Samuel Lopes da Cunha (born 7 February 1984) is a
Brazilian footballer who plays for
São Raimundo Esporte Clube (PA)
São Raimundo Esporte Clube, or São Raimundo, as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Santarém in Pará, founded on 9 January 1944.
São Raimundo is currently ranked fourth among Pará teams in CBF's national club ran ...
.
Biography
Grêmio
A youth product of
Grêmio, he signed a 3-year contract in August 2004. He played five matches in the
2005 Copa do Brasil
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The competition started on February 2, 2005 and concluded on June 22, 2005 with the second leg of the final, held at the Estádio São Januário in Rio de Janeiro, in which Paul ...
for Grêmio. He also won promotion to the
2006 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
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Format
The format was similar to the 2005 edition, though fielding two fewer ...
and the
Série B. In the 2006 season he was loaned to
Juventude. The loan was pre-matured in July and he was transferred to
Avaí
Avaí is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil
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.
Portuguesa
In January 2007 he joined the
Portuguesa for a one-year contract. At Portuguesa, he was known as Samuel Lopes to avoid confusion with his namesake,
Samuel
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.
He scored five goals in the first seven games of the
Campeonato Paulista Série A2. Portuguesa was the champion and was promoted to
Série A1. He missed the rest of the state matches after round 21 and his goals stood at five. In the
2007 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 2007, namely the second division of the Brazilian League, was contested by 20 teams. The tournament started in May, and reached its end on November 24. The 20 teams played home and away matches among each other ...
he played five times.
Vila Nova
He left for the
Vila Nova on 5 September. He won promotion to the
2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, namely the second level of Brazilian football league system, was contested by 20 teams in 2008. Giants Corinthians played Série B for the first time after its poor season in Série A in 2007. Also, former Séri ...
.
Paysandu
In January 2008 he signed a contract with the
Paysandu until the end of
Campeonato Paraense
The Campeonato Paraense, nicknamed Parazão, is the top flight professional football league in the Brazilian state of Pará. Run by the Federação Paraense de Futebol, the championship is contested between 12 clubs and typically lasts from Januar ...
. He finished as the runner-up of the second half of the league and the third overall.
He scored nine goals in eleven games.
[ He was re-signed by the Paysandu in August, until the end of the ]2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
In 2008, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third division of the Brazilian League, was contested by 64 clubs, four of which qualified to the Série B. For the second time in history, Atlético Goianiense were crowned Série C champions. Fol ...
.
Veranópolis
In January 2009 he returned to Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul (, , ; "Great River of the South") is a Federative units of Brazil, state in the South Region, Brazil, southern region of Brazil. It is the Federative_units_of_Brazil#List, fifth-most-populous state and the List of Brazilian st ...
, to join the Veranópolis
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Veranópolis, like most of its neighbouring towns, is known as one of the cities with highest standards of living in Brazi ...
. The club finished fourth place in the 2009 Campeonato Gaúcho
The 89th season of the Campeonato Gaúcho kicked off on January 20 and ended on April 19. Repeating the 2008 final score, Sport Club Internacional, Internacional clinched their 39th title – second consecutive – after beating Sociedade Esporti ...
, along with two other Gaúcho teams.
Águia de Marabá
After 6 months of inactivity, he joined the Nacional de Rolândia. In February he joined the Águia de Marabá until the end of 2010 Campeonato Paraense. The club offered him another contract until the end of the 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
In 2010, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third level of the Brazilian League, was contested by 20 clubs divided in four groups, followed by a playoff round, from July 18 to November 21, 2010. The top four clubs, the ones which qualified t ...
on 12 July.
In January 2011, he extended his contract with the Águia de Marabá for 1 more year. On 23 February 2011, Lance! reported that Samuel was training with the America Football Club and was about to register in the FFERJ,
Honours
* Campeonato Paulista Série A2: 2007
Career statistics
Note: State Leagues are marked as League Cup
References
External links
Profile
at Champion Sport (agent company)
*
Futpedia
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Brazilian men's footballers
Grêmio FBPA players
Esporte Clube Juventude players
Avaí FC players
Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players
Vila Nova Futebol Clube players
Paysandu Sport Club players
Águia de Marabá Futebol Clube players
Men's association football forwards
Footballers from Espírito Santo
1984 births
Living people
People from Colatina