Hugo Almeida (Brazilian footballer)
Hugo Guimarães Silva Santos Almeida (born 6 January 1986), sometimes known as just Hugo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Campeonato Brasileiro Serie D team Gama.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hugo Guimarães Silva Santos Almeida | ||
| Date of birth | 6 January 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | São Fidélis, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Gama | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Botafogo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Botafogo | ||
| 2006–2011 | Coritiba | 28 | (7) |
| 2008 | → Sertãozinho (loan) | ||
| 2009–2010 | → São Caetano (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 2010 | → Grêmio Prudente (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Goiás (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2012 | XV de Piracicaba | 10 | (1) |
| 2012 | Paraná | 3 | (0) |
| 2013 | Ventforet Kofu | 15 | (5) |
| 2013 | Roasso Kumamoto | 10 | (0) |
| 2014 | Náutico | 1 | (1) |
| 2014 | Fagiano Okayama | 8 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Portuguesa | 21 | (7) |
| 2016 | KF Tirana | 3 | (1) |
| 2016 | Itumbiara | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | Juventude | 21 | (8) |
| 2017 | América Mineiro | 10 | (1) |
| 2018 | IR Tanger | 13 | (1) |
| 2018 | Paysandu | 18 | (4) |
| 2019 | Joinville | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | São Bento | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | Pelotas | 5 | (2) |
| 2020 | Clube Atlético Joseense | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | São Luiz | 20 | (6) |
| 2021– | Gama | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2003 | Brazil U17 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:35, 30 January 2020 (UTC) | |||
Career
Born in São Fidélis, Rio de Janeiro, Hugo Almeida was a Botafogo youth graduate, making his first team debuts in 2004. He left the club in 2005, aged only 19, and joined fellow league team Coritiba in 2006.
Hugo Almeida eventually fell down in the pecking order at Coxa, and was subsequently loaned to Sertãozinho, São Caetano,[1] Grêmio Prudente and Goiás.[2] He was released by Coritiba after the end of the spell with the latter.
On 19 January 2012 Hugo Almeida joined XV de Piracicaba.[3] On 3 May, he moved to Paraná,[4] but appeared rarely.
Hugo Almeida subsequently appeared for clubs in Japan in the following year, representing Ventforet Kofu, Roasso Kumamoto and Fagiano Okayama (after a short spell back to his homeland at Náutico). On 5 January 2015 he signed for Portuguesa.
Club statistics
- As of 18 October 2015[5]
| Club | Season | State League | National League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| São Caetano | 2009 | — | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | ||||
| 2010 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 25 | 9 | ||||
| Subtotal | 17 | 8 | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Grêmio Prudente | 2010 | — | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Goiás | 2011 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 9 | ||
| XV de Piracicaba | 2012 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||||
| Paraná | 2012 | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Ventforet Kofu | 2013 | — | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 6 | |||
| Roasso Kumamoto | 2013 | — | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Náutico | 2014 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | 15 | 5 | |
| Fagiano Okayama | 2014 | — | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Portuguesa | 2015 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 7 | ||
| Total | 49 | 19 | 85 | 17 | 11 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 121 | 28 | ||
Honours
- Brazil
- Coritiba
- América Mineiro
- Ittihad Tanger
References
- ^ "Coritiba negocia empréstimo do atacante Hugo para o São Caetano" [Coritiba negotiates loan of forward Hugo to São Caetano] (in Portuguese). BOL. 4 September 2009. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ^ "Atacante Hugo próximo de acerto com o Goiás" [Forward Hugo next to agreement with Goiás] (in Portuguese). Futebol Paranaense. 21 January 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ^ [Hugo is the 13th addition of XV for the dispute of Paulistão] (in Portuguese). RAC. 19 January 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ^ [Forward Hugo is available to the manager] (in Portuguese). Paraná's official website. 3 May 2012. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ^ Hugo at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
External links
- Hugo at Soccerway
- Hugo Almeida at J.League () (in Japanese)
- Hugo at Footballdatabase