Almami Moreira

Almami Moreira
Moreira with Partizan in 2008
Personal information
Full name Almami Samori da Silva Moreira
Date of birth (1978-06-16) 16 June 1978
Place of birth Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
1991–1994 Sacavenense
1994–1997 Boavista
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2001 Boavista 17 (1)
1997–1998 → Gondomar (loan) 21 (4)
1998–1999 → Gil Vicente (loan) 33 (9)
2001–2006 Standard Liège 114 (18)
2004–2005 → Hamburger SV (loan) 22 (3)
2006 Dynamo Moscow 1 (0)
2007 Aves 8 (3)
2007–2011 Partizan 88 (23)
2011 Dalian Aerbin 22 (4)
2012 Vojvodina 22 (1)
2013 Salamanca 15 (4)
2014 Atlético 11 (3)
Total 374 (73)
National team
1998–1999 Portugal U21 12 (5)
2002 Portugal B 2 (0)
2010–2011 Guinea-Bissau 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Almami Samori da Silva Moreira (born 16 June 1978) is a Guinea-Bissauan retired footballer who played as a midfielder. He also held Portuguese citizenship.

After starting out at Boavista he went on to represent mainly Standard Liège and Partizan, also playing professionally in four other countries during his career.

Club career

Boavista

Born in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, Moreira reached Boavista FC's youth ranks in 1994, but started out professionally with northern neighbours Gondomar S.C. and Gil Vicente FC, on loan.

He returned in 1999 and went on to have relative impact in the first team, being mainly used as a substitute and being part of the squad as the club won the Primeira Liga in his last year, although he did not appear in any matches whatsoever.

Belgium / Russia

With the start of the new millennium Moreira moved to Standard Liège,[1] where he quickly became a fan favourite, going on to spend five years in Belgium, a loan to Hamburger SV in 2004–05 notwithstanding.[2]

In August 2006, he joined Russia's FC Dynamo Moscow, a club that was signing a large number of Portuguese and Portugal-based players at the time. Unsettled as the vast majority of those, he returned to his country of adoption in January, as lowly C.D. Aves battled to avoid relegation from the top level, which eventually did not happen.

Partizan

On 5 July 2007, Moreira signed a two-year contract with FK Partizan in Serbia, being handed the #10 shirt whilst also becoming the first Portuguese player to represent the club.[3] He made his competitive debut on 19 July in a game against HŠK Zrinjski Mostar,[4] and scored his first official goal on 2 August in a UEFA Cup game against the same club.[5]

On 29 September 2007, Moreira scored against city rivals Red Star in a 2–2 draw – this made him the first ever Portuguese to score in a Belgrade derby. In his first season at the club he appeared 28 times and netted seven goals, as Partizan won the league title; to this he added the domestic cup.

In a UEFA Cup match at Sevilla FC, on 3 December 2008, Moreira collapsed early into the game, being immediately taken into observation,[6] and fully recovering. On 10 April 2009 he agreed to sign a new three-year contract, running until 2012.[7]

Following impressive and consistent performances, Moreira was named in the 2008–09 SuperLiga Team of the Year, alongside seven teammates, as the double was again conquered – he was also voted as the club's Player of the Year in 2008 by the fans.[8] On 28 February 2009, he scored the 1–1 equaliser at home against Red Star;[9] on 5 August, grieving the loss of his mother a day earlier, he decided to play in the second leg of his team's UEFA Champions League qualifier against APOEL FC: he scored the opener in the third minute, but the Cypriots eventually progressed 2–1 on aggregate.[10]

On 27 February 2010, Moreira made his 100th competitive match for Partizan, coming on as a 55th-minute substitute for Saša Ilić against FK Borac Čačak.[11] He missed several games at the beginning of the following campaign due to injury, returning to action on 15 October in a 5–3 home league victory over FK Smederevo where he provided two assists.[12] Four days later he made his Champions League debut, in a 0–2 group stage away loss to S.C. Braga;[13] late in the same month, he scored the only goal at Red Star for the domestic league.[14]

Later years

Moreira split the following years with Dalian Aerbin F.C. in China and another team in Serbia, FK Vojvodina.[15] In late 2012 the 34-year-old moved clubs and countries again, joining Spain's UD Salamanca.[16]

Moreira retired in 2013 at the age of 35, being named Atlético Clube de Portugal's director of football. He came out of retirement in January of the following year, after being convinced by newly appointed coach Neca.[17]

International career

Moreira played for Portugal under-21s on 12 occasions in the late 90's, and in 2002 he was part of the national B-team that won the Vale do Tejo summer tournament.[18]

In 2010, with the increasing development and professionalization of football in Guinea-Bissau, he decided to represent the land of his ancestors at full level, earning his first cap in October of that year, at the age of 32.

