 Sammir playing forDinamo Zagreb in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jorge Sammir Cruz Campos[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1987-04-23)23 April 1987 (age 38)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Itabuna, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2001 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| 2001–2005 | Atlético Paranaense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | Atlético Paranaense | 0 | (0) |
| 2005 | →Ferroviária (loan) | ||
| 2005–2006 | →Paulista (loan) | ||
| 2006–2007 | Venda Nova | 0 | (0) |
| 2006 | →São Caetano (loan) | ||
| 2007 | →Dinamo Zagreb (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2007–2014 | Dinamo Zagreb | 160 | (45) |
| 2014–2015 | Getafe | 32 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Jiangsu Suning | 43 | (3) |
| 2016 | →Hangzhou Greentown (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2017 | Dinamo Zagreb | 12 | (1) |
| 2017 | Wuhan Zall | 13 | (2) |
| 2019 | Sport Recife | 12 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Lokomotiva | 23 | (1) |
| Total | 319 | (58) | |
| International career | |||
| 2004 | Brazil U17 | ||
| 2005 | Brazil U18 | ||
| 2012–2014 | Croatia | 7 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jorge Sammir Cruz Campos (born 23 April 1987), commonly known asSammir, is a former professionalfootballer who played as anattacking midfielder. Born in Brazil, Sammir became a naturalizedCroatian citizen and has been capped seven times for theCroatia national football team. He was selected for the2014 FIFA World Cup.
Born inItabuna,Bahia, Sammir joinedAtlético Paranaense's youth setup in 2001, aged 14, after a brief period atAtlético Mineiro.[3] He was promoted to the first-team in February 2004,[4] but failed to make any appearances for the Brazilian club and was subsequently loaned out toFerroviária.[5]
In December 2005 Sammir joinedPaulista also in a temporary deal.[6] After struggling to find his place, he returned toFuracão in April 2006,[7] and was released in August.[8]
In September 2006 Sammir joined Venda Nova, a businessman club, being immediately loaned out toSão Caetano.[9] He appeared regularly for the side during his two-month spell.
On 6 November 2006 Sammir joinedDinamo Zagreb on loan until the end ofthe season.[10][2] He made his debut for the club on 17 March 2007 in a league match againstRijeka.
At the end of the season, Sammir had made eleven league appearances for the club and scored againstSlaven Belupo. He also made four appearances in the2006–07 Croatian Cup.[11] In his first season with the club, Sammir had already won the league and cup title, which was the first of the club's three consecutivedoubles they won from 2007 to 2009.
In the2007–08 season, his move to Dinamo Zagreb was made permanent asDinamo Zagreb paid €1.4 million to his former club according to media.[12] Sammir made hisEuropean football debut, featuring in all of the club'sUEFA Cup andChampions League matches. He played in the position of right midfielder, swapping positions with the team captainLuka Modrić, playing on the other side of the pitch.[citation needed] It was the club's second season that they had won both the domesticleague andcup, Sammir participating in 24 league games, scoring four goals, and 4 cup matches. He made a total of 38 appearances for the club and scored five goals during the course of the season.
After the departure ofLuka Modrić, Sammir was given the number 10 shirt. The club repeated the success from the previous two seasons, clinching the double again in the2008–09 season. He missed only one league match of the 33 rounds played, scoring 8 goals in the process. He made eleven appearances in UEFA competitions and made five more in the Croatian Cup. Overall making a total of 44 appearances and scoring eleven goals.
On 16 August, at the start of the2009–10 season, Sammir scored his first hat–trick for Dinamo in a 5–0 home victory againstNK Osijek, converting twopenalties and afree kick.[13] The club failed to defend the cup title on that occasion, but won their fifth consecutive league title. Sammir helped with 26 league appearances and five goals. He made six appearances in the2009–10 Croatian Cup, and featured in all of the club's European matches, playing in all four of the2009–10 UEFA Champions League matches and in all eight2009–10 UEFA Europa League matches. Overall, he made 46 appearances and scored six goals for the club.
At the start of the2010–11 season Sammir won his firstCroatian Supercup with the club as they defeatedHajduk Split by a score 1–0, captainIgor Bišćan scoring the winning goal. Sammir has scored 17 goals in his 28 appearances†.[14] In European competitions he managed to score 7 goals in 12 European matches.
The Brazilian started the 2011–2012 season, scoring againstCibalia Vinkovci in thePrva HNL, and also the winning goal in the first leg of theChampions League 3rd Qualifying Round tie in a 2–1 win againstHJK Helsinki. He scored two goals and setting up another in a 4–1 win againstMalmö FF in the first leg of theChampions League Play-off.[15] He appeared in 5 Dinamo games in group stage, playing againstReal Madrid,Olympique Lyonnais andAFC Ajax. He continued to appear regularly for the first team in the Prva HNL and the Champions League group stage, netting 8 goals in 32 appearances in all.
In 2012–2013 season, he scored 8 goals in 7 matches, 6 of which were from the penalty kicks inPrva HNL. He appeared in every match of UEFA Champion's league qualify round, except a guest match againstNK Maribor. In May 2011, he was partying at clubs just a few days before the match, which aggravatedGNK Dinamo Zagreb's coach Ante Čačić, resulting in club suspension of him andJerko Leko.[citation needed]. He apologised, rejoined the team, and appeared in all 6 ofDinamo Zagrebmatches in group stage of2012–13 UEFA Champions League.
On 31 January 2014 Sammir signed a three-and-a-half-year withLa Liga'sGetafe CF.[16] He made his debut in the competition on 1 March, coming on as a second-halfsubstitute in a 0–0 home draw againstRCD Espanyol.[17]
Sammir appeared in eight matches as theMadrid outskirts team narrowly avoided relegation. On 24 August 2014 he scored his first goal for theAzulones, but in a 1–3 loss atCelta de Vigo.[18]
On 27 February 2015 Sammir moved to China, joiningJiangsu Sainty in a three-year deal.[19] On 15 July 2016, he was loaned toHangzhou Greentown for half-year.[20]
In February 2019, Sammir joinedSport Recife, but was released by the club after only few months.[21]
In August 2019, he returned once again toPrva HNL, signing forLokomotiva. On 1 March 2021, Lokomotiva coachJerko Leko revealed that Sammir and his teammateNikica Jelavić decided to retire from professional football and that the club respected their decisions.[22]
After appearing forBrazil under-17[23] and under-18 levels,[24] Sammir expressed his desire to play for theCroatia national football team after holding aCroatian passport.[25] On 27 September 2012, Sammir was called to play for Croatia for the games againstWales andMacedonia.[26] He made his debut on 12 October 2012 as a 65th-minute substitute forNikica Jelavić in the match against Macedonia, a 2–1 win.[27]
He was selected for Croatia's squad for the2014 FIFA World Cup in his native Brazil, as one of two Brazilian-born players in the squad alongsideEduardo da Silva. Neither played in the opening match against the hosts, but Sammir started the second match, a 4–0 win overCameroon. He played 72 minutes before being taken off forMateo Kovačić.[28] After the tournament ended, he did not receive any future call-ups for the national team.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dinamo Zagreb (loan) | 2006–07 | Croatian First Football League | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2007–08 | Croatian First Football League | 24 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 | — | 38 | 5 | |
| 2008–09 | Croatian First Football League | 32 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 1 | — | 48 | 12 | ||
| 2009–10 | Croatian First Football League | 26 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 1 | — | 44 | 7 | ||
| 2010–11 | Croatian First Football League | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 19 | |
| 2011–12 | Croatian First Football League | 21 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 3 | — | 38 | 8 | ||
| 2012–13 | Croatian First Football League | 28 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | 40 | 13 | ||
| 2013–14 | Croatian First Football League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Total | 160 | 45 | 26 | 6 | 74 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 261 | 64 | ||
| Getafe | 2013–14 | La Liga | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | La Liga | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | |||
| Total | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 1 | ||||
| Jiangsu Suning | 2015 | Chinese Super League | 28 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 33 | 4 | ||
| 2016 | Chinese Super League | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| Total | 43 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 5 | ||
| Hangzhou Greentown (loan) | 2016 | Chinese Super League | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 3 | ||
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2016–17 | Croatian First Football League | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||
| Wuhan Zall | 2017 | China League One | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | 13 | 3 | |||
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2016–17 | Croatian First Football League | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||
| Recife | 2019 | Série B | 12 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| Lokomotiva | 2019–20 | Croatian First Football League | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Croatian First Football League | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| Total | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 319 | 58 | 44 | 9 | 76 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 442 | 81 | ||
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