Samuel Lobato

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Gomes and the second or paternal family name is Lobato.

Samuel Gomes Lobato (born 19 October 2001) is a Portuguese professional football player who plays as midfielder for Liga Portugal 2 club Portimonense.

Samuel Lobato

Personal information
Full name	Samuel Gomes Lobato
Date of birth	(2001-10-19) 19 October 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Maia, Portugal
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Portimonense
Number	8
Youth career
2010–2011	ARDC Gondim-Maia
2011–2013	Boavista
2013–2024	Salgueiros
2014–2015	Leixões
2015–2021	Sporting CP
2021–2022	Famalicão
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–2025	Famalicão	12	(0)
2022–2023	→ B-SAD (loan)	19	(0)
2024	→ Tondela (loan)	6	(0)
2025–	Portimonense	9	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:50, 8 November 2025 (UTC)

Career

Lobato is a product of the youth academies of ARDC Gondim-Maia, Boavista, Salgueiros, Leixões, and Sporting CP. On 20 August 2019, he signed his first professional contract with Sporting CP.^[1] In 2021 he transferred to Famalicão where he played with their U23s. On 5 July 2022, he signed his first professional contract with Famalicão until 2026.^[2] On 1 September 2022, he joined B-SAD in a season-long loan in the Liga Portugal 2.^[3] He returned to Famalicão's U23s the following season, before joining Tondela on loan on 8 January 2024, again in the second division for the second half of the 2023–24 season.^[4]

On 2 July 2025, Lobato joined Liga Portugal 2 club Portimonense, signing a three-year contract.^[5]

International career

In September 2017, Lobato was called up to the Portugal U17s for a training camp.^[6]