Samuel Firmino de Jesus (born 7 April 1986), known as Samuel () is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Biography

Samuel started his career with Ituano, which he was registered as an amateur in 2005 season. He made his Série B debut on 23 April 2005 and scored a goal on 23 August. He also played the last round of the season as last minute substitute, on 10 September, which the team did not advance to the second stage (quarter-final). He signed a professional three-year contract on 28 July 2006. In January 2007, he was signed by Portuguesa on a one-year deal, where he met his namesake forward

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. In the 2008 season, at first he left for Comercial de Ribeirão Preto, then

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(on 1 July) and Paraná (on 5 August). He scored the opening goal on 23 January 2008, losing to

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2–1, and played every games in 2008

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. In the 2009 season, he was signed by

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. He signed a new 1-year deal in April, winning 2009

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and

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; finished as the runner-up of 2010

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. His contract with Joinville expired on 10 May 2010 and was not renewed. On 17 June 2010, he was signed by

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until the end of season. On 31 January 2011, he was signed by

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as free agent.

Honours

: 2007 *

: 2009

Career statistics

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Samuel 1986 births Living people Association football central defenders Brazilian footballers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Belgian Pro League players K League 2 players Ituano FC players Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players Comercial Futebol Clube (Ribeirão Preto) players União São João Esporte Clube players Paraná Clube players Joinville Esporte Clube players São Paulo FC players SV Werder Bremen players R.S.C. Anderlecht players S.C. Braga players São Bernardo Futebol Clube players Agremiação Sportiva Arapiraquense players ABC Futebol Clube players Red Bull Brasil players Atlético Clube Goianiense players Busan IPark players Clube Atlético Linense players Clube Atlético Bragantino players Esporte Clube Juventude players Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Germany Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate footballers in Belgium Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Portugal Footballers from São Paulo