Bissau-Guinean footballer
Leocísio Júlio Sami (born 18 December 1988) is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Portuguese club S.U. 1º Dezembro .
Club career
Born in Bissau , Sami played the vast majority of his professional career in Portugal, finishing his development at S.L. Benfica .[2] In his first two years as a senior he alternated between the Segunda Liga and the third division , representing Eléctrico F.C. and C.D. Aves .[3] [4]
Sami signed with C.S. Marítimo in the 2009 summer, appearing for both the first and second teams during his four-year spell in the island of Madeira . Late into the 2010 January transfer window he was loaned to second-tier side C.D. Fátima , which eventually avoided relegation .[5] On 18 August 2013, his only Primeira Liga goal of the season helped his parent club to defeat Benfica 2–1.[6]
On 29 May 2014, free agent Sami joined FC Porto on a four-year contract.[7] He never appeared for them in competitive matches, however, being consecutively loaned to S.C. Braga ,[8] Vitória S.C. [9] and Turkish Süper Lig 's Akhisar Belediyespor .[10] His tenure at the Estádio Municipal de Braga was curtailed in January 2015, due to a run-in with manager Sérgio Conceição .[11] [12]
In February 2017, still owned by Porto, Sami moved to F.C. Arouca in the Portuguese top flight.[13] On 3 July, he returned to Aves on a two-year contract.[14]
International career
Sami was selected for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations by manager Baciro Candé .[15] During the tournament in Gabon , which ended in group stage exit, he featured 24 minutes in the 1–2 loss to Cameroon .[16]
Career statistics
Club
As of 12 February 2017 [17]
Club statistics
Club
Season
League
Cup[a]
League Cup[b]
Continental
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Porto
2014–15
Primeira Liga
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2015–16
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2016–17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Braga (loan)
2014–15
Primeira Liga
8
1
2
0
1
0
—
0
0
11
1
Vitória Guimarães (loan)
14
0
0
0
1
1
—
0
0
15
1
Total
22
1
2
0
2
1
—
0
0
26
4
Akhisar Belediyespor (loan)
2015–16
Süper Lig
27
2
5
2
—
—
0
0
32
4
2016–17
5
0
1
1
—
—
0
0
6
1
Total
32
2
6
3
—
—
0
0
38
5
Arouca (loan)
2016–17
Primeira Liga
5
0
0
0
0
0
—
0
0
5
0
Aves
2016–17
Primeira Liga
0
0
0
0
0
0
—
0
0
0
0
Career total
59
3
8
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
69
7
International
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Guinea-Bissau [18]
2011
3
0
2012
1
0
2013
0
0
2014
2
0
2015
4
0
2016
0
0
2017
1
0
Total
11
0
Honours
Aves
References
External links