Mário Sérgio (footballer, born 1981)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Leal and the second or paternal family name is Nogueira.

Mário Sérgio Leal Nogueira (born 28 July 1981), known as Mário Sérgio, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a right-back.

Mário Sérgio

Mario Sérgio with Metalurh Donetsk in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Mário Sérgio Leal Nogueira[1]
Date of birth	(1981-07-28) 28 July 1981 (age 43)[1]
Place of birth	Paredes, Portugal[1]
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Right-back
Youth career
1989–2000	Paços Ferreira
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2003	Paços Ferreira	52	(2)
2003–2006	Sporting CP	12	(0)
2005–2006	→ Vitória Guimarães (loan)	16	(0)
2006–2008	Naval	57	(1)
2008–2012	Metalurh Donetsk	103	(4)
2012–2016	APOEL	112	(5)
2017	Apollon Limassol	16	(0)
2017–2019	Varzim	50	(0)
2019–2021	Felgueiras 1932	43	(2)
2021–2022	Maia Lidador	30	(1)
2022–2023	Aliados Lordelo	34	(1)
Total		525	(16)
International career
2002	Portugal U20	6	(0)
2002–2004	Portugal U21	16	(0)
2004	Portugal Olympic	3	(0)
2004	Portugal B	2	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Portugal UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2004 Germany
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 137 matches and three goals over eight seasons, representing Paços de Ferreira, Sporting CP, Vitória de Guimarães and Naval. Abroad, he played for Metalurh Donetsk, APOEL and Apollon Limassol, winning seven major titles with the second club.

Mário Sérgio appeared with Portugal at the 2004 Olympic Games.

Club career

Portugal

Born in Paredes, Mário Sérgio was a youth graduate of F.C. Paços de Ferreira, making his Primeira Liga debut on 1 October 2000 by playing four minutes in a 4–1 home win against C.F. Estrela da Amadora.^[2] He was first choice the following two seasons.^[3]

Mário Sérgio joined Sporting CP on 25 June 2003 on a four-year contract, being the first signing of manager Fernando Santos; he said upon his arrival: "I am an ambitious player. I have fought for this opportunity and now want to show my worth".^[4] However, three years later and with only 18 competitive appearances to his credit, also being loaned to fellow league side Vitória de Guimarães,^[5] he was released.^[6]

Immediately after leaving the Lions, Mário Sérgio signed for two years with Associação Naval 1º de Maio also in the top division.^[7] He was an undisputed starter during his tenure, scoring his third and last league goal on 14 January 2007 to contribute to a 3–0 away victory over Vitória de Setúbal.^[8]

Metalurh Donetsk

On 27 July 2008, Mário Sérgio moved to FC Metalurh Donetsk for an undisclosed fee.^[9] He made his Ukrainian Premier League on 19 August, in a 1–0 home defeat of FC Karpaty Lviv.^[10]

Mário Sérgio renewed his link for two more years on 25 September 2009, keeping him at the club until 2012.^[11] In March 2012, he became the first player to appear in 100 league games for Metalurh, achieving this feat against SC Tavriya Simferopol; he was released midway through that month alongside two other players, however,^[12] having scored twice in the competition, both goals coming against Karpaty in September 2011.^[13]

APOEL

On 15 May 2012, Mário Sérgio signed a two-year deal with Cypriot club APOEL FC,^[14] scoring his first goal against Alki Larnaca FC in a last-minute equaliser.^[15] He also participated with the team in the qualifying phase of the UEFA Europa League, netting against Aalesunds FK in a 2–1 home victory.^[16] He won the First Division at the end of his debut campaign, which was the first major accolade of his career.^[17]

On 17 August 2013, APOEL beat Apollon Limassol FC 1–0 to win the Cypriot Super Cup and Mário Sérgio scored a rare goal in the 35th minute.^[18] During the season, he appeared in five games in the group stage of the Europa League, and helped his side conquer the treble as they went on to add the league^[19] and the Cup.^[20]

Mário Sérgio agreed to a two-year extension on 6 December 2014, running until June 2017.^[21]

Later years

On 30 December 2016, after he cut ties with APOEL, free agent Mário Sérgio signed a six-month deal with Apollon Limassol with an option for a further season.^[22] He subsequently returned to his homeland, where he played for Varzim S.C.^[23] and F.C. Felgueiras 1932.^[24]

International career

Mário Sérgio played for the Portuguese under-21s for two years,^[25] representing the nation at the 2004 UEFA European Championship, and was also in squad for the 2004 Summer Olympics football tournament.^[26][27] He won his first cap for the former on 15 October 2002, in a 4–2 loss in Turkey in the 2004 European Championship qualifiers.^[28]

Career statistics

As of 21 December 2016^[29][30][31]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental[a]		Other[b]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Paços Ferreira	2000–01	Primeira Liga	2	0	0	0	—		—		—		2	0
	2001–02	Primeira Liga	23	1	3	0	—		—		—		26	1
	2002–03	Primeira Liga	27	1	3	0	—		—		—		30	1
	Total		52	2	6	0	—		—		—		58	2
Sporting CP	2003–04	Primeira Liga	10	0	1	0	—		4	0	—		15	0
	2004–05	Primeira Liga	2	0	0	0	—		1	0	—		3	0
	Total		12	0	1	0	—		5	0	—		18	0
Vitória Guimarães (loan)	2005–06	Primeira Liga	16	0	1	0	—		6	1	—		23	1
Naval	2006–07	Primeira Liga	29	1	3	0	—		—		—		32	1
	2007–08	Primeira Liga	28	0	4	0	1	0	—		—		33	0
	Total		57	1	7	0	1	0	—		—		65	1
Metalurh Donetsk	2008–09	Ukrainian Premier League	30	0	3	0	—		—		—		33	0
	2009–10	Ukrainian Premier League	29	2	4	0	—		6	1	—		39	3
	2010–11	Ukrainian Premier League	27	0	1	0	—		—		—		28	0
	2011–12	Ukrainian Premier League	17	2	2	2	—		—		—		19	4
	Total		103	4	10	2	—		6	1	—		119	7
APOEL	2012–13	Cypriot First Division	24	3	2	1	—		6	1	—		32	5
	2013–14	Cypriot First Division	35	2	4	0	—		9	0	1	1	49	3
	2014–15	Cypriot First Division	30	0	7	0	—		10	0	1	0	48	0
	2015–16	Cypriot First Division	21	0	3	0	—		11	0	1	0	36	0
	2016–17	Cypriot First Division	2	0	0	0	—		1	0	0	0	3	0
	Total		112	5	16	1	—		37	1	3	1	168	8
Career total			352	12	41	3	1	0	54	3	3	1	451	19

1. Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.
2. Includes Cypriot Super Cup.

Honours

APOEL

• Cypriot First Division: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16^[30]
• Cypriot Cup: 2013–14, 2014–15^[30]
• Cypriot Super Cup: 2013^[30]

References

1. "Mário Sérgio" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
2. Pereira, José Luís (2 October 2000). "Paços Ferreira-E.Amadora, 4–1: Ataque dá e falha goleada de equipa para a história" [Paços Ferreira-E.Amadora, 4–1: Offence gives and fails team rout for the ages]. Record (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 13 April 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
3. Cunha, Carlos (13 January 2002). "Mário Sérgio: "O Paços nunca joga atemorizado!"" [Mário Sérgio: "Paços never play with fear!"]. Record (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 13 April 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
4. "Mário Sérgio given Sporting chance". UEFA. 25 June 2003. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
5. "Mário Sérgio off to Guimarães". UEFA. 1 July 2005. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
6. "Mário Sérgio rescindiu contrato" [Mário Sérgio terminated contract]. Record (in Portuguese). 6 June 2006. Archived from the original on 13 April 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
7. "Mário Sérgio já assinou" [Mário Sérgio has already signed]. Record (in Portuguese). 6 June 2006. Archived from the original on 13 April 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
8. "Mário Sérgio não se importava de voltar a marcar" [Mário Sérgio would not mind scoring again]. Record (in Portuguese). 21 January 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
9. Металлурге Д очередные кадровые изменения [Metalurh D personnel changes] (in Ukrainian). Football Ukraine. 27 July 2008. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
10. Металлург 1:0 Карпаты [Metalurh 1:0 Кarpaty] (in Ukrainian). Championat. 19 August 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
11. "Mário Sérgio renova com Metalurg" [Mário Sérgio renews with Metalurg]. Record (in Portuguese). 25 September 2009. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
12. Три футболиста покидают донецкий "Металлург" [Three footballers leave Metalurh Donetsk] (in Ukrainian). UA Football. 16 March 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
13. "Taviriya supera Illychivets pelo Ucraniano" [Taviriya down Illychivets in Ukrainian League] (in Portuguese). Trivela. 26 September 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
14. "Mario Sergio". APOEL FC. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
15. "APOEL FC 1–1 ALKI". APOEL FC. 6 January 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
16. "APOEL 2–1 Aalesund". UEFA. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
17. "Chipre: Trio português campeão no Apoel" [Cyprus: Portuguese trio champions at Apoel]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 April 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
18. "APOEL FC 1–0 APOLLON". APOEL FC. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
19. Leonidou, John (31 May 2014). "Sheridan strike hands APOEL Cypriot title". UEFA. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
20. ΕΡΜΗΣ ΑΡΑΔΙΠΠΟΥ 0–2 ΑΠΟΕΛ [Εrmis Αradippou 0–2 ΑPOEL] (in Greek). APOEL FC. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
21. Επέκταση συνεργασίας με Sergio και Vinicius [Contract extension with Sergio and Vinicius] (in Greek). APOEL FC. 6 December 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
22. Έναρξη συνεργασίας με τον Μάριο Σέρτζιο [Beginning of collaboration with Mário Sérgio] (in Greek). Apollon FC. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
23. "Oficial: Mário Sérgio de regresso ao futebol português" [Official: Mário Sérgio returns to Portuguese football]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 30 June 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
24. "Lembra-se de Mário Sérgio? Aos 37 anos está para as curvas e tem novo clube" [Remember Mário Sérgio? Alive and kicking at the age of 37 and with a new club]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 23 June 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
25. Gonçalves dos Santos, Pedro (18 May 2004). "Sub-21: Euro ambição" [Under-21: Euro ambition]. Record (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 13 April 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
26. "Fernando Meira, Boa Morte e Ronaldo convocados para os Jogos Olímpicos" [Fernando Meira, Boa Morte and Ronaldo selected for the Olympic Games]. Público (in Portuguese). 21 July 2004. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
27. Matias, Jorge Miguel (19 August 2004). "Eliminados e humilhados" [Eliminated and humiliated]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 February 2022.
28. "Turkey 4–2 Portugal". UEFA. 15 October 2002. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
29. Mário Sérgio at ForaDeJogo (archived)
30. "Mário Sérgio". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
31. Mário Sérgio at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)

External links

• APOEL official profile
• Mário Sérgio at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Mário Sérgio national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
• Mário Sérgio – FIFA competition record (archived)