Victor Simões

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| name = Victor Simões

| fullname = Victor Simões de Oliveira

| image = Victor Simões de Oliveira (reserva Botafogo-2009).jpg

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1981|3|23}}

| birth_place = Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

| height = 1.76 m

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| position = Striker

| youthyears1 = 1998–2001

| youthclubs1 = Flamengo

| years1 = 2001–2002

| years2 = 2002–2003

| years3 = 2003–2004

| years4 = 2004–2006

| years5 = 2005–2007

| years6 = 2006

| years7 = 2007–2007

| years8 = 2007–2008

| years9 = 2009–2010

| years10 = 2010

| years11 = 2010–2014

| years12 = 2014–2015

| years13 = 2015

| clubs1 = Flamengo

| clubs2 = Tombense

| clubs3 = Germinal Beerschot

| clubs4 = Club Brugge

| clubs5 = → Club Brugge II

| clubs6 = → Germinal Beerschot (loan)

| clubs7 = Figueirense

| clubs8 = Chunnam Dragons

| clubs9 = Botafogo

| clubs10 = → Al-Ahli (loan)

| clubs11 = Al-Ahli

| clubs12 = Umm Salal

| clubs13 = Goa

| caps1 = 15

| caps2 = 5

| caps3 = 29

| caps4 = 42

| caps5 = 0

| caps6 = 0

| caps7 = 10

| caps8 = 24

| caps9 = 32

| caps10 = 4

| caps11 = 69

| caps12 = 8

| caps13 = 0

| goals1 = 4

| goals2 = 0

| goals3 = 8

| goals4 = 5

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| goals6 = 0

| goals7 = 3

| goals8 = 3

| goals9 = 8

| goals10 = 2

| goals11 = 51

| goals12 = 5

| goals13 = 0

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Victor Simões, full name Victor Simões de Oliveira (born March 23, 1981, in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian footballer who last played for Umm Salal SC in the Qatar Stars League.{{cite web | url= http://allnews.in/news/business/ISL-FC-Goa-count-on-Brazilians/3329045.html | title= ISL: FC Goa count on Brazilians | work= The Times of India}}

Career

Victor began his career in 2001 at Flamengo, before transferring to Tombense. After two years in Brazil, he was transferred to Germinal Beerschot, a Belgian club.

After just one season, he joined Club Brugge in January 2004. He secured his position in the starting XI in Bruges, participating in 23 league matches and 5 matches in the European Cup. He won the Belgian Supercup 2004 and a year later the title of Belgian champion. But in the summer of 2005, Victor became confined to the bench as he did not receive the confidence of new coach Jan Ceulemans.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}

By the end of the year, he is relegated to the B team, and then was loaned in January 2006 to his former club Germinal Beerschot. He did not make any appearance until the end of the season, and then returned to Brazil, Figueirense.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}

Victor played for around a year at his new club, then joined the Chunnam Dragons South Korean club in summer 2007. After his spell at the South Korean club, he returned to Brazil again, joining Botafogo, and winning Taça Guanabara.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}

He was then loaned in January 2010 to Saudi club Al-Ahli Jeddah, winning 2011 King Cup of Champions in final against Ittihad after drawing 0–0, Victor scored the last penalty-kick in a 4–2 win. After his loan spell, Victor was transferred to Al-Ahli permanently. Victor was the joint top scorer along with Nasser in 2011–12 SPL, helping Al-Ahli finish second. Victor also won the 2012 King Cup of Champions, against Al-Nasr in a final that ended 4–1.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}

He joined Umm Salal in January 2014 after leaving Al-Ahli. but he was released from his contract at the end of the season.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}

On 19 June 2015, FC Goa announced that Victor will be part of the first team squad of the Indian club for the 2015 Indian Super League season. Victor left Goa at the end of October without playing a game for the club, due to injury.{{cite news|title=Dudu to replace injured Duffy|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/indian-super-league-2015-isl-2015-dudu-omagbemi-to-replace-injured-darryl-duffy-in-fc-goa/article7842012.ece|work=The Hindu|date=4 November 2015 |access-date=11 November 2015}}

Club career statistics

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colspan="3"\|Club performance !colspan="2"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
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Season !Club !League !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals
2001 \|Flamengo \|Série A	15	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	4
2002 \|Tombense \|Mineiro 2ª Divisão	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
2003–04 \|Germinal Beerschot \|rowspan="3"\|BPL	29	8	0	0	4	0	0	0	33	8
2004–05 \|Club Brugge	23	4	0	0	5	0	0	0	28	4
2005–06 \|Club Brugge	19	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	21	1
2005–06 \|Club Brugge II \|Belgian Provincial leagues	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2005–06 \|Germinal Beerschot \|BPL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2007 \|Figueirense \|Série A	10	3	10	5	0	0	0	0	20	8
2008 \|Chunnam Dragons \|K League	24	3	0	0	4	2	0	0	28	5
2009 \|Botafogo \|Série A	32	8	2	0	5	0	16	11	55	19
2009–10 \|rowspan="6"\|Al-Ahli \|rowspan="6"\|SPL	4	2	5	7	6	4	0	0	15	13
2010–11	20	16	6	3	0	0	0	0	26	19
2011–12	26	21	7	1	10	7	0	0	43	29
2012–13	19	12	2	2	4	3	0	0	25	17
2013–14	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2
colspan="3"\|Al-Ahli Total !73	53	20	13	20	14	0	0	113	80
2013–14 \|Umm Salal \|QSL	9	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	6
colspan="3"\|Career total !186\|\|75\|\|15\|\|8\|\|45\|\|16\|\|16\|\|11\|\|255\|\|108