Samuel Lopes

Brazilian footballer

Not to be confused with the Spanish footballer Samuel López (footballer).

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Lopes and the second or paternal family name is da Cunha.

Samuel LopesPersonal information

Full name|  Samuel Lopes da Cunha
Date of birth|  (1984-02-07) 7 February 1984 (age 41)
Place of birth|  Colatina,[1] Brazil
Height|  1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)|  Forward
Team information

Current team

|  São Raimundo-PA
Youth career
|  Grêmio
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2005–2007|  Grêmio|  22|  (5)
2006|  → Juventude (loan)|  0|  (0)
2006|  → Avaí (loan)|  12|  (2)
2007|  → Portuguesa (loan)|  5|  (0)
2007|  Vila Nova|  14|  (2)
2008|  Paysandu|  6|  (1)
2009|  Veranópolis|  0|  (0)
2010|  Nacional (PR)|  0|  (0)
2010–2011|  Águia de Marabá|  8|  (0)
2011|  Pelotas|  0|  (0)
2011–|  São Raimundo-PA|  |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Samuel Lopes da Cunha (born 7 February 1984) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for São Raimundo Esporte Clube (PA).

## Biography

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### Grêmio

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A youth product of Grêmio, he signed a 3-year contract in August 2004.[2] He played five matches in the 2005 Copa do Brasil for Grêmio. He also won promotion to the 2006 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A and the Série B. In the 2006 season he was loaned to Juventude. The loan was pre-matured in July and he was transferred to Avaí.

### Portuguesa

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In January 2007 he joined the Portuguesa for a one-year contract. At Portuguesa, he was known as Samuel Lopes to avoid confusion with his namesake, Samuel.

He scored five goals in the first seven games of the Campeonato Paulista Série A2. Portuguesa was the champion and was promoted to Série A1. He missed the rest of the state matches after round 21 and his goals stood at five. In the 2007 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B he played five times.

### Vila Nova

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He left for the Vila Nova on 5 September. He won promotion to the 2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.

### Paysandu

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In January 2008 he signed a contract with the Paysandu until the end of Campeonato Paraense. He finished as the runner-up of the second half of the league and the third overall.[3] He scored nine goals in eleven games.[4] He was re-signed by the Paysandu in August, until the end of the 2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C.[4] The team failed to advance to the final stage of the Série C (round 19 to 32).

### Veranópolis

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In January 2009 he returned to Rio Grande do Sul, to join the Veranópolis.[5] The club finished fourth place in the 2009 Campeonato Gaúcho, along with two other Gaúcho teams.

### Águia de Marabá

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After 6 months of inactivity, he joined the Nacional de Rolândia. In February he joined the Águia de Marabá[6] until the end of 2010 Campeonato Paraense. The club offered him another contract until the end of the 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C on 12 July.[7][8]

In January 2011, he extended his contract with the Águia de Marabá for 1 more year.[9] On 23 February 2011, Lance! reported that Samuel was training with the America Football Club and was about to register in the FFERJ,[10] but the deal never materialized.

## Honours

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* Campeonato Paulista Série A2: 2007

## Career statistics

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Club performance  | League  | Cup  | League Cup  | Total

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Season | Club | League  | Apps | Goals  | Apps | Goals  | Apps | Goals  | Apps | Goals
Brazil  | League  | Copa do Brasil | League Cup  | Total
2005[11] | Grêmio | Série B | 22 | 5 | 5 | 2 | ? | 4 | ? | 11
2006 | Juventude | Série A | 0 | 0 |  | ? | ? | ? | ?
2006 | Avaí | Série B | 12 | 2 |  | 12 | 2
2007[12] | Portuguesa | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 23 | 5
2007 | Vila Nova | Série C | 14 | 2 |  |  | 14 | 2
2008[3] | Paysandu | 6 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 10
2009 | Veranópolis | Regional (RS1) |  | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0
2010[13][14] | Nacional (PR) | Regional (PR1) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0
2010[15] | Águia de Marabá | Série C | 8 | 0 | ? | 5 | ? | 5
2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Career total  | 67 | 10 | 7 | 2 | ? | ? | ? | ?

Note: State Leagues are marked as League Cup

## References

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1. ^ "Layer__.JPG". Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
2. ^ "BID acumulativo Série B /2005". Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF) (in Portuguese). 8 November 2005. Archived from the original on 5 May 2006. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
3. ^ a b "Campeonato Paraense 2008". BOLA N@ ÁREA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 April 2011.
4. ^ a b "Samuel Lopes volta à Curuzu para a Série C". Jornal Amazônia (in Portuguese). Re-Published by futebolnortista.com.br. 13 August 2008. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
5. ^ "Veranópolis contrata Marília e Samuel". clic Esportes (in Portuguese). 27 January 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
6. ^ "Azulão contrata ex-bicolor". Portal ORM (in Portuguese). 13 February 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
7. ^ "Samuel Lopes está de volta ao Águia". O Liberal (in Portuguese). 13 July 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
8. ^ "Samuel Lopes acerta o retorno ao Azulão". Águia de Marabá FC (in Portuguese). 12 July 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
9. ^ "Boletim Informativo Diário Eletrônico (BID-E) Relação Pela Data 14/01/2011". CBF (in Portuguese). 14 January 2011. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
10. ^ Monnerat, Renner (23 February 2011). "América-RJ contrata dois reforços do futebol paraense". Lance!Net (in Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro.
11. ^ "Rio Grande do Sul – First Level (Campeonato da 1ª Divisão de Profissionais) – 2005". RSSSF Brasil. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
12. ^ "Competições Paulista – Série A2 2007 Súmulas". Federação Paulista de Futebol (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 March 2011.
13. ^ "Match Report: Serrano 1–0 Nacional". Federação Paranaense de Futebol (in Portuguese). 7 February 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
14. ^ "ditto". FPF Paraná (in Portuguese). 7 February 2010. p. 2. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
15. ^ "Campeonato Paraense 2010". BOLA N@ ÁREA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 April 2011.

## External links

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* Profile at Champion Sport (agent company)
* Samuel Lopes at Soccerway
* Futpedia (in Portuguese)

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals