Mário Sérgio (footballer, born 1981)

Mário Sérgio
Personal information
Full name	Mário Sérgio Leal Nogueira
Date of birth	28 July 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth	Paredes, Portugal
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Right back
Team information
Current team	APOEL
Number	28
Youth career
1989–2000	Paços Ferreira
Senior career*
Years	Team
2000–2003	Paços Ferreira
2003–2006	Sporting CP
2005–2006	→ Vitória Guimarães (loan)
2006–2008	Naval
2008–2012	Metalurh Donetsk
2012–	APOEL
International career
2002–2004	Portugal U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 February 2015

Mário Sérgio Leal Nogueira (born 28 July 1981), known as Mário Sérgio, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Cypriot club APOEL FC as a right back.

Club career

Born in Paredes, Sérgio started his career also in the north, at F.C. Paços de Ferreira, before moving to Portuguese League giants Sporting Clube de Portugal in 2003–04. After just twelve appearances in two seasons combined, he was loaned to Vitória de Guimarães for the 2005–06 campaign.

In the summer of 2006 Sérgio joined Associação Naval 1º de Maio on a free transfer, although he still had a one-year plus option contract with the Lisbon club. He was the Figueira da Foz side's first-choice right-back through 2006 to 2008, as Naval consecutively retained its top flight status.

In July 2008, Sérgio joined FC Metalurh Donetsk in Ukraine. On 15 May 2012, after four Premier League seasons always as a starter, he signed a two-year contract with APOEL FC from Cyprus,^[1] where he won the First Division championship in 2013, the first major accolade of his career.

On 17 August 2013 APOEL beat Apollon Limassol 1–0 to win the Cypriot Super Cup, and Mário Sérgio scored a rare goal in the 35th minute.^[2] During the season he appeared in five games in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League, and helped his side conquer the treble as it went on to add the league^[3] and the Cup.^[4]

On 6 December 2014, Mário Sérgio signed a two-year contract extension with APOEL, running until June 2017.^[5]

International career

Sérgio played for the Portuguese under-21s during two years, representing the nation at the 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, and was also in squad for the 2004 Summer Olympics football tournament.^[6]

Honours

APOEL

Cypriot First Division: 2012–13, 2013–14
Cypriot Cup: 2013–14
Cypriot Super Cup: 2013

Club statistics

As of 14 February 2015^[7]^[8]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental^[a]		Other^[b]		Total
Club	Season	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	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	2005–06	Primeira Liga	16	0	1	0	—		6	1	—		23	1
Vitória Guimarães	Total		16	0	1	0	—		6	1	—		23	1
Naval	2006–07	Primeira Liga	29	1	3	0	—		—		—		32	1
	2007–08	Primeira Liga	28	1	4	0	1	0	—		—		33	1
	Total		57	2	7	0	1	0	—		—		65	2
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	20	0	2	0	—		10	0	1	0	33	0
	Total		79	5	8	1	—		25	1	2	1	114	8
Career total			319	13	33	3	1	0	42	3	2	1	397	20

^ Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches.
^ Includes Cypriot Super Cup matches.

References

^ "Mario Sergio" (in Greek). APOEL FC. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2012. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)
^ "APOEL FC 1–0 APOLLON". APOEL FC. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
^ "Sheridan strike hands APOEL Cypriot title". UEFA.com. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
^ ΕΡΜΗΣ ΑΡΑΔΙΠΠΟΥ 0–2 ΑΠΟΕΛ (in Greek). APOEL FC. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)
^ Επέκταση συνεργασίας με Sergio και Vinicius (in Greek). APOEL FC. 6 December 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
^ Mário Sérgio – FIFA competition record (archived)
^ "Mário Sérgio". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
^ "Mário Sérgio". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 April 2014.

External links

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[UECL-9] Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches.

[SUC-10] Includes Cypriot Super Cup matches.

[1] "Mario Sergio" (in Greek). APOEL FC. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2012. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)

[2] "APOEL FC 1–0 APOLLON". APOEL FC. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.

[3] "Sheridan strike hands APOEL Cypriot title". UEFA.com. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.

[4] ΕΡΜΗΣ ΑΡΑΔΙΠΠΟΥ 0–2 ΑΠΟΕΛ (in Greek). APOEL FC. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)

[5] Επέκταση συνεργασίας με Sergio και Vinicius (in Greek). APOEL FC. 6 December 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

[6] Mário Sérgio – FIFA competition record (archived)

[7] "Mário Sérgio". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 2 April 2014.

[8] "Mário Sérgio". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 April 2014.

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