Hugo Vieira

Not to be confused with Hugo (footballer, born 1976).

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Costaand the second or paternal family name is Oliveira.

Hugo Vieira

Hugo Vieira with Torpedo Moscow in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Hugo Filipe da Costa Oliveira [1]
Date of birth	(1988-07-25) 25 July 1988 (age 35) [1]
Place of birth	Barcelos, Portugal [1]
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Santa Maria
Youth career
1998–2006	Santa Maria
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2009	Santa Maria	41	(37)
2006	→ Bordeaux B (loan)	20	(4)
2007–2008	→ Estoril (loan)	0	(0)
2009–2012	Gil Vicente	62	(16)
2012–2013	Benfica	0	(0)
2012–2013	→ Sporting Gijón (loan)	2	(0)
2013	→ Gil Vicente (loan)	14	(8)
2013–2014	Braga	6	(0)
2013	Braga B	1	(0)
2014	→ Gil Vicente (loan)	14	(3)
2014–2015	Torpedo Moscow	20	(3)
2015–2016	Red Star	43	(27)
2017–2018	Yokohama F. Marinos	59	(23)
2019–2020	Sivasspor	0	(0)
2020	Gil Vicente	11	(1)
2020	Hokkaido Consadole	3	(0)
2021	U Craiova 1948	9	(1)
2022	Hibernians	11	(3)
2023–	Santa Maria	15	(13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:52, 17 January 2024 (UTC)

Hugo Filipe da Costa Oliveira (born 25 July 1988), known as Hugo Vieira, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Santa Maria.

He had four spells with Gil Vicente, winning the Segunda Liga in 2011, and represented that team and Braga in the Primeira Liga. Additionally, he played in eight foreign countries, providing a key role in Red Star's Serbian SuperLiga conquest in 2016.

Club career

Early career

Born in Barcelos, Hugo Vieira made his debut as a senior with FC Girondins de Bordeaux's reserve team, after finishing his development with Santa Maria FC. In July 2007, he was loaned to G.D. Estoril Praia, ^{[2] [3]} but made no appearances for the side.

In 2009, Hugo Vieira signed for Gil Vicente F.C. in the Segunda Liga, helping achieve promotion to the Primeira Liga as champions at the end of the 2010–11 season. On 22 March 2012, he scored to open their 2–2 draw with S.C. Braga at the Estádio Cidade de Barcelos in the semi-finals of the Taça da Liga, eventually won in a penalty shootout. ^[4]

Benfica and Braga

Hugo Vieira agreed to a four-year deal with S.L. Benfica on 18 May 2012. ^[5] On 28 August, he was loaned to Spanish Segunda División club Sporting de Gijón in a season-long deal, ^[6] but after being rarely used he returned to Gil on 22 January 2013, being loaned until June. ^[7]

On 23 August 2013, Hugo Vieira moved to Braga after agreeing to a four-year contract, ^[8] but started only once over the course of the top-flight campaign. He returned to Gil Vicente for a third spell the following 30 January, on a temporary basis. ^[9]

Torpedo Moscow

On 1 September 2014, Hugo Vieira joined FC Torpedo Moscow, newly promoted to the Russian Premier League. ^[10] On his debut thirteen days later, he replaced Kirill Kombarov at the hour-mark and scored a consolation in a 3–1 defeat at FC Spartak Moscow. ^[11]

In a season troubled by the death of his partner Edina Carvalho from cancer in January 2015, Hugo Vieira did not find the net again until the penultimate game, when his two penalties helped to a 3–1 win over FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast at the Eduard Streltsov Stadium. ^[12] The team would eventually suffer a double relegation.

Red Star

On 30 June 2015, Hugo Vieira signed a two-year deal with Red Star Belgrade. ^[13] On 12 September, he scored twice in the 3–1 Eternal Derby home victory over FK Partizan, and later said he had dedicated it to Carvalho. ^[14] He netted a brace against FK Čukarički on 6 December (7–2 away triumph) ^[15] and a hat-trick to help beat FK Radnik Surdulica six days later (5–0, home), ^[16] as the capital team went on to win a 27th title; the national footballers' union voted him player of the season, ^[17] and he was a contender for top scorer until missing the final game against FK Radnički Niš, in which his teammate Aleksandar Katai overtook him to 21 goals. ^[18]

Yokohama

On 7 January 2017, Hugo Vieira moved to the fifth foreign country of his career, signing for Yokohama F. Marinos in Japan; ^[19] David Babunski made the same move from Red Star days later. ^[20] He made his debut in the J1 League as a late substitute on 25 February, scoring the equaliser in a 3–2 home defeat of Urawa Red Diamonds in the season opener. ^[21] In his first year in the Far East, his team came runners-up in the Emperor's Cup, with him finishing a hat-trick at the end of extra time to best Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–2 in the fourth round on 20 September. ^[22]

While Yokohama finished in the bottom half of the 2018 J1 League, Hugo Vieira was in the top ten goalscorers with 13. This included a hat-trick in a 4–4 draw with Shonan Bellmare at the Nissan Stadium on 21 April. ^[23]

Sivasspor

Hugo Vieira returned to European football in January 2019, signing an 18-month deal with Sivasspor in Turkey. ^[24] Before making an appearance, he suffered an injury to his left knee and required surgery, ending his involvement for the season. ^[25]

On 31 October 2019, Hugo Vieira finally made the first of only two appearances for the side from Sivas, coming on in the 59th minute for Abdou Razack Traoré and scoring the last goal of a 6–0 win away to Başkent Akademi FK in the fourth round of the domestic cup. ^[26]

Later years

On 28 January 2020, after over five years abroad, Hugo Vieira returned to Portugal's top division and Gil Vicente. ^[27] Despite signing a new one-year contract in August, ^[28] he terminated it on 6 October. ^[29]

Hugo Vieira returned to Japan's top flight with Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo on 29 October 2020. ^[30] After playing three games in what remained of the season, he was released. ^[31]

On 7 July 2021, Hugo Vieira signed a one-year deal with FC U Craiova 1948 of the Romanian Liga I, with the option of a further season. ^[32] Nineteen days later, in his second game, he scored the only goal of a home victory over FC Dinamo București. ^[33] On 7 January 2022, his contract was unilaterally terminated by the club. ^[34]

On 31 January 2022, Hugo Vieira joined Hibernians F.C. of the Maltese Premier League until 30 June. ^[35] In July 2023, the 35-year-old returned to Portugal and Santa Maria. ^[36]

Career statistics

As of 2 December 2018 ^{[37] [38] [39] [40]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Santa Maria	2005–06	Honra – série A	15	7	—		—		—		—		15	7
	2006–07		—		—		—		—		—		—
	2007–08		10	15	—		—		—		—		10	15
	2008–09		16	15	—		—		—		—		16	15
	Total		41	37	—		—		—		—		41	37
Bordeaux B	2006–07 (loan)	CFA Group C	20	4	—		—		—		—		20	4
Estoril	2007–08 (loan)	Segunda Liga	0	0	—		—		—		—		0	0
Gil Vicente	2009–10		11	3	1	0	2	0	—		—		14	3
	2010–11		23	7	0	0	5	5	—		—		28	12
	2011–12	Primeira Liga	28	6	0	0	5	1	—		—		33	7
	2012–13 (loan)		14	8	—		—		—		—		14	8
	2013–14 (loan)		14	3	—		—		—		—		14	3
	Total		90	27	1	0	12	6	—		—		103	33
Benfica	2012–13	Primeira Liga	0	0	—		—		—		—		0	0
	2013–14		0	0	—		—		—		—		0	0
	Total		0	0	—		—		—		—		0	0
Sporting Gijón	2012–13 (loan)	Segunda División	2	0	2	0	—		—		—		4	0
Braga	2013–14	Primeira Liga	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		6	0
	2014–15		0	0	—		—		—		—		0	0
	Total		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		6	0
Braga B	2013–14	Segunda Liga	1	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
Torpedo Moscow	2014–15	Russian Premier League	20	3	2	0	—		—		—		22	3
Red Star Belgrade	2015–16	Serbian SuperLiga	33	20	2	0	—		—		—		35	20
	2016–17		10	7	1	1	—		5	0	—		16	8
	Total		43	27	3	1	—		5	0	—		51	28
Yokohama F. Marinos	2017	J1 League	28	10	5	5	5	3	—		—		38	18
	2018		31	13	3	4	10	5	—		—		44	22
Total			59	23	8	9	15	8	—		—		82	40
Career total			282	121	16	10	27	14	5	0	—		330	145

Honours

Santa Maria

• AF Braga Divisão de Honra: 2008–09

Gil Vicente

• Segunda Liga: 2010–11 ^[38]

Red Star

• Serbian SuperLiga: 2015–16 ^[38]

Individual

• Taça da Liga top scorer: 2010–11 (5 goals) ^[41]
• Serbian SuperLiga Player of the Season: 2015–16 ^[17]
• Serbian SuperLiga Team of the Season: 2015–16

References

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2. "16 caras novas e alguns à