Samir (footballer, born 1994)

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Samir Caetano de Souza Santos (born 5 December 1994), also known as Samir, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Liga MX club Tigres UANL.

Samir
Personal information
Full name Samir Caetano de Souza Santos[1]
Date of birth (1994-12-05) 5 December 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
UANL
Number 3
Youth career
2009–2011 Audax Rio
2011Flamengo (loan)
2012–2013 Flamengo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Flamengo 50 (1)
2016–2022 Udinese 142 (6)
2016Verona (loan) 3 (1)
2022 Watford 19 (0)
2022– UANL 45 (2)
International career
2014 Brazil U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:25, 15 December 2023 (UTC)

Club career

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Born in Rio de Janeiro, Samir began his career with Brazilian side Flamengo, making his Série A debut with the club's first team in 2013; he won the 2013 Copa do Brasil and the 2014 Campeonato Carioca with the club.[3][4][5]

On 18 January 2016, he joined Italian club Udinese for €4.5 million,[3] but was immediately loaned out to Verona for the remainder of the 2015–16 Serie A season.[4]

On 4 April 2016, he made his Serie A debut, scoring the decisive goal in a 1–0 away win against Bologna from a header.[4]

On 6 January 2022, Samir signed for English club Watford on a three-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[6]

International career

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Samir was included in the Brazilian under-20 side for the 2013 South American Youth Football Championship.[7] He has also represented Brazil at under-21 level.[5]

Samir was included in the senior national team for the first time in August 16, 2019; for friendlies against Colombia and Peru in the following month.

Style of play

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Samir is a large and physically powerful left-footed defender, who is known for his confidence, solid distribution, ability to read the game, and strength in the air, which makes him a goal threat on set-pieces in the opposition's area. Although primarily a centre-back, he is also capable of playing as a left-back or as a defensive midfielder.[3][4][5][8][9][10]

Career statistics

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As of match played 6 January 2022[8][11]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Flamengo Série A 2013 13 0 4 0 17 0
2014 17 1 5 0 6 0 11 1 39 2
2015 20 0 3 0 7 1 30 1
Total 50 1 12 0 6 0 18 2 86 3
Udinese Serie A 2016–17 21 0 0 0 21 0
2017–18 31 2 0 0 31 2
2018–19 21 2 1 0 22 2
2019–20 21 1 1 0 22 1
2020–21 30 1 2 0 32 1
2021–22 18 0 2 0 20 0
Total 142 6 10 0 0 0 0 0 152 6
Verona (loan) Serie A 2015–16 3 1 0 0 3 1
Watford Premier League 2021–22 19 0 0 0 0 0 19 0
Career total 214 8 18 0 6 0 18 2 237 10

Honours

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Flamengo[5][11]

Tigres UANL

References

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  1. ^ "Updated squad lists for 2021/22 Premier League". Premier League. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  2. ^ "22. Samir". www.watfordfc.com. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Stefano Chioffi (2 December 2015). "Samir, colpo Udinese: arriverà in estate" (in Italian). Il Corriere dello Sport. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d Francesco Oddi (4 April 2017). "Verona, Delneri ringrazia Samir: gol all'esordio, in attesa dell'Udinese" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  5. ^ a b c d Luca Persico (29 July 2017). "Report: Udinese continue to push for Flamengo defender Samir". www.sambafoot.com. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Official: Samir Joins Hornets". www.watfordfc.com. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  7. ^ Christopher Atkins (30 December 2012). "Brazil name 22-man squad for South American Under-20 Championship". www.sambafoot.com. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  8. ^ a b "SAMIR CAETANO DE SOUZA SANTOS" (in Italian). www.tuttocalciatori.net. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Calciomercato, Inter: piace Samir dell'Udinese" (in Italian). Sky.it. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  10. ^ Matteo Pifferi (20 June 2017). "Samir chiarisce: "Sono un terzino sinistro ma prima di tutto difensore. Contro l'Inter…"" (in Italian). www.fcinter1908.it. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  11. ^ a b "Samir". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
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