Club statistics

As of 19 May 2013[19]
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Portugal League Taça de Portugal Europe Total
1999–00BoavistaPrimeira Liga1713021222
2000–0100000000
Belgium League Belgian Cup Europe Total
2001–02Standard LiègeBelgian Pro League2661152329
2002–033264000366
2003–042741000284
2004–0530000030
Germany League DFB-Pokal Europe Total
2004–05Hamburger SVBundesliga2230000223
Belgium League Belgian Cup Europe Total
2005–06Standard LiègeBelgian Pro League2624000302
Russia League Russian Cup Europe Total
2006Dynamo MoscowRussian Premier League10100020
Portugal League Taça de Portugal Europe Total
2006–07AvesPrimeira Liga83000083
Serbia League Serbian Cup Europe Total
2007–08PartizanSerbian SuperLiga2873021338
2008–0927952904111
2009–1025341111405
2010–11842181186
China League FA Cup Asia Total
2011Dalian AerbinChina League One2240000224
Serbia League Serbian Cup Europe Total
2011–12VojvodinaSerbian SuperLiga902000110
2012–131313041202
Spain League Copa del Rey Europe Total
2012–13SalamancaSegunda División B1540000154
Total Portugal 2543021305
Belgium 114181015212921
Germany 2230000223
Russia 10100020
Serbia 1102419434416332
China 2240000224
Spain 1540000154
Career total 2995733541737369

Honours

Club

Partizan
Dalian Aerbin

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "European preview: Portugal". BBC Sport. 15 August 2001. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Léonard returns to Standard". UEFA.com. 30 August 2004. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "Potpisao i Moreira!" [Moreira signed!] (in Serbian). FK Partizan. 5 July 2007. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Partizan deklasirao Zrinjski – 6:1!" [Partizan downed Zrinjski – 6:1!] (in Serbian). B92. 19 July 2007. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Partizan deklasirao Zrinjski 5:0" [Partizan downed Zrinjski 5:0] (in Serbian). B92. 2 August 2007. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Sevilla get back in the groove". UEFA.com. 3 December 2008. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  7. ↑ "'Dr Mo' keeps Partizan in peak condition". UEFA.com. 11 May 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "Moreira najbolji u 2008. godini" [Moreira best in year 2008] (in Serbian). FK Partizan. 31 December 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  9. ↑ "Moreira sprečio slavlje Zvezde (FOTO i VIDEO)" [Moreira prevents Star celebration (PHOTO and VIDEO)] (in Serbian). Mondo. 28 February 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  10. ↑ "Partizan bez Lige šampiona" [No Champions League for Partizan] (in Serbian). Radio Television of Serbia. 5 August 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  11. ↑ "Moravac na crno-beli način" [Moravian in black-and-white fashion] (in Serbian). FK Partizan. 27 February 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  12. ↑ "Goleada u Humskoj – 5:3 za Partizan" [Goal galore in Humska – 5:3 for Partizan] (in Serbian). B92. 15 October 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  13. ↑ "Treći poraz Partizana, Braga slavila sa 2:0" [Partizan's third defeat, Braga celebrated with 2:0]. Blic (in Serbian). 19 October 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  14. ↑ "Partizan pobedom do vrha tabele" [Partizan win to go top of the table] (in Serbian). B92. 23 October 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  15. ↑ "Moreira napustio Vojvodinu" [Moreira leaves Vojvodina] (in Serbian). Sportal. 3 December 2012. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
  16. ↑ "La UDS ficha de una tacada a dos jugadores" [UDS sign two players in one go]. La Gaceta de Salamanca (in Spanish). 18 December 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  17. ↑ "Almani Moreira troca gabinete pelo relvado" [Almani Moreira leaves office for pitch]. Record (in Portuguese). 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  18. ↑ Garin, Erik; Nunes, João (14 February 2008). "Torneio do Vale do Tejo". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  19. ↑ "Almani Moreira". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
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