Hugo André Rodrigues Seco (born 17 June 1988) is a

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professional

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who plays for Académica de Coimbra as a winger.

Club career

Born in

Lousã Lousã () is a town and concelho, municipality in the district of Coimbra (district), Coimbra, in the central part of Portugal. The population in 2011 was 17,604, in an area of 138.40 km2. History The oldest evidence provides an indication ...

Coimbra District Coimbra District ( pt, Distrito de Coimbra, or ) is located in the Centro Region, Portugal. The district capital is the city of Coimbra. Municipalities The district is composed by 17 municipalities: * Arganil * Cantanhede * Coimbra * Condeixa ...

, Seco represented four clubs as a youth, finishing his development with

Associação Académica de Coimbra The Associação Académica de Coimbra (AAC) is the students' union of the University of Coimbra (UC). Founded in Coimbra on November 3, 1887, it is the oldest students' union in Portugal. It is also the biggest Portuguese students' union belongi ...

after signing in 2004. He spent his first seven seasons as a senior in lower league or amateur football, including two with

Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco, commonly referred to as Benfica e Castelo Branco is a semi-professional football club based in Castelo Branco. Founded on 24 March 1924, the club has traditionally worn a red and white home kit since inception. ...

and one in the

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with the St. Lawrence Spurs. Seco returned to Académica on 4 July 2014, thus moving straight to the

Primeira Liga The Primeira Liga (; English: Premier League, also written as Liga Portugal 1), also known as Liga Portugal Bwin for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga Portugal, ...

. He made his debut in the competition on 10 January of the following year, coming on as a 78th-minute substitute in a 2–2 home draw against

F.C. Paços de Ferreira Futebol Clube Paços de Ferreira () is a Portuguese football club based in Paços de Ferreira, Porto district. Founded in 1950, the club competes in the Primeira Liga, holding home games at the 9,077-seater Estádio da Mata Real, a municipal s ...

. On 12 July 2016, after suffering top-flight relegation, Seco signed a one-year deal with

PFC Cherno More Varna Cherno More ( bg, Черно Море) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in the city of Varna, which currently competes in Bulgaria's primary football competition, the First League. Founded on March 3, 1913, as an assoc ...

. On 31 January 2017 he left Bulgaria and returned to his homeland, joining C.D. Feirense. Seco moved to

FC Irtysh Pavlodar FC Irtysh Pavlodar ( kk, Ертіс Футбол Клубы, ''Ertis Fýtbol Klýby'') was a Kazakh professional football club based at the Central Stadium in Pavlodar. Irtysh won the Kazakhstan Premier league in 1993 (as ''Ansat''), 1997, 19 ...

of the

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on 23 July 2018, leaving the club the following January by mutual consent.

References

External links

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Portuguese League profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Seco, Hugo 1988 births Living people People from Lousã Portuguese footballers Association football wingers Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players Anadia F.C. players Académico de Viseu F.C. players Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco players C.D. Fátima players Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F. players C.D. Feirense players S.C. Farense players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players PFC Cherno More Varna players Kazakhstan Premier League players FC Irtysh Pavlodar players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Kisvárda FC players Portuguese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Malta Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria Expatriate footballers in Kazakhstan Expatriate footballers in Hungary Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Malta Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Sportspeople from Coimbra District