In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Rosa and the second or paternal family name is Gonçalves.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Samuel Rosa Gonçalves | ||
Date of birth | (1991-02-25) 25 February 1991 (age 33) | ||
Place of birth | São Borja, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Lee Man | ||
Number | 91 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009 | São José | ||
2010–2011 | Internacional | ||
2011–2012 | Fluminense | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2017 | Fluminense | 57 | (9) |
2014 | → Los Angeles Galaxy (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2014 | → Goiás (loan) | 20 | (2) |
2015 | → Sport (loan) | 17 | (0) |
2016 | → Ferroviária (loan) | 13 | (2) |
2016–2017 | → Hatta (loan) | 23 | (10) |
2017–2018 | Hatta | 21 | (11) |
2018–2020 | Al Nasr | 9 | (1) |
2019 | → Al-Fujairah (loan) | 13 | (1) |
2019 | → Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (loan) | 11 | (4) |
2020 | → Hatta (loan) | 6 | (1) |
2020–2022 | Buriram United | 26 | (11) |
2021–2022 | → Samut Prakan City (loan) | 13 | (2) |
2022–2024 | PT Prachuap | 58 | (25) |
2024– | Lee Man | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 July 2024 |
Samuel Rosa Gonçalves (born 25 February 1991) is a Brazilian professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Hong Kong Premier League club Lee Man.
Club career
Samuel began his youth career with São José. He was discovered by Internacional and joined the club in 2010.
In April 2011, Samuel transferred to Fluminense. He made his professional debut for Fluminense during the 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A and scored five goals in 23 league appearances as the club won its fourth national title. That same year he made five appearances in the 2012 Campeonato Carioca, helping the club to that title, the club's 31st state championship. The following season Samuel made 45 appearances in all competitions scoring 9 goals, which included 8 matches during the Copa Libertadores. Samuel was close to joining La Liga's Espanyol during the 2013 summer transfer period, however, Fluminense was not able to reach a deal with the Spanish side.
In January 2014, Samuel was acquired on loan by Major League Soccer club Los Angeles Galaxy. On 12 March 2014, Samuel scored his first goal for Galaxy at home against Mexican side Club Tijuana in the first leg of a CONCACAF Champions League tie, Samuel's effort proved to be the only goal as Galaxy defeated the Xolos 1–0. On 10 July 2014, LA Galaxy terminated Samuel's loan agreement.
On 14 July 2024, Samuel joined Hong Kong Premier League club Lee Man.
References
- "Samuel joins Los Angeles Galaxy on Loan". mls.com. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- "Samuel Rosa Gonçalves". soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- "Samuel joins Los Angeles Galaxy on Loan". mls.com. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- "No new Espanyol offer for Samuel". sambafoot.com. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- Peltz, Jim (7 January 2014). "Samuel joins Los Angeles Galaxy". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- 港超聯 理文簽前泰超最佳外援羅沙 on.cc 14 July 2024
External links
- Video highlights of Samuel from his time in Brazil
- Samuel at playmakerstats.com (English version of ogol.com.br)
- Samuel Rosa – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
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- Living people
- 1991 births
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Major League Soccer players
- UAE Pro League players
- K League 1 players
- Thai League 1 players
- Hong Kong Premier League players
- Fluminense FC players
- LA Galaxy players
- Goiás Esporte Clube players
- Sport Club do Recife players
- Hatta Club players
- Al-Nasr SC (Dubai) players
- Fujairah FC players
- Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors players
- Buriram United F.C. players
- Samut Prakan City F.C. players
- PT Prachuap F.C. players
- Lee Man FC players
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
- Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea
- Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Thailand
- Expatriate men's footballers in Hong Kong
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong
- People from São Borja
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen