Samir Lima de Araújo

Samir
Personal information
Full nameSamir Lima de Araújo
Date of birthOctober 25, 1981
Place of birthTuiuti, Brazil
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionStriker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000-2001Bragantino
2001-2003Vitória
2004Corinthians
2004Guangzhou Rizhiquan16(3)
2005Jiangsu Sainty20(4)
2006-2007Figueirense
2007Beijing Hongdeng13(1)
2008Guarani
2009Rio Preto
2010Remo4(0)
2011Campinense5(0)
2012Sampaio Corrêa2(0)
2012Avispa Fukuoka11(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 November 2012.
† Appearances (Goals).

Samir Lima de Araújo (born October 25, 1981) is a Brazilian football player who last played for Avispa Fukuoka.

Career

Born in Tuiuti. Samir began his playing career with Bragantino. He joined Vitória in 2001, and made his Campeonato Brasileiro Série A debut for the club in 2002, scoring 2 goals in 12 matches.[1]

In September 2004, Samir signed a contract with China League One side Guangzhou Rizhiquan from Corinthians, replacing Gary Glasgow who injured in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification.[2] He made his League One debut on 6 September in a 2 - 1 home win against Zhejiang Greentown.[3] 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.[4] He scored 3 goals in 16 appearances in the 2004 league season and moved to another League One club Jiangsu Sainty in 2005.[5] 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.[6] He played as attacking midfielder in the club and scored his first and only goal of the season on 11 August, in a 3 - 1 home victory against Harbin Yiteng.[7]

Samir moved to Japan and signed a contract with J. League Division 2 side Avispa Fukuoka in March 2012 but was released after just one season having made only 9 league appearances.

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