| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Victor Simões de Oliveira | ||
| Date of birth | (1981-03-23)23 March 1981 (age 44) | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro,Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2001 | Flamengo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2002 | Flamengo | 15 | (4) |
| 2002–2003 | Tombense | 5 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Germinal Beerschot | 29 | (8) |
| 2004–2006 | Club Brugge | 42 | (5) |
| 2005–2007 | →Club Brugge II | 0 | (0) |
| 2006 | →Germinal Beerschot (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2007 | Figueirense | 10 | (3) |
| 2007–2008 | Chunnam Dragons | 24 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | Botafogo | 32 | (8) |
| 2010 | →Al-Ahli (loan) | 4 | (2) |
| 2010–2014 | Al-Ahli | 69 | (51) |
| 2014–2015 | Umm Salal | 8 | (5) |
| 2015 | Goa | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Victor Simões, full nameVictor Simões de Oliveira (born March 23, 1981, inRio de Janeiro) is a Brazilianfootballer who last played forUmm Salal SC in theQatar Stars League.[1]
Victor began his career in 2001 at Flamengo, before transferring toTombense. After two years in Brazil, he was transferred toGerminal Beerschot, a Belgian club.
After just one season, he joinedClub 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 coachJan Ceulemans.[citation needed]
By the end of the year, he is relegated to the B team, and then was loaned in January 2006 to his former clubGerminal Beerschot. He did not make any appearance until the end of the season, and then returned to Brazil,Figueirense.[citation needed]
Victor played for around a year at his new club, then joined theChunnam Dragons South Korean club in summer 2007. After his spell at the South Korean club, he returned to Brazil again, joiningBotafogo, and winningTaça Guanabara.[citation needed]
He was then loaned in January 2010 to Saudi clubAl-Ahli Jeddah, winning2011 King Cup of Champions in final againstIttihad 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 withNasser in2011–12 SPL, helping Al-Ahli finish second. Victor also won the2012 King Cup of Champions, againstAl-Nasr in a final that ended 4–1.[citation needed]
He joinedUmm Salal in January 2014 after leavingAl-Ahli. but he was released from his contract at the end of the season.[citation needed]
On 19 June 2015,FC Goa announced that Victor will be part of the first team squad of theIndian club for the2015 Indian Super League. Victor left Goa at the end of October without playing a game for the club, due to injury.[2]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | Al-Ahli | 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 | ||
| 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 |
| Career total | 186 | 75 | 15 | 8 | 45 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 255 | 108 | ||