Sami – Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  19. ^ "Aves ganha a Taça de Portugal graças a bis de Guedes" [Aves win Portuguese Cup thanks to Guedes brace]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 20 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
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