Hugo Viana

Hugo Mario Miguel Ferreira Gomes Viana

Personal information
Full name	Hugo Miguel Ferreira Gomes Viana[1]
Date of birth	(1983-01-15) 15 January 1983 (age 41)[1]
Place of birth	Barcelos, Portugal[1]
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Youth career
1993–1998	Gil Vicente
1998–2001	Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2002	Sporting CP	26	(1)
2002–2006	Newcastle United	39	(2)
2004–2005	→ Sporting CP (loan)	32	(6)
2005–2006	→ Valencia (loan)	19	(0)
2006–2010	Valencia	24	(2)
2007–2008	→ Osasuna (loan)	9	(1)
2009–2010	→ Braga (loan)	28	(4)
2010–2013	Braga	79	(12)
2013–2015	Al-Ahli	27	(3)
2015–2016	Al-Wasl	37	(2)
Total		321	(33)
National team
2001–2004	Portugal U21	22	(3)
2001–2012	Portugal	29	(1)
Honours Men's football Representing  Portugal UEFA European Championship 2012 Poland-Ukraine UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2004 Germany UEFA European Under-17 Championship Winner 2000 Israel
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Hugo Miguel Ferreira Gomes Viana (pt; born 15 January 1983) is a Portuguese retired professional footballer who played as a central midfielder. He is the current director of football of Sporting CP.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[2]

Club	Season	League		Cup		Continental		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sporting CP	2001–02	26	1	0	0	3	0	29	1
Newcastle United	2002–03[3]	23	2	0	0	8	1	31	2
	2003–04[4]	16	0	0	0	9	0	25	0
	Total	39	2	0	0	17	1	56	2
Sporting CP (loan)	2004–05	32	6	0	0	10	2	42	6
Valencia (loan)	2005–06	19	0	0	0	0	0	19	0
Valencia	2006–07	24	2	0	0	7	0	31	2
	2008–09	0	0	2	0	4	0	6	0
	Total	24	2	2	0	11	0	37	2
Osasuna (loan)	2007–08	9	1	2	0	0	0	11	1
Braga (loan)	2009–10	28	4	5	0	0	0	33	4
Braga	2010–11	23	2	4	0	12	0	39	2
	2011–12	27	2	6	3	10	0	43	5
	2012–13	28	7	5	2	8	0	41	9
	Total	78	11	15	5	20	0	123	16
Al-Ahli	2013–14	24	3	9	0	6	0	39	3
	2014–15	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	Total	27	3	9	0	6	0	42	3
Al-Wasl	2014–15	12	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
	2015–16	25	2	7	0	0	0	32	2
	Total	37	2	7	0	0	0	44	2
Total		419	32	41	5	62	3	524	40

International

Viana training at Euro 2012

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Portugal[5]	2001	1	0
	2002	5	0
	2003	4	0
	2004	2	0
	2005	6	1
	2006	5	0
	2007	3	0
	2012	3	0
Total		29	1

Scores and results list Portugal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Viana goal.

List of international goals scored by Hugo Viana

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	12 October 2005	Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal	Latvia	3–0	3–0	2006 World Cup qualification[6]

Honours

Sporting CP

• Primeira Liga: 2001–02
• Taça de Portugal: 2001–02
• UEFA Cup runner-up: 2004–05

Braga

• Taça da Liga: 2012–13
• UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2010–11

Al Ahli

• UAE Arabian Gulf League: 2013–14
• Arabian Gulf Super Cup: 2013
• UAE League Cup: 2014

Orders

• Medal of Merit, Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa (House of Braganza)^[7]

References

1. "Hugo Viana" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
2. "Hugo Viana". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
3. "Games played by Hugo Viana in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
4. "Games played by Hugo Viana in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
5. "Hugo Viana". European Football. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
6. Venâncio, Bruno (11 November 2016). "Letónia. O opositor das melhores memórias para uma geração" [Latvia. The opponent of one generation's best memories]. i (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
7. "Selecção distinguida pelo Duque de Bragança" [National team honoured by Duke of Bragança] (in Portuguese). Cristiano Ronaldo News. 30 August 2006. Retrieved 30 August 2006.