Almami Samori da Silva Moreira (born 16 June 1978) is a Guinea-Bissauan retired footballer who played as a midfielder. He also holds Portuguese citizenship.
|
Moreira with Partizan in 2008 | |||
| 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) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–1994 | Sacavenense | ||
| 1994–1997 | Boavista | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2001 | Boavista | 17 | (1) |
| 1997–1998 | → Gondomar (loan) | 24 | (13) |
| 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 CP | 11 | (3) |
| Total | 377 | (82) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998–1999 | Portugal U21 | 12 | (5) |
| 2002 | Portugal B | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Guinea-Bissau | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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
editBoavista
editBorn in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, Moreira reached Boavista's youth ranks in 1994, but started out professionally with northern neighbours Gondomar and Gil Vicente, 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 due to a contract dispute.[1]
Belgium and Russia
editWith the start of the new millennium Moreira moved to Standard Liège,[2] where he quickly became a fan favourite, going on to spend five years in Belgium, a loan to Hamburger SV in 2004–05 notwithstanding.[3]
In August 2006, he joined Russia's 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 Aves battled to avoid relegation from the top level,[4] which eventually did not happen.
Partizan
editOn 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.[5] Very quickly he became the leading player of the team with which he managed to win two Doubles in a row, which happened for the first time in the history of the club. He made his competitive debut on 19 July in a match against HŠK Zrinjski Mostar,[6] and scored his first official goal on 2 August in a UEFA Cup fixture against the same club.[7]
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 times, as Partizan won the league title; to this he added the domestic cup.
In a UEFA Cup match at Sevilla, on 3 December 2008, Moreira collapsed early into the game, being immediately taken into observation,[8] and fully recovering. On 10 April 2009, he agreed to sign a new three-year contract, running until 2012.[9]
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 – he was also voted as the club's Player of the Year in 2008 by the fans.[10] On 28 February 2009, he scored the 1–1 equaliser at home against Red Star;[11] on 5 August, grieving the loss of his mother a day earlier, he decided to play in the second leg of his team's UEFA Champions League qualifier against APOEL: he scored the opener in the third minute, but the Cypriots eventually progressed 2–1 on aggregate.[12]
On 27 February 2010, Moreira made his 100th competitive match for Partizan, coming on as a 55th-minute substitute for Saša Ilić against Borac Čačak.[13] He missed several games at the beginning of the following campaign due to injury, returning to action on 15 October in a 5–3 home league victory over FK Smederevo where he provided two assists.[14] Four days later he made his Champions League debut, in a 2–0 group stage away loss to Braga;[15] late in the same month, he scored the only goal at Red Star for the domestic league.[16]
Later years
editMoreira split the following years with Dalian Aerbin in China and another team in Serbia, Vojvodina.[17] In late 2012 the 34-year-old moved clubs and countries again, joining Spain's Salamanca.[18]
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.[19]
International career
editMoreira played for Portugal under-21s on 12 occasions in the late 1990s, and in 2002 he was part of the national B-team that won the Vale do Tejo summer tournament.[20]
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.
Personal life
editHis son Diego is also a professional footballer.[21][22][23]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Boavista | 1999–2000 | Primeira Liga | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 2 |
| 2000–01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 2 | ||
| Standard Liège | 2001–02 | Belgian Pro League | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5[b] | 2 | 32 | 9 |
| 2002–03 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 0 | – | 36 | 6 | |||
| 2003–04 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | 28 | 4 | |||
| 2004–05 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | – | 30 | 2 | |||
| Total | 114 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 129 | 21 | ||
| Hamburger SV | 2004–05 | Bundesliga | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 22 | 3 | |
| Dynamo Moscow | 2006 | Russian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |
| Aves | 2006–07 | Primeira Liga | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 3 | |
| Partizan | 2007–08 | Serbian SuperLiga | 28 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2[b] | 1 | 33 | 8 |
| 2008–09 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 9[c] | 0 | 41 | 11 | ||
| 2009–10 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11[d] | 1 | 40 | 5 | ||
| 2010–11| | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8[e] | 1 | 18 | 6 | ||
| Total | 88 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 30 | 3 | 132 | 30 | ||
| Dalian Aerbin | 2011 | China League One | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 22 | 4 | |
| Vojvodina | 2011–12 | Serbian SuperLiga | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4[f] | 1 | 20 | 2 | ||
| Total | 22 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 2 | ||
| Salamanca | 2012–13 | Segunda División B | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 15 | 4 | |
| Atlético Clube de Portugal | 2013–14 | Liga Portugal 2 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | 3 | |
| Career total | 320 | 60 | 33 | 5 | 41 | 7 | 394 | 72 | ||
- ^ Includes Taça de Portugal, Belgian Cup, DFB-Pokal, Russian Cup, Serbian Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Cup
- ^ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Cup
- ^ Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
editPartizan
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
- Serbian SuperLiga Team of the Season: 2008–09, 2009–10
- Partizan Player of the Year: 2008
References
edit- ^ Cruz Martins, André (19 September 2018). "Moreira: "Foi uma maldade não me darem a oportunidade de jogar um único minuto na época do Boavista campeão"" [Moreira: "It was awful of them not to give me the chance to play one single minute in the season of champions Boavista"] (in Portuguese). Para Eles. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "European preview: Portugal". BBC Sport. 15 August 2001. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ^ "Léonard returns to Standard". UEFA. 30 August 2004. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ Frias, Rui (20 May 2007). "As relações de forças que vão decidir a Liga" [The power struggles which will decide the League]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Potpisao i Moreira!" [Moreira signed!] (in Serbian). FK Partizan. 5 July 2007. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ^ "Partizan deklasirao Zrinjski – 6:1!" [Partizan downed Zrinjski – 6:1!] (in Serbian). B92. 19 July 2007. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ "Partizan deklasirao Zrinjski 5:0" [Partizan downed Zrinjski 5:0] (in Serbian). B92. 2 August 2007. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ "Sevilla get back in the groove". UEFA. 3 December 2008. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ "'Dr Mo' keeps Partizan in peak condition". UEFA. 11 May 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ^ "Moreira najbolji u 2008. godini" [Moreira best in year 2008] (in Serbian). FK Partizan. 31 December 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ "Moreira sprečio slavlje Zvezde (FOTO i VIDEO)" [Moreira prevents Star celebration (PHOTO and VIDEO)] (in Serbian). Mondo. 28 February 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ "Partizan bez Lige šampiona" [No Champions League for Partizan] (in Serbian). Radio Television of Serbia. 5 August 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ "Moravac na crno-beli način" [Moravian in black-and-white fashion] (in Serbian). FK Partizan. 27 February 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ "Goleada u Humskoj – 5:3 za Partizan" [Goal galore in Humska – 5:3 for Partizan] (in Serbian). B92. 15 October 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ "Treći poraz Partizana, Braga slavila sa 2:0" [Partizan's third defeat, Braga celebrated with 2:0]. Blic (in Serbian). 19 October 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ "Partizan pobedom do vrha tabele" [Partizan win to go top of the table] (in Serbian). B92. 23 October 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ "Moreira napustio Vojvodinu" [Moreira leaves Vojvodina] (in Serbian). Sportal. 3 December 2012. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ^ "La UDS ficha de una tacada a dos jugadores" [UDS sign two players in one go]. La Gaceta de Salamanca (in Spanish). 18 December 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ^ "Almani Moreira troca gabinete pelo relvado" [Almani Moreira leaves office for pitch]. Record (in Portuguese). 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ Garin, Erik; Nunes, João (14 February 2008). "Torneio do Vale do Tejo". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ Jacques, Maxime (21 August 2020). "Fin du bras de fer : le fils d'Almani Moreira rejoint Benfica". La Dernière Heure (in French). Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ Durand, Joachim (21 August 2020). "Officiel : Le fils d'Almami Moreira quitte le Standard". Walfoot.be (in French). Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ "Filho de ex-jogador marca golaço ao Bayern no Seixal". Maisfutebol (in Portuguese). 20 October 2021. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ Almami Moreira at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- ^ "Almani Moreira". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ^ "China League One". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
External links
edit- Almami Moreira at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Almami Moreira at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Almami Moreira national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- Almami Moreira at National-Football-Teams.com
- Almami Moreira – FIFA competition record (archived)