Hugo Morais
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hugo Eduardo dos Santos Morais | ||
| Date of birth | 12 February 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Retired | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–1994 | Benfica | ||
| 1994–1996 | Estrela Amadora | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1996–1997 | Futebol Benfica | ||
| 1997–1998 | Casa Pia | 31 | (1) |
| 1998–1999 | Sintrense | ||
| 1999–2003 | Marítimo B | 51 | (4) |
| 2000–2004 | Marítimo | 6 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Camacha (loan) | 37 | (11) |
| 2003–2004 | → União Madeira (loan) | 29 | (2) |
| 2004–2005 | Aves | 30 | (3) |
| 2005–2006 | Barreirense | 27 | (3) |
| 2006–2010 | Leixões | 115 | (14) |
| 2010–2012 | Académica | 37 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | União Madeira | 60 | (10) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Hugo Eduardo dos Santos Morais (born 12 February 1978 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese retired professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.
Football career
After finishing his formation at local C.F. Estrela da Amadora's youth system, Morais played for a series of teams in the lower leagues. In 1999 he joined C.S. Marítimo, but his spell was very unsuccessful as he only appeared in six first division games, also being loaned two times and very often demoted to the reserve side, finally being released in June 2004.
Subsequently Morais played one year for C.D. Aves and F.C. Barreirense in the second level, after which he was left out of work, even having to resort to taking an intensive course for unemployed players arranged by the Portuguese Footballers Association.[1] He was then "rescued" by Leixões SC, scoring three goals in 30 matches as the Matosinhos club returned to the top flight after a lengthy absence.
In the 2009–10 season Morais netted six times – all through penalty kicks – whilst only missing one league game, but Leixões dropped back to division two. In August 2010, aged 32, he signed with Académica de Coimbra.
In the summer of 2012 Morais returned to former club C.F. União (he had already played there in 2003–04 on loan from Madeiran neighbours Marítimo), moving to the division two side on a free transfer.
References
- ↑ "Hugo Morais feliz num clube único" [Hugo Morais happy with one single club] (in Portuguese). Jornal de Notícias. 26 April 2007. Retrieved 17 January 2008.