Simão Sabrosa
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| Full name | Simão Pedro da Fonseca Sabrosa[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 31 October 1979[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Constantim, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1992 | Diogo Cão | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1997 | Sporting CP | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1999 | Sporting CP | 53 | (12) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2001 | Barcelona | 46 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2007 | Benfica | 172 | (75) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2010 | Atlético Madrid | 113 | (20) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Beşiktaş | 46 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Espanyol | 60 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | NorthEast United | 10 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 500 | (124) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2000 | Portugal U21 | 15 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2010 | Portugal | 85 | (22) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Simão Pedro da Fonseca Sabrosa OIH (born 31 October 1979), also known as Simão, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played mainly as a left winger, with dribbling and set piece skills as primary attributes.
Career statistics
[change | change source]Club
[change | change source]| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sporting | 1996–97[3] | Primeira Liga | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 1997–98[3] | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| 1998–99[3] | 30 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 33 | 10 | ||
| Total | 53 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 62 | 12 | ||
| Barcelona | 1999–2000[4] | La Liga | 21 | 1 | 4[c] | 0 | 7[a] | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| 2000–01[4] | 25 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9[d] | 0 | 38 | 3 | ||
| Total | 46 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 70 | 4 | ||
| Benfica | 2001–02[3] | Primeira Liga | 26 | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 11 | |
| 2002–03[3] | 33 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 18 | |||
| 2003–04[3] | 31 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 10[d] | 2 | 45 | 15 | ||
| 2004–05[3] | 34 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 10[d] | 4 | 48 | 22 | ||
| 2005–06[3] | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 8[a] | 2 | 35 | 12 | ||
| 2006–07[3] | 24 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 12[a] | 4 | 39 | 16 | ||
| Total | 172 | 75 | 15 | 7 | 40 | 12 | 227 | 94 | ||
| Atlético Madrid | 2007–08[4] | La Liga | 30 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 8[b] | 3 | 41 | 10 |
| 2008–09[4] | 33 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 8[b] | 2 | 44 | 9 | ||
| 2009–10[4] | 34 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 17[e] | 2 | 59 | 7 | ||
| 2010–11[4] | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7[f] | 1 | 24 | 6 | ||
| Total | 113 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 40 | 8 | 168 | 32 | ||
| Beşiktaş | 2010–11[5] | Süper Lig | 15 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | 20 | 8 | |
| 2011–12[5] | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9[g] | 2 | 42 | 5 | ||
| Total | 46 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 62 | 13 | ||
| Espanyol | 2012–13[4] | La Liga | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 3 | |
| 2013–14[5] | 34 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 36 | 2 | |||
| Total | 60 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 63 | 5 | |||
| NorthEast United | 2015[5] | Indian Super League | 10 | 3 | — | — | 10 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 500 | 124 | 53 | 18 | 103 | 19 | 656 | 161 | ||
- 1 2 3 4 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Cup
- ↑ Includes one appearance in Supercopa de España
- 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Cup and UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League and UEFA Super Cup
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
[change | change source]| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 1998 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 8 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 12 | 5 | |
| 2007 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 9 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 11 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 7 | 1 | |
| Total | 85 | 22 | |
- Scores and results list Portugal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sabrosa goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 November 1998 | Bonfim, Setúbal, Portugal |  Israel |
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 30 April 2003 | Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands |  Netherlands |
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 20 August 2003 | Estádio Municipal, Chaves, Portugal |  Kazakhstan |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 4 | 11 October 2003 | Restelo, Lisbon, Portugal |  Albania |
2–2 | 5–3 | Friendly |
| 5 | 13 October 2004 | José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal |  Russia |
5–1 | 7–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6 | 3 September 2005 | Estádio Algarve, Faro, Portugal |  Luxembourg |
5–0 | 6–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 7 | 6–0 | |||||
| 8. | 3 June 2006 | Saint-Symphorien, Metz, France | Luxembourg |
1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 9 | 2–0 | |||||
| 10 | 21 June 2006 | Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany |  Mexico |
2–0 | 2–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup |
| 11 | 15 November 2006 | Cidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal | Kazakhstan |
1–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualification |
| 12 | 3–0 | |||||
| 13 | 6 February 2007 | Emirates Stadium, London, England |  Brazil |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 14 | 12 September 2007 | José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal |  Serbia |
1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualification |
| 15 | 31 May 2008 | Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal |  Georgia |
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 16 | 20 August 2008 | Estádio Municipal, Aveiro, Portugal |  Faroe Islands |
2–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 17 | 6 September 2008 | Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta |  Malta |
3–0 | 4–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 18 | 19 November 2008 | Bezerrão, Gama, Brazil | Brazil |
2–4 | 2–6 | Friendly |
| 19 | 10 October 2009 | Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal |  Hungary |
1–0 | 3–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 20 | 3–0 | |||||
| 21 | 14 October 2009 | D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães, Portugal | Malta |
2–0 | 4–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 22 | 21 June 2010 | Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa |  North Korea |
2–0 | 7–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup |
Honours
[change | change source]Benfica
Atlético Madrid
- UEFA Europa League: 2009–10
- UEFA Super Cup: 2010
- Copa del Rey runner-up: 2009–10
Beşiktaş
Portugal
Individual
- Bola de Prata: 2002–03[10]
- LPFP Primeira Liga Player of the Year: 2006–07[11][12]
- Cosme Damião Awards – Footballer of the Year: 2006[13]
- CNID Best Portuguese Athlete Abroad: 2010[14]
Orders
Medal of Merit, Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa (House of Braganza)
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Portugal" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
- 1 2 "Sabrosa Simao". Eurosport. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Simão Sabrosa at ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Simao: Simao Pedro Fonseca Sabrosa". BDFutbol. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 Simão at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- ↑ Pierrend, José Luis. "Portugal – Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 6 October 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ↑ "Simão Sabrosa" (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. Archived from the original on 6 October 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ↑ "Simão Sabrosa" (in Portuguese). European Football. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ↑ Mamrud, Roberto. "Simao Pedro Fonseca Sabrosa – Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 31 January 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
- ↑ Claro, Paulo; Preston, Simon; Nunes, João; Di Maggio, Roberto. "Portugal – List of Topscorers". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ↑ "Simão foi o melhor da época" [Simão was the best of the season]. Record (in Portuguese). 2 July 2007. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ↑ "Veloso é a revelação, Simão é a consagração" [Veloso is the newcomer, Simão the consecration] (in Portuguese). CNID. 30 June 2007. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ↑ "Gala do Benfica: Aimar distinguido como o melhor de 2010/11" [Benfica Gala: Aimar distinguished as the best of 2010–11] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 29 February 2012. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
Simão (2006)
- ↑ "Rosa Mota e Carlos Lopes recebem prémio Fernando Soromenho" [Rosa Mota and Carlos Lopes receive Fernando Soromenho Award] (in Portuguese). Associação dos Jornalistas de Desporto. 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
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