David Simão
Introduction   '''David Martins Simão''' (born 15 May 1990) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club F.C. Arouca.
Club career Born in Versailles, France, Simão played most of his youth career at S.L. Benfica, having arrived at the age of 10 from Grupo Instrução Musical Desportiva Abóboda. On 19 January 2008, he was called to the first team for a Taça de Portugal tie against C.D. Feirense, courtesy of manager José Antonio Camacho, and was even picked to both UEFA Cup round-of-16 matches against Getafe CF, not being used however in any of the three fixtures.Simão made his professional debut with C.D. Fátima, on loan, his first appearance being against C.D. Santa Clara in the 2009–10 season opener in the Segunda Liga, a 1–0 away loss. On 26 September 2009, he scored his first goal for the side, in a 1–1 away draw to Gil Vicente FC.On 17 June 2010, Simão moved to F.C. Paços de Ferreira, still on loan. He made his Primeira Liga debut on 14 August in a 1–0 home win over Sporting CP, and only missed five league games (19 starts, 2,051 minutes of action) during the campaign as the team finished in seventh position.Simão returned to Benfica for 2011–12 but, deemed surplus to requirements by manager Jorge Jesus, he moved to fellow top-tier Académica de Coimbra again on loan, on 17 January 2012.He scored his first goal for his new club on 26 March, netting from 40 yards in a 2–1 defeat at S.C. Braga.On 31 July 2012, Simão was loaned to C.S. Marítimo in a season-long move. He terminated his contract with Benfica late into June of the following year, and signed a three-year deal with F.C. Arouca also in the top flight.Aged 26, Simão moved abroad for the first time in his career, joining First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) club PFC CSKA Sofia for three years. On 28 May 2017, he netted twice in The Eternal Derby to help overcome PFC Levski Sofia 3–0, but left on 31 August of that year to immediately sign with Boavista FC.Simão moved teams and countries again in January 2019, agreeing to a contract at Royal Antwerp F.C. of the Belgian Pro League. On 22 June, he switched to the Super League Greece with AEK Athens FC, signing until 2022 for an undisclosed fee.In February 2020, Simão was loaned to Israeli Premier League side Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC. He and compatriots Miguel Vítor and Josué Pesqueira won the Israeli State Cup on 13 July with a 2–0 final victory over Hapoel Petah Tikva FC.
Personal life Simão's older brother, Bruno, was also a footballer, in the defender position.
Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBenfica2011–12Primeira Liga0020000020Fátima (loan)2009–10Liga de Honra2552020–295Paços Ferreira (loan)2010–11Primeira Liga2501061–321Académica (loan)2011–121110000–111Marítimo (loan)2012–13264302060374Arouca2013–142943100–3252014–153231030–3632015–161843020–234Total79117150009112CSKA Sofia2016–17Bulgarian First League22300––2232017–182000––20Total243000000243Boavista2017–18Primeira Liga2710000–2712018–191312010–161Total402201000432Antwerp2018–19Belgian First Division A1200000–120AEK Athens2019–20Super League Greece40000030702020–21000000—00Total4000003070Hapoel Be'er Sheva (loan)2019–20Israeli Premier League1003000—130Moreirense (loan)2020–21Primeira Liga1600000—160Arouca2021–221510000—1512022–233103050—390Total461305000541Career total318272312119037129
Honours '''Académica'''*Taça de Portugal: 2011–12'''Hapoel Be'er Sheva'''*Israel State Cup: 2019–20'''Individual'''*SJPF Young Player of the Month: December 2012, January 2013
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