Leocísio Sami

Leocísio Júlio Sami (born 18 December 1988) is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Leocísio Sami
Personal information
Full name Leocísio Júlio Sami
Date of birth (1988-12-18) 18 December 1988
Place of birth Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1998–2002 Núcleo Sintra
2002–2003 Algueirão
2003–2004 Mira Sintra
2005 Estoril
2005–2007 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Eléctrico 36 (12)
2008–2009 Aves 27 (3)
2009–2012 Marítimo B 37 (8)
2009–2014 Marítimo 82 (12)
2010 → Fátima (loan) 13 (3)
2014–2017 Porto 0 (0)
2014–2015 → Braga (loan) 8 (1)
2015 → Vitória Guimarães (loan) 14 (0)
2015–2016 → Akhisar Belediyespor (loan) 27 (2)
2016 → Akhisar Belediyespor (loan) 5 (0)
2017 → Arouca (loan) 6 (1)
2017–2018 Aves 6 (0)
2019 Cova Piedade 24 (0)
National team‡
2011– Guinea-Bissau 11 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 November 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:30, 18 January 2017 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Bissau, Sami played the vast majority of his professional career in Portugal, finishing his development at S.L. Benfica.[1] In his first two years as a senior he alternated between the Segunda Liga and the third division, representing Eléctrico F.C. and C.D. Aves.[2][3]

Sami signed with C.S. Marítimo in the 2009 summer, appearing for both the first and second teams during his four-year spell in the island of Madeira. Late into the 2010 January transfer window he was loaned to second level side C.D. Fátima, which eventually avoided relegation;[4] on 18 August 2013, his only Primeira Liga goal of the season helped his parent club defeat Benfica 2–1.[5]

On 29 May 2014, free agent Sami joined FC Porto on a four-year contract.[6] He never appeared for them in competitive matches, however, being consecutively loaned to S.C. Braga,[7] Vitória S.C.[8] and Turkish Süper Lig's Akhisar Belediyespor.[9] His tenure at the Estádio Municipal de Braga was curtailed in January 2015, due to a run-in with manager Sérgio Conceição.[10][11]

In February 2017, still owned by Porto, Sami moved to F.C. Arouca in the Portuguese top flight.[12] On 3 July, he returned to Aves on a two-year contract.[13]

International career

Sami was selected for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations by manager Baciro Candé.[14] During the tournament in Gabon, which ended in group stage exit, he featured 24 minutes in the 1–2 loss to Cameroon.[15]

Career statistics

Club
As of 12 February 2017[16]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Porto 2014–15 Primeira Liga 000000000000
2015–16 000000000000
2016–17 000000000000
Total 000000000000
Braga (loan) 2014–15 Primeira Liga 812010—00111
Vitória Guimarães (loan) 1400011—00151
Total 2212021—00264
Akhisar Belediyespor (loan) 2015–16 Süper Lig 27252——00324
2016–17 5011——0061
Total 32263——00385
Arouca (loan) 2016–17 Primeira Liga 500000—0050
Aves 2016–17 Primeira Liga 000000—0000
Career total 59383210000697
  1. Includes the Taça de Portugal and Turkish Cup.
  2. Includes the Taça da Liga.

International
As of 12 February 2017[17]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Guinea-Bissau 201130
201210
201300
201420
201540
201600
201710
Total110

Honours

Aves

References
  1. "Bruno Lage: «Sami soube sempre responder com qualidade»" [Bruno Lage: "Sami always had a quality reply"]. Record (in Portuguese). 29 May 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  2. "Avançado Sami está próximo" [Forward Sami is near]. Record (in Portuguese). 19 July 2008. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  3. "Sexteto convidado a renovar" [Six invited to renew]. Record (in Portuguese). 8 June 2009. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  4. "Chaves-Fátima, 0–1: Derrota leva à despromoção" [Chaves-Fátima, 0–1: Loss leads to relegation]. Record (in Portuguese). 8 May 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  5. "Caçar águias é com Sami" [Hunting eagles is Sami's business]. Record (in Portuguese). 15 May 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  6. "Sami por quatro épocas" [Sami for four seasons]. Record (in Portuguese). 29 May 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  7. "Sami chega por uma época" [Sami arrives for one season]. Record (in Portuguese). 1 September 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  8. "Sami, Otávio e Ivo em Guimarães por empréstimo do FC Porto" [Sami, Otávio and Ivo in Guimarães on loan from FC Porto] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  9. "Oficial: Sami volta a ser emprestado ao Akhisar" [Official: Sami is loaned to Akhisar again]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 26 July 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  10. "SAD mantém processo disciplinar a Sami" [Disciplinary proceedings by PLSC still on Sami]. Record (in Portuguese). 29 January 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  11. "Sami rescinde o contrato" [Sami terminates contract]. Record (in Portuguese). 30 January 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  12. "Sami é o sexto reforço do Arouca" [Sami is Arouca's sixth addition]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 1 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  13. "Contratação" [Signing] (in Portuguese). C.D. Aves. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  14. "Um treinador, 18 'portugueses' e alguns velhos conhecidos" [One coach, 18 'Portuguese' and some old acquaintances]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 12 January 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  15. "Cameroon 2–1 Guinea-Bissau". BBC Sport. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  16. "Sami". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  17. "Sami – Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  18. "Aves ganha a Taça de Portugal graças a bis de Guedes" [Aves win Portuguese Cup thanks to Guedes brace]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 20 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
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