Almami Moreira
 Moreira after a game with Partizan in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Almami Samori da Silva Moreira | ||
| Date of birth | 16 June 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–1994 | Sacavenense | ||
| 1994–1997 | Boavista | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2001 | Boavista | 17 | (1) |
| 1997–1998 | → Gondomar (loan) | 21 | (4) |
| 1998–1999 | → Gil Vicente (loan) | 33 | (9) |
| 2001–2006 | Standard Liège | 114 | (18) |
| 2004–2005 | → Hamburger SV (loan) | 22 | (3) |
| 2006 | Dynamo Moscow | 1 | (0) |
| 2007 | Aves | 8 | (3) |
| 2007–2011 | Partizan | 88 | (23) |
| 2011 | Dalian Aerbin | 22 | (4) |
| 2012 | Vojvodina | 22 | (1) |
| 2013 | Salamanca | 15 | (4) |
| 2014 | Atlético | 11 | (3) |
| Total | 374 | (73) | |
| National team | |||
| 1998–1999 | Portugal U21 | 12 | (5) |
| 2002 | Portugal B | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Guinea-Bissau | 6 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Almami Samori da Silva Moreira (born 16 June 1978) is a Guinea-Bissauan retired footballer who played as a midfielder. He also held Portuguese citizenship.
After starting out at Boavista he went on to represent mainly Standard Liège and Partizan, also playing professionally in four other countries during his career.
Club career
Boavista
Born in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, Moreira reached Boavista FC's youth ranks in 1994, but started out professionally with northern neighbours Gondomar S.C. and Gil Vicente FC, on loan.
He returned in 1999 and went on to have relative impact in the first team, being mainly used as a substitute and being part of the squad as the club won the Primeira Liga in his last year, although he did not appear in any matches whatsoever.
Belgium / Russia
With the start of the new millennium Moreira moved to Standard Liège,[1] where he quickly became a fan favourite, going on to spend five years in Belgium, a loan to Hamburger SV in 2004–05 notwithstanding.[2]
In August 2006, he joined Russia's FC Dynamo Moscow, a club that was signing a large number of Portuguese and Portugal-based players at the time. Unsettled as the vast majority of those, he returned to his country of adoption in January, as lowly C.D. Aves battled to avoid relegation from the top level, which eventually did not happen.
Partizan Belgrade
On 5 July 2007, Moreira signed a two-year contract with FK Partizan in Serbia, being handed the #10 shirt whilst also becoming the first Portuguese player to represent the club.[3] He made his competitive debut on 19 July in a game against HŠK Zrinjski Mostar, and scored his first official goal on 2 August in a UEFA Cup game against the same club.
On 29 September 2007, Moreira scored against city rivals Red Star in a 2–2 draw – this made him the first ever Portuguese to score in a Belgrade derby. In his first season at the club he appeared 28 times and netted seven goals, as Partizan won the league title; to this he added the domestic cup.
In a UEFA Cup match at Sevilla FC, on 3 December 2008, Moreira collapsed early into the game, being immediately taken into observation,[4] and fully recovering. On 10 April 2009 he agreed to sign a new three-year contract, which would keep him with Partizan until 2012.[5]
Following impressive and consistent performances, Moreira was named in the 2008–09 SuperLiga Team of the Year, alongside seven teammates, as the double was again conquered. On 5 August 2009, grieving the loss of his mother a day earlier, he decided to play in the second leg of Partizan's UEFA Champions League qualifier against APOEL FC: he scored the opener in the third minute, but the Cypriots eventually progressed 2–1 on aggregate.
On 27 February 2010, Moreira made his 100th competitive match for Partizan, coming on as an 55th-minute substitute for Saša Ilić against FK Borac Čačak.
Later years
Moreira split the following years with Dalian Aerbin F.C. in China and another team in Serbia, FK Vojvodina.[6] In late 2012 the 34-year-old moved clubs and countries again, joining Spain's UD Salamanca.[7]
Moreira retired in 2013 at the age of 35, being named Atlético Clube de Portugal's director of football. He came out of retirement in January of the following year, after being convinced by newly appointed coach Neca.[8]
International career
Moreira played for Portugal under-21s on nearly 20 occasions in the late 90's, and in 2002 he was part of the national B-team that won the Vale do Tejo summer tournament.[9]
In 2010, with the increasing development and professionalization of football in Guinea-Bissau, he decided to represent the land of his ancestors at full level, earning his first cap in October of that year, at the age of 32.
Club statistics
- As of 19 May 2013[10]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Portugal | League | Taça de Portugal | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 1999–00 | Boavista | Primeira Liga | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 2 |
| 2000–01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Belgium | League | Belgian Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2001–02 | Standard Liège | Belgian Pro League | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 9 |
| 2002–03 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 6 | ||
| 2003–04 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 | ||
| 2004–05 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2004–05 | Hamburger SV | Bundesliga | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 |
| Belgium | League | Belgian Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2005–06 | Standard Liège | Belgian Pro League | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
| Russia | League | Russian Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2006 | Dynamo Moscow | Russian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Portugal | League | Taça de Portugal | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2006–07 | Aves | Primeira Liga | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| Serbia | League | Serbian Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2007–08 | Partizan | Serbian SuperLiga | 28 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 8 |
| 2008–09 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 41 | 11 | ||
| 2009–10 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 40 | 5 | ||
| 2010–11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 6 | ||
| China | League | FA Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 2011 | Dalian Aerbin | China League One | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 |
| Serbia | League | Serbian Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2011–12 | Vojvodina | Serbian SuperLiga | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 2 | ||
| Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2012–13 | Salamanca | Segunda División B | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 |
| Total | Portugal | 25 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 5 | |
| Belgium | 114 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 129 | 21 | ||
| Germany | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | ||
| Russia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Serbia | 110 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 34 | 4 | 163 | 32 | ||
| China | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | ||
| Spain | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 299 | 57 | 33 | 5 | 41 | 7 | 373 | 69 | ||
Honours
Club
- Boavista
- Partizan
- Dalian Aerbin
Individual
- Man of the Season – Most regular Standard player of the season (through voting in official website): 2001–02; Runner-up 2002–03, 2003–04; Third 2005–06
- Trophy Scharlaken UGH – Standard player of the season (presented by Les Rouches de Flandres fanclub in cooperation with the official website): 2001–02, 2002–03
References
- ↑ "European preview: Portugal". BBC Sport. 15 August 2001. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ↑ "Léonard returns to Standard". UEFA.com. 30 August 2004. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ↑ "Potpisao i Moreira!" [Partizan signs Moreira!] (in Serbian). FK Partizan. 5 July 2007. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ↑ "Sevilla get back in the groove". UEFA.com. 3 December 2008. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ↑ "'Dr Mo' keeps Partizan in peak condition". UEFA.com. 11 May 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ↑ "Moreira napustio Vojvodinu" [Moreira leaves Vojvodina] (in Serbian). Sportal. 3 December 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ↑ "La UDS ficha de una tacada a dos jugadores" [UDS signs two players in one go] (in Spanish). La Gaceta de Salamanca. 18 December 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ↑ "Almani Moreira troca gabinete pelo relvado" [Almani Moreira leaves office for pitch] (in Portuguese). Record. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ↑ Garin, Erik; Nunes, João (14 February 2008). "Torneio do Vale do Tejo". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ↑ "Almani Moreira". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
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