Toy (footballer, born 1977)

Vítor Manuel Andrade Gomes da Costa (born 15 June 1977), commonly known as Toy, is a Cape Verdean former footballer who played as a forward.

Toy
Personal information
Full name Vítor Manuel Andrade Gomes da Costa
Date of birth (1977-06-15) 15 June 1977
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1991–1993 Algés
1993–1996 Vila Fria
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 Coruchense
1997–1998 Samora Correia
1998–1999 Sintrense 25 (8)
1999–2001 Benfica B 31 (10)
2000–2001 Benfica 4 (0)
2001–2003 Salgueiros 44 (5)
2003–2004 Felgueiras 32 (14)
2004–2005 Olhanense 42 (7)
2006 Al-Hazem ? (2)
2006–2007 Al-Qadsiah
2007–2012 Olhanense 111 (16)
2012–2013 Doxa 25 (2)
2014–2015 1º Dezembro 23 (4)
2015–2016 Futebol Benfica
Total 337 (68)
National team
2008 Cape Verde 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Born in Lisbon, Toy spent the bulk of his professional career in his adopted country, Portugal, first starting in amateur football. In 1999 he signed with Primeira Liga giants S.L. Benfica, but played mainly with its reserves during his two-year spell.

Toy represented mainly S.C. Olhanense, first arriving at the Algarve club in 2004 then returning in summer 2007 after a spell in Saudi Arabia. In the 2008–09 season, in the second division, he contributed with six goals to help his team return to the top flight after a 34-year absence.[1]

In the following three campaigns, Toy was relatively used by Olhanense, mainly as a substitute.

International career

Toy opted to represent Cape Verde internationally, receiving his first callup in May 2008 at nearly 31 years of age.[2]

Club statistics

[3][4]

Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sintrense 1998–99 Portuguese Second Division 2580000258
Total 2480000248
Benfica B 1999–2000 Portuguese Second Division 2070000207
2000–01 Portuguese Second Division 73000073
Total 271000002710
Benfica 1999–2000 Primeira Liga 00000000
2000–01 Primeira Liga 40000040
Total 40000040
Salgueiros 2001–02 Primeira Liga 3356200397
2002–03 Segunda Liga 1101000120
Total 4457200517
Felgueiras 2003–04 Segunda Liga 321422003416
Total 321422003416
Olhanense 2004–05 Segunda Liga 2941000304
2005–06 Segunda Liga 1331000143
2007–08 Segunda Liga 3052100326
2008–09 Segunda Liga 2867100357
2009–10 Primeira Liga 2133000243
2010–11 Primeira Liga 1617100232
2011–12 Primeira Liga 1614100202
Total 153232540017827
Doxa 2012–13 Cypriot First Division 2520000252
Total 2520000252
Career total 310623480034470

References

  1. "Olhanense: "É um feito enorme", Jorge Costa" [Olhanense: "It's a huge achievement", Jorge Costa]. Diário de Notícias. 17 May 2009. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  2. "Foreign contingent boost Cape Verde". FIFA. 21 May 2008. Retrieved 21 May 2008.
  3. "Toy". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  4. "Toy". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  • Toy at ForaDeJogo
  • Toy at National-Football-Teams.com
  • ToyFIFA competition record
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