Leocísio Sami

Leocísio Júlio Sami (born 18 December 1988) is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Portuguese club S.U. 1º Dezembro.

Leocísio Sami

Personal information
Full name	Leocísio Júlio Sami[1]
Date of birth	(1988-12-18) 18 December 1988 (age 36)[1]
Place of birth	Bissau, Guinea-Bissau[1]
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	1º Dezembro
Youth career
1998–2002	Núcleo Sintra
2002–2003	Algueirão
2003–2004	Mira Sintra
2005	Estoril
2005–2007	Benfica
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	Eléctrico	36	(12)
2008–2009	Aves	27	(3)
2009–2012	Marítimo B	37	(8)
2009–2014	Marítimo	82	(12)
2010	→ Fátima (loan)	13	(3)
2014–2017	Porto	0	(0)
2014–2015	→ Braga (loan)	8	(1)
2015	→ Vitória Guimarães (loan)	14	(0)
2015–2016	→ Akhisar Belediyespor (loan)	27	(2)
2016	→ Akhisar Belediyespor (loan)	5	(0)
2017	→ Arouca (loan)	6	(1)
2017–2018	Aves	6	(0)
2019–2020	Cova Piedade	25	(0)
2022–	1º Dezembro	12	(1)
International career
2011–2017	Guinea-Bissau	11	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:38, 25 March 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Bissau, Sami played the vast majority of his professional career in Portugal, finishing his development at S.L. Benfica.^[2] In his first two years as a senior he alternated between the Segunda Liga and the third division, representing Eléctrico F.C. and C.D. Aves.^[3][4]

Sami signed with C.S. Marítimo in the 2009 summer, appearing for both the first and second teams during his four-year spell in the island of Madeira. Late into the 2010 January transfer window he was loaned to second-tier side C.D. Fátima, which eventually avoided relegation.^[5] On 18 August 2013, his only Primeira Liga goal of the season helped his parent club to defeat Benfica 2–1.^[6]

On 29 May 2014, free agent Sami joined FC Porto on a four-year contract.^[7] He never appeared for them in competitive matches, however, being consecutively loaned to S.C. Braga,^[8] Vitória S.C.^[9] and Turkish Süper Lig's Akhisar Belediyespor.^[10] His tenure at the Estádio Municipal de Braga was curtailed in January 2015, due to a run-in with manager Sérgio Conceição.^[11][12]

In February 2017, still owned by Porto, Sami moved to F.C. Arouca in the Portuguese top flight.^[13] On 3 July, he returned to Aves on a two-year contract.^[14]

International career

Sami was selected for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations by manager Baciro Candé.^[15] During the tournament in Gabon, which ended in group stage exit, he featured 24 minutes in the 1–2 loss to Cameroon.^[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of 12 February 2017^[17]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup[a]		League Cup[b]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Porto	2014–15	Primeira Liga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2015–16		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2016–17		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Braga (loan)	2014–15	Primeira Liga	8	1	2	0	1	0	—		0	0	11	1
Vitória Guimarães (loan)			14	0	0	0	1	1	—		0	0	15	1
	Total		22	1	2	0	2	1	—		0	0	26	4
Akhisar Belediyespor (loan)	2015–16	Süper Lig	27	2	5	2	—		—		0	0	32	4
	2016–17		5	0	1	1	—		—		0	0	6	1
	Total		32	2	6	3	—		—		0	0	38	5
Arouca (loan)	2016–17	Primeira Liga	5	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	5	0
Aves	2016–17	Primeira Liga	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
Career total			59	3	8	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	69	7

1. Includes the Taça de Portugal and Turkish Cup.
2. Includes the Taça da Liga.

International

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Guinea-Bissau[18]	2011	3	0
	2012	1	0
	2013	0	0
	2014	2	0
	2015	4	0
	2016	0	0
	2017	1	0
Total		11	0

Honours

Aves

• Taça de Portugal: 2017–18^[19]