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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hugo Miguel Pereira de Almeida | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Werder Bremen | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 May 2009 | |||
Hugo Miguel Pereira de Almeida (born 23 May 1984 in Figueira da Foz) is a Portuguese footballer who currently plays for SV Werder Bremen in the German League, as a centre forward.
Club career
Almeida started playing football for hometown club Associação Naval 1º de Maio, before being spotted by FC Porto. He made his first division debut with Porto in a 2-0 home win over S.L. Benfica, on September 21, 2003, playing three minutes. However, unable to settle at first, he had loan spells with Leiria (with which he had already played in the previous season, also on loan) and Boavista F.C..
Almeida returned to Porto in 2005–06 to be an important part on a side that was crowned national champions. During that season's UEFA Champions League, he scored a spectacular goal from a 35-metre free-kick against Internazionale Milan at the San Siro, albeit in a 1-2 loss.
Almeida served another loan stint in 2006–07, with an impressive debut season at SV Werder Bremen,[1] totaling 10 goals in 41 appearances (all competitions).
After seeing his chances at Porto definitely cut down with the arrival of strikers Edgar and Ernesto Farías in August 2007, he decided to accept Bremen's offer for a permanent switch, penning a four-year deal worth €4 million.[2] With the departure of Miroslav Klose, who signed for FC Bayern, Almeida's chances of first-team action improved dramatically, and he started 2007–08 in scoring fashion, netting seven times in his first 12 league games. He would finish the season at 11, only surpassed in the team by Diego and Markus Rosenberg (13 each).
International career
Almeida played at every level in international competitions, from the under-15 to the main Portuguese national team.
He made his full debut in a friendly match against England on 18 February 2004, in a 1-1 tie, and was also part of the Portuguese team that won the 2003 Toulon Tournament, also appearing at the 2004 and 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship finals.
Almeida was called for Portugal's final three Euro 2008 qualifiers, starting against Azerbaijan and scoring his first international goal. He also scored in the follow-up, a 1-0 win over Armenia. These goals proved vital, as Portugal clinched a tournament spot.
In Carlos Queiroz's second stint as national side coach, Almeida netted in a 4-0 away on 6 September 2008 against Malta in the 2010 World Cup qualifier.
Club statistics
| Club | League | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| FC Porto | Portuguese Liga | 2005–06 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 4 |
| Total | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 4 | ||
| Werder Bremen | Bundesliga | 2006–07 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 41 | 9 |
| 2007–08 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 36 | 16 | ||
| 2008–09 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 43 | 16 | ||
| Total | 78 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 11 | 120 | 41 | ||
| Career total | 105 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 40 | 12 | 154 | 45 | ||
| Last Update: 3 July 2009 | ||||||||||
References
External links
- Stats and profile at Zerozero
- PortuGOAL profile
- UEFA.com stats
- Bundesliga stats at Fussballdaten Template:De icon
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- 1984 births
- Living people
- Portuguese footballers
- Football (soccer) forwards
- Portuguese Liga footballers
- FC Porto players
- U.D. Leiria players
- Boavista players
- First Bundesliga footballers
- Werder Bremen players
- Portugal international footballers
- UEFA Euro 2008 players
- Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers of Portugal
- Portuguese expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Germany