Samir_Lima_de_Araújo
Samir (footballer, born 1981)
Brazilian footballer
Samir Lima de Araújo (born October 25, 1981), known as just Samir, is a Brazilian football player who last played for Avispa Fukuoka.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samir Lima de Araújo | ||
| Date of birth | (1981-10-25) October 25, 1981 (age 42) | ||
| Place of birth | Tuiuti, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2001 | Bragantino | ||
| 2001–2003 | Vitória | ||
| 2004 | Corinthians | ||
| 2004 | Guangzhou Rizhiquan | 16 | (3) |
| 2005 | Jiangsu Sainty | 20 | (4) |
| 2006–2007 | Figueirense | ||
| 2007 | Beijing Hongdeng | 13 | (1) |
| 2008 | Guarani | ||
| 2009 | Rio Preto | ||
| 2010 | Remo | 4 | (0) |
| 2011 | Campinense | 5 | (0) |
| 2012 | Sampaio Corrêa | 2 | (0) |
| 2012 | Avispa Fukuoka | 11 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 November 2012 | |||
Born in Tuiuti. Samir began his playing career with Bragantino. He joined Vitória in 2001, and made his Campeonato Brasileiro Série A debut for the club in 2002, scoring 2 goals in 12 matches.[1]
In September 2004, Samir signed a contract with China League One side Guangzhou Rizhiquan from Corinthians, replacing Gary Glasgow who injured in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification.[2] He made his League One debut on 6 September in a 2 - 1 home win against Zhejiang Greentown.[3] Samir scored in his fourth match for Guangzhou which broke brance of the match in a 1 - 1 draw with Qingdao Hailifeng on 22 September.[4] He scored 3 goals in 16 appearances in the 2004 league season and moved to another League One club Jiangsu Sainty in 2005.[5] He scored only 2 goals in the 2005 league season and was released by the club.
On 18 March 2007, Samir transferred to China League One club Beijing Hongdeng.[6] He played as attacking midfielder in the club and scored his first and only goal of the season on 11 August, in a 3 - 1 home victory against Harbin Yiteng.[7]
Samir moved to Japan and signed a contract with J2 League side Avispa Fukuoka in March 2012 but was released after just one season having made only 9 league appearances.
- Guia do Brasileirao (in Portuguese). Placar. March 2003. p. 105.
- 日之泉新外援又生变数 三剑客只剩一人 Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine(in Chinese)
- 中甲战火燃首仗击败绿城 日之泉水中求胜利(in Chinese)
- 黑色一分钟气坏广州日之泉 萨米尔第一球有点涩(in Chinese)
- 江苏舜天定两外援：萨米尔加盟 放弃小黑留大巴(in Chinese)
- 宏登终签下巴西强劲外援 张旭惊呼其控球多人难抢断(in Chinese)
- 萨米尔点燃逆转激情 宏登主场3-1毅腾赢取两连胜(in Chinese)
