Leocísio Júlio Sami (born 18 December 1988) is a Bissau-Guinean professional
footballer who plays as a
forward
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for Portuguese club
S.U. 1º Dezembro
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.
Club career
Born in
Bissau
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, Sami played the vast majority of his professional career in Portugal, finishing his development at
S.L. Benfica. In his first two years as a senior he alternated between the
Segunda Liga and the
third division
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Association football
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, representing
Eléctrico F.C.
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and
C.D. Aves.
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
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. Late into the 2010 January
transfer window he was loaned to second-tier side
C.D. Fátima
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, which
eventually avoided relegation. On 18 August 2013, his only
Primeira Liga
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goal of
the season helped his parent club to defeat Benfica 2–1.
On 29 May 2014,
free agent Sami joined
FC Porto
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on a four-year contract. He never appeared for them in competitive matches, however, being consecutively loaned to
S.C. Braga,
Vitória S.C. and Turkish
Süper Lig's
Akhisar Belediyespor
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Estádio Municipal de Braga was curtailed in January 2015, due to a run-in with manager
Sérgio Conceição.
In February 2017, still owned by Porto, Sami moved to
F.C. Arouca
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History
Founde ...
in the Portuguese top flight. On 3 July, he returned to Aves on a two-year contract.
International career
Sami was selected for the
2017 Africa Cup of Nations
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by manager
Baciro Candé. During the tournament in
Gabon, which ended in group stage exit, he featured 24 minutes in the 1–2 loss to
Cameroon.
Career statistics
Club
International
Honours
Aves
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Taça de Portugal:
2017–18
References
External links
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1988 births
Living people
Bissau-Guinean emigrants to Portugal
Footballers from Bissau
Bissau-Guinean footballers
Men's association football forwards
Primeira Liga players
Liga Portugal 2 players
Segunda Divisão players
C.D. Aves players
C.S. Marítimo players
C.D. Fátima players
FC Porto players
S.C. Braga players
Vitória S.C. players
F.C. Arouca players
C.D. Cova da Piedade players
S.U. 1º Dezembro players
Süper Lig players
Akhisarspor footballers
Guinea-Bissau men's international footballers
2017 Africa Cup of Nations players
Bissau-Guinean expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Turkey
Bissau-Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Turkey