Simão Sabrosa

Portuguese footballer

Simão Pedro da Fonseca Sabrosa OIH (born 31 October 1979), also known as Simão, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played mainly as a left winger, with dribbling and set piece skills as primary attributes.

Simão Sabrosa
Personal information
Full name Simão Pedro da Fonseca Sabrosa[1]
Date of birth (1979-10-31) 31 October 1979 (age 45)[2]
Place of birth Constantim, Portugal
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
1990–1992 Diogo Cão
1992–1997 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1999 Sporting CP 53 (12)
1999–2001 Barcelona 46 (3)
2001–2007 Benfica 172 (75)
2007–2010 Atlético Madrid 113 (20)
2011–2012 Beşiktaş 46 (8)
2012–2014 Espanyol 60 (3)
2015 NorthEast United 10 (3)
Total 500 (124)
National team
1998–2000 Portugal U21 15 (8)
1998–2010 Portugal 85 (22)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA European Championship
Runner-up 2004 Portugal
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner 1996 Austria
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sporting 1996–97[3] Primeira Liga 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 1
1997–98[3] 21 1 3 0 2[a] 0 26 1
1998–99[3] 30 10 1 0 2[b] 0 33 10
Total 53 12 5 0 4 0 62 12
Barcelona 1999–2000[4] La Liga 21 1 4[c] 0 7[a] 0 32 1
2000–01[4] 25 2 4 1 9[d] 0 38 3
Total 46 3 8 1 16 0 70 4
Benfica 2001–02[3] Primeira Liga 26 11 1 0 27 11
2002–03[3] 33 18 0 0 33 18
2003–04[3] 31 12 4 1 10[d] 2 45 15
2004–05[3] 34 15 4 3 10[d] 4 48 22
2005–06[3] 24 8 3 2 8[a] 2 35 12
2006–07[3] 24 11 3 1 12[a] 4 39 16
Total 172 75 15 7 40 12 227 94
Atlético Madrid 2007–08[4] La Liga 30 7 3 0 8[b] 3 41 10
2008–09[4] 33 7 3 0 8[b] 2 44 9
2009–10[4] 34 2 8 3 17[e] 2 59 7
2010–11[4] 16 4 1 1 7[f] 1 24 6
Total 113 20 15 4 40 8 168 32
Beşiktaş 2010–11[5] Süper Lig 15 5 5 3 20 8
2011–12[5] 31 3 2 0 9[g] 2 42 5
Total 46 8 7 3 9 2 62 13
Espanyol 2012–13[4] La Liga 26 3 1 0 27 3
2013–14[5] 34 0 2 2 36 2
Total 60 3 3 2 63 5
NorthEast United 2015[5] Indian Super League 10 3 10 3
Career total 500 124 53 18 103 19 656 161
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Appearances in UEFA Cup
  3. Includes one appearance in Supercopa de España
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Appearances in UEFA Cup and UEFA Champions League
  5. Appearances in UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League
  6. Appearances in UEFA Europa League and UEFA Super Cup
  7. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[6][7]
National team Year Apps Goals
Portugal 1998 1 1
1999 0 0
2000 5 0
2001 5 0
2002 4 0
2003 8 3
2004 12 1
2005 5 2
2006 12 5
2007 6 2
2008 9 4
2009 11 3
2010 7 1
Total 85 22
Scores and results list Portugal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sabrosa goal.
List of international goals scored by Simão Sabrosa[8][9]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 18 November 1998 Bonfim, Setúbal, Portugal   Israel 2–0 2–0 Friendly
2 30 April 2003 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands   Netherlands 1–1 1–1 Friendly
3 20 August 2003 Estádio Municipal, Chaves, Portugal   Kazakhstan 1–0 1–0 Friendly
4 11 October 2003 Restelo, Lisbon, Portugal   Albania 2–2 5–3 Friendly
5 13 October 2004 José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal   Russia 5–1 7–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 3 September 2005 Estádio Algarve, Faro, Portugal   Luxembourg 5–0 6–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 6–0
8. 3 June 2006 Saint-Symphorien, Metz, France   Luxembourg 1–0 3–0 Friendly
9 2–0
10 21 June 2006 Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany   Mexico 2–0 2–1 2006 FIFA World Cup
11 15 November 2006 Cidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal   Kazakhstan 1–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
12 3–0
13 6 February 2007 Emirates Stadium, London, England   Brazil 1–0 2–0 Friendly
14 12 September 2007 José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal   Serbia 1–0 1–1 UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
15 31 May 2008 Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal   Georgia 2–0 2–0 Friendly
16 20 August 2008 Estádio Municipal, Aveiro, Portugal   Faroe Islands 2–0 5–0 Friendly
17 6 September 2008 Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta   Malta 3–0 4–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
18 19 November 2008 Bezerrão, Gama, Brazil   Brazil 2–4 2–6 Friendly
19 10 October 2009 Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal   Hungary 1–0 3–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
20 3–0
21 14 October 2009 D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães, Portugal   Malta 2–0 4–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
22 21 June 2010 Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa   North Korea 2–0 7–0 2010 FIFA World Cup

Honours

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Benfica

Atlético Madrid

Beşiktaş

Portugal

Individual

Orders

References

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  1. "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Portugal" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Sabrosa Simao". Eurosport. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 Simão Sabrosa at ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 "Simao: Simao Pedro Fonseca Sabrosa". BDFutbol. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Simão at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  6. Pierrend, José Luis. "Portugal – Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 6 October 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  7. "Simão Sabrosa" (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. Archived from the original on 6 October 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  8. "Simão Sabrosa" (in Portuguese). European Football. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  9. Mamrud, Roberto. "Simao Pedro Fonseca Sabrosa – Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 31 January 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  10. Claro, Paulo; Preston, Simon; Nunes, João; Di Maggio, Roberto. "Portugal – List of Topscorers". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  11. "Simão foi o melhor da época" [Simão was the best of the season]. Record (in Portuguese). 2 July 2007. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  12. "Veloso é a revelação, Simão é a consagração" [Veloso is the newcomer, Simão the consecration] (in Portuguese). CNID. 30 June 2007. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  13. "Gala do Benfica: Aimar distinguido como o melhor de 2010/11" [Benfica Gala: Aimar distinguished as the best of 2010–11] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 29 February 2012. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016. Simão (2006)
  14. "Rosa Mota e Carlos Lopes recebem prémio Fernando Soromenho" [Rosa Mota and Carlos Lopes receive Fernando Soromenho Award] (in Portuguese). Associação dos Jornalistas de Desporto. 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.