Hugo Filipe da Costa Oliveira (born 25 July 1988), known as Hugo Vieira, is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a

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. He had four spells with Gil Vicente, winning the Segunda Liga in

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, and represented that team and Braga in the

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. Additionally, he played in eight foreign countries, providing a key role in

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's Serbian SuperLiga conquest in

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Club career

Early career

Born in Barcelos, Hugo Vieira made his debut as a senior with

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's reserve team, after finishing his development with

Santa Maria FC Santa Maria Futebol Clube ''(abbreviated as Santa Maria FC)'' is a Portuguese football club based in Galegos (Santa Maria), Barcelos in the district of Braga. Background Santa Maria FC currently plays in the Campeonato Nacional de Seniores Sér ...

. In July 2007, he was loaned to

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, but made no appearances for the side. In 2009, Hugo Vieira signed for

Gil Vicente F.C. Gil Vicente Futebol Clube (), commonly known as Gil Vicente, founded in 1924, is a Portuguese football club that plays in Barcelos. It competes in the Primeira Liga, the top division of football in the country, and it is named after the Portugues ...

in the Segunda Liga, helping achieve promotion to the

as champions at the end of the 2010–11 season. On 22 March 2012, he scored to open their 2–2 draw with S.C. Braga at the

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in the semi-finals of the

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, eventually won in a penalty shootout.

Benfica and Braga

Hugo Vieira agreed to a four-year deal with S.L. Benfica on 18 May 2012. On 28 August, he was loaned to Spanish

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club

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in a

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-long deal, but after being rarely used he returned to Gil on 22 January 2013, being loaned until June. On 23 August 2013, Hugo Vieira moved to S.C. Braga after agreeing to a four-year contract, but started only once over the course of the top-flight campaign. He returned to Gil Vicente for a third spell the following 30 January, on a temporary basis.

Torpedo Moscow

On 1 September 2014, Hugo Vieira joined

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, newly promoted to the Russian Premier League. On his debut thirteen days later, he replaced

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at the hour-mark and scored a consolation in a 3–1 defeat at FC Spartak Moscow. In a season troubled by the death of his partner Edina Carvalho from cancer in January 2015, Hugo Vieira did not find the net again until the penultimate game, when his two

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helped to a 3–1 win over FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast at the

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. The team would eventually suffer a double relegation.

Red Star

On 30 June 2015, Hugo Vieira signed a two-year deal with

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. On 12 September, he scored twice in the 3–1 eternal derby home victory over

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, and later said he had dedicated it to Carvalho. He netted a brace against FK Čukarički on 6 December (7–2 away triumph) and a

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to help beat FK Radnik Surdulica six days later (5–0, home), as the

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team went on to win a 27th title; the national footballers' union voted him player of the season, and he was a contender for top scorer until missing the final game against FK Radnički Niš, in which his teammate Aleksandar Katai overtook him to 21 goals.

Yokohama

On 7 January 2017, Hugo Vieira moved to the fifth foreign country of his career, signing for Yokohama F. Marinos in Japan–

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made the same move from Red Star days later. He made his debut in the

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as a late substitute on 25 February, scoring the equaliser in a 3–2 home defeat of

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in the season opener; in his first year in the

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, his team came runners-up in the

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, with him finishing a hat-trick at the end of extra time to best

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3–2 in the fourth round on 20 September. While Yokohama finished in the bottom half of the

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, Hugo Vieira was in the top ten goalscorers with 13. This included a hat-trick in a 4–4 draw with

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at the

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on 21 April.

Sivasspor

Hugo Vieira returned to European football in January 2019, signing an 18-month deal with Sivasspor in Turkey. Before making an appearance, he suffered an injury to his left knee and required surgery, ending his involvement for the season. On 31 October 2019, Hugo Vieira finally made the first of only two appearances for the side from Sivas, coming on in the 59th minute for Abdou Razack Traoré and scoring the last goal of a 6–0 win away to Başkent Akademi FK in the fourth round of the

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Later years

On 28 January 2020, after over five years abroad, Hugo Vieira returned to Portugal's top division and Gil Vicente. Despite signing a new one-year contract in August, he terminated it on 6 October. Hugo Vieira returned to Japan's top flight with Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo on 29 October 2020. After playing three games in what remained of the season, he was released. On 7 July 2021, Hugo Vieira signed a one-year deal with

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of the Romanian

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, with the option of a further season. Nineteen days later, in his second game, he scored the only goal of a home victory over

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. On 7 January 2022, his contract was unilaterally terminated by the club. On 31 January 2022, Hugo Vieira joined

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of the Maltese Premier League until 30 June.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Santa Maria * AF Braga Divisão de Honra: 2008–09 Gil Vicente * Segunda Liga:

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Red Star * Serbian SuperLiga: 2015–16 Individual *

top scorer:

(5 goals) *Serbian SuperLiga Player of the Season: 2015–16 *

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: 2015–16

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