Sidnei (footballer, born 1989)

Sidnei
Sidnei playing for Beşiktaş in 2012
Personal information
Full name Sidnei Rechel da Silva Júnior
Date of birth (1989-08-23) 23 August 1989
Place of birth Alegrete, Brazil
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Betis
Number 12
Youth career
2003–2006 Internacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Internacional 25 (1)
2008–2016 Benfica 45 (6)
2011–2012 → Beşiktaş (loan) 10 (2)
2012–2013 Benfica B 21 (0)
2013–2014 → Espanyol (loan) 12 (0)
2014–2016 → Deportivo La Coruña (loan) 65 (0)
2016–2018 Deportivo La Coruña 50 (2)
2018– Betis 0 (0)
National team
2005 Brazil U17 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 May 2018

Sidnei Rechel da Silva Júnior (born 23 August 1989), known simply as Sidnei, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Real Betis as a central defender.

Club career

Internacional

Born in Alegrete, Rio Grande do Sul, Sidnei started playing professionally with Sport Club Internacional, being part of the side that conquered the 2007 edition of the Recopa Sudamericana. On 24 July 2008 he signed a five-year contract with S.L. Benfica, who paid €5 million for 50% of his sporting rights.[1]

Benfica

Sidnei was used intermittently during his first season in Portugal, but still managed to appear in 24 Primeira Liga games and score three goals in as many wins, including the 2–0 derby home win against Sporting Clube de Portugal on 27 September 2008.[2] In November, Benfica bought another 50% of his rights for €2 million, and GestiFute acquired the rights to receive 30% from any future transfer.[3] He played in only five league matches during the following campaign – ten overall appearances – as the club won the national championship after a five-year wait.

After spending the first half of 2010–11 on the bench, Sidnei was propelled to the starting XI after David Luiz moved to Chelsea in the winter transfer window. On 21 February 2011, he was sent off in a league game at Sporting but his team still managed to win it 2–0[4] and, late into the following month, he renewed his contract for a further three seasons until 2016;[5] however, due to poor performances, he lost his starting place to Jardel.[6]

In early June 2011, Beşiktaş J.K. agreed with Benfica on a one-year loan, with the option to make the move permanent.[7] On 19 September he scored a brace for the first in his career, helping to a 3–1 Süper Lig home win over MKE Ankaragücü.[8]

As the Turkish club opted against exercising its option,[9] Sidnei returned to Portugal and found himself demoted to the B-team. On 29 July 2013, he and Pizzi were loaned to La Liga's RCD Espanyol on a one-year deal.[10]

Deportivo

On 1 September 2014, Sidnei moved to fellow league side Deportivo de La Coruña also on loan.[11] After appearing in 32 matches to help his team avoid relegation, his loan was extended for a further year.[12]

Sidnei had a contract running until 2018, with the Galicians sharing his rights with Benfica and GestiFute.[13] He scored his first goal in the Spanish top division on 5 December 2016, helping the hosts rout Real Sociedad 5–1.[14]

On 19 July 2018, Deportivo announced they had reached an agreement with FC Krasnodar over the transfer of Sidnei.[15] The transfer was called off two days later, however, with the player having been unable to agree terms.[16]

Betis

In August 2018, Sidnei joined Real Betis also from the Spanish top flight on a four-year contract.[17][18]

Career statistics

As of match played 27 June 2018[19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[A] Continental[B] Others[C] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Internacional 2007 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 210000000210
2008 4100000041
Total 251000000251
Benfica 2008–09 Primeira Liga 243306021354
2009–10 50203000100
2010–11 163204050273
2012–13 0000001010
Total 4567013081737
Beşiktaş 2011–12 Süper Lig 1021010—122
Total 102101000122
Benfica B 2012–13 Segunda Liga 210———210
Total 210000000210
Espanyol 2013–14 La Liga 12061——181
Total 120610000181
Deportivo 2014–15 La Liga 32000——320
2015–16 33000——330
2016–17 29130——321
2017–18 21110——221
Total 11524000001192
Career total 228111811408126813

A. ^ Includes appearances in the Taça de Portugal and Copa del Rey.
B. ^ Includes appearances in the UEFA Europa League.
C. ^ Includes appearances in the Taça da Liga and Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira.

Honours

Internacional

Benfica

References

  1. ↑ "Comunicado" [Announcement] (PDF) (in Portuguese). Portuguese Securities Market Commission. 24 July 2008. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
  2. ↑ "Benfica derrota Sporting no derby com golos de Reyes e Sidnei" [Benfica beat Sporting in derby with goals from Reyes and Sidnei]. Público (in Portuguese). 27 September 2008. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Comunicado" [Announcement] (PDF) (in Portuguese). Portuguese Securities Market Commission. 25 November 2008. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
  4. ↑ Benfica make it perfect ten with derby win; UEFA, 21 February 2011
  5. ↑ "Sidnei renova até 2016" [Sidnei renews until 2016]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 March 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  6. ↑ "Maxi regressa ao onze; Jardel no lugar de Sidnei" [Maxi returns to starting XI; Jardel for Sidnei] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 7 April 2011. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  7. ↑ Sidnei emprestado ao Besiktas (Sidnei loaned to Besiktas); S.L. Benfica, 2 June 2011 (in Portuguese)
  8. ↑ "Sidnei bisa na vitória do Besiktas" [Sidnei scores brace in Besiktas win] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 19 September 2011. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  9. ↑ "Besiktas não quer Sidnei no plantel" [Besiktas do not want Sidnei in squad]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 19 June 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  10. ↑ "Pizzi i Sidnei, nous reforços" [Pizzi and Sidnei, new additions] (in Catalan). RCD Espanyol. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  11. ↑ "Sidnei nuevo jugador del Dépor" [Sidnei new player of Dépor] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  12. ↑ "Sidnei continua no Deportivo" [Sidnei remains at Deportivo] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  13. ↑ "Mendes y el Benfica deciden sobre el fichaje de Sidnei" [Mendes and Benfica decide on Sidnei transfer]. Super Deporte (in Spanish). Valencia. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  14. ↑ Miguel Piñeiro (5 December 2016). "El Deportivo se sacude la necesidad con una brillante goleada sobre la Real Sociedad" [Deportivo shake off need with a brilliant routing of Real Sociedad]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  15. ↑ Centeno, Álex (19 July 2018). "Sidnei ya está con el Krasnodar" [Sidnei is already with Krasnodar]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  16. ↑ Candal, Adrián (21 July 2018). "El Krasnodar descarta el fichaje de Sidnei" [Krasnodar dismiss Sidnei signing] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  17. ↑ "Real Betis signs Sidnei for the next four seasons". Real Betis. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  18. ↑ Candal, Adrián (2 August 2018). "Sidnei firma hasta 2022 por el Betis" [Sidnei signs for Betis until 2022] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  19. ↑ Sidnei at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 November 2014. Edit this at Wikidata
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