Samir (footballer, born 1994)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Samir Caetano de Souza Santos[1] | ||
Date of birth | 5 December 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | UANL | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2011 | Audax Rio | ||
2011 | → Flamengo (loan) | ||
2012–2013 | Flamengo | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2015 | Flamengo | 50 | (1) |
2016–2022 | Udinese | 142 | (6) |
2016 | → Verona (loan) | 3 | (1) |
2022 | Watford | 19 | (0) |
2022– | UANL | 45 | (2) |
International career | |||
2014 | Brazil U21 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:25, 15 December 2023 (UTC) |
Samir Caetano de Souza Santos (born 5 December 1994), also known as Samir, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Liga MX club Tigres UANL.
Club career
[edit]Born in Rio de Janeiro, Samir began his career with Brazilian side Flamengo, making his Série A debut with the club's first team in 2013; he won the 2013 Copa do Brasil and the 2014 Campeonato Carioca with the club.[3][4][5]
On 18 January 2016, he joined Italian club Udinese for €4.5 million,[3] but was immediately loaned out to Verona for the remainder of the 2015–16 Serie A season.[4]
On 4 April 2016, he made his Serie A debut, scoring the decisive goal in a 1–0 away win against Bologna from a header.[4]
On 6 January 2022, Samir signed for English club Watford on a three-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[6]
International career
[edit]Samir was included in the Brazilian under-20 side for the 2013 South American Youth Football Championship.[7] He has also represented Brazil at under-21 level.[5]
Samir was included in the senior national team for the first time in August 16, 2019; for friendlies against Colombia and Peru in the following month.
Style of play
[edit]Samir is a large and physically powerful left-footed defender, who is known for his confidence, solid distribution, ability to read the game, and strength in the air, which makes him a goal threat on set-pieces in the opposition's area. Although primarily a centre-back, he is also capable of playing as a left-back or as a defensive midfielder.[3][4][5][8][9][10]
Career statistics
[edit]Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Flamengo | Série A | 2013 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||
2014 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 39 | 2 | ||
2015 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | 30 | 1 | |||
Total | 50 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 86 | 3 | ||
Udinese | Serie A | 2016–17 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 2 | ||||
2018–19 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 2 | ||||
2019–20 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||||
2020–21 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 1 | ||||
2021–22 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
Total | 142 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 6 | ||
Verona (loan) | Serie A | 2015–16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||
Watford | Premier League | 2021–22 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |
Career total | 214 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 237 | 10 |
Honours
[edit]Tigres UANL
References
[edit]- ^ "Updated squad lists for 2021/22 Premier League". Premier League. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ "22. Samir". www.watfordfc.com. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ a b c Stefano Chioffi (2 December 2015). "Samir, colpo Udinese: arriverà in estate" (in Italian). Il Corriere dello Sport. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ a b c d Francesco Oddi (4 April 2017). "Verona, Delneri ringrazia Samir: gol all'esordio, in attesa dell'Udinese" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ a b c d Luca Persico (29 July 2017). "Report: Udinese continue to push for Flamengo defender Samir". www.sambafoot.com. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ "Official: Samir Joins Hornets". www.watfordfc.com. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ Christopher Atkins (30 December 2012). "Brazil name 22-man squad for South American Under-20 Championship". www.sambafoot.com. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ a b "SAMIR CAETANO DE SOUZA SANTOS" (in Italian). www.tuttocalciatori.net. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ "Calciomercato, Inter: piace Samir dell'Udinese" (in Italian). Sky.it. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ Matteo Pifferi (20 June 2017). "Samir chiarisce: "Sono un terzino sinistro ma prima di tutto difensore. Contro l'Inter…"" (in Italian). www.fcinter1908.it. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Samir". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
External links
[edit]- Samir at Soccerway
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Men's association football central defenders
- Footballers from São Paulo
- Brazil men's youth international footballers
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Serie A players
- Premier League players
- CR Flamengo footballers
- Udinese Calcio players
- Hellas Verona FC players
- Watford F.C. players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in England
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen