Samu (footballer)

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Samu
Personal information
Full name Fábio Samuel Amorim Silva[1]
Date of birth (1996-04-21) 21 April 1996 (age 25)[1]
Place of birth Mozelos, Portugal[1]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Vizela
Number 20
Youth career
2005–2006 Paços Brandão
2006–2010 Porto
2010–2015 Boavista
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2019 Boavista 18 (0)
2017 → Fafe (loan) 21 (3)
2017–2018 → Espinho (loan) 26 (9)
2019– Vizela 69 (14)
National team
2015 Portugal U19 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:42, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

Fábio Samuel Amorim Silva (born 21 April 1996), known as Samu, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for F.C. Vizela as a midfielder.

Club career[]

Boavista[]

Samu was born in Mozelos (Santa Maria da Feira), Aveiro District. He joined Boavista FC's youth system at the age of 14, from FC Porto.[2]

Samu totalled just ten Primeira Liga appearances for the club over two and a half seasons, his first being a 1–0 away loss against C.F. União on 6 January 2016 where he came on as a 76th-minute substitute for Idrissa Mandiang.[3] During this timeframe, he was also loaned to AD Fafe (LigaPro)[4] and S.C. Espinho (third division).[5]

Vizela[]

In July 2019, Samu signed with F.C. Vizela of the third tier.[6] He helped the team to two consecutive promotions in two years, notably scoring eight goals – with eight assists – in the 2020–21 campaign.[7]

Samu renewed his contract on 9 July 2021, with the new deal running until 2024.[8] He scored his first goal in the Portuguese top flight on 6 November, in a 1–1 home draw with G.D. Estoril Praia.[9]

International career[]

Samu represented Portugal at under-19 level.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Samú" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Boavista e Samu terminam ligação de nove épocas" [Boavista and Samu put an end to nine-season link] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 16 June 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  3. ^ "U. Madeira-Boavista, 1–0 (resultado final)" [U. Madeira-Boavista, 1–0 (final score)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  4. ^ "OFICIAL: Boavista empresta Samu e Digas ao Fafe" [OFFICIAL: Boavista loan Samu and Digas to Fafe] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 29 December 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  5. ^ Baptista Seixas, João (8 September 2017). "Samu reforça Espinho" [Samu bolsters Espinho]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Samu vem do Boavista para o FC Vizela" [Samu comes from Boavista to FC Vizela] (in Portuguese). Rádio Vizela. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  7. ^ Soares da Silva, Eduardo (10 June 2021). "Samu quer afirmar-se na I Liga com o Vizela depois de ter sido "um dos melhores" da segunda divisão" [Samu wants to make a name for himself in the I League with Vizela after having been "one of the best" of the second division] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  8. ^ "OFICIAL: Samu renova com o Vizela" [OFFICIAL: Samu renews with Vizela] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Estoril empata em Vizela e chega provisoriamente ao quarto lugar" [Estoril draw in Vizela and reach fourth place provisionally]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 6 November 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

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