Samir Lima de Araújo (born October 25, 1981), known as just Samir, is a Brazilian

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player who last played for

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Career

Born in Tuiuti. Samir began his playing career with

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. He joined Vitória in 2001, and made his

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debut for the club in 2002, scoring 2 goals in 12 matches. In September 2004, Samir signed a contract with

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side Guangzhou Rizhiquan from

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, replacing Gary Glasgow who injured in the

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. He made his League One debut on 6 September in a 2 - 1 home win against

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. Samir scored in his fourth match for Guangzhou which broke brance of the match in a 1 - 1 draw with Qingdao Hailifeng on 22 September. He scored 3 goals in 16 appearances in the 2004 league season and moved to another League One club Jiangsu Sainty in 2005. He scored only 2 goals in the 2005 league season and was released by the club. On 18 March 2007, Samir transferred to China League One club Beijing Hongdeng. He played as

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in the club and scored his first and only goal of the season on 11 August, in a 3 - 1 home victory against

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/ref> Samir moved to Japan and signed a contract with

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in March 2012 but was released after just one season having made only 9 league appearances.

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