Samir (footballer, born 1981)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Lima and the second or paternal family name is de Araújo.
Samir
Personal information
Full name Samir Lima de Araújo
Date of birth (1981-10-25) October 25, 1981 (age 43)
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

Samir Lima de Araújo (born October 25, 1981), known as just Samir, is a Brazilian football player who last played for Avispa Fukuoka.

Career

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.

References

  1. ^ Guia do Brasileirao (in Portuguese). Placar. March 2003. p. 105.
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ 中甲战火燃首仗击败绿城 日之泉水中求胜利(in Chinese)
  4. ^ 黑色一分钟气坏广州日之泉 萨米尔第一球有点涩(in Chinese)
  5. ^ 江苏舜天定两外援：萨米尔加盟 放弃小黑留大巴(in Chinese)
  6. ^ 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)
  7. ^ 萨米尔点燃逆转激情 宏登主场3-1毅腾赢取两连胜(in Chinese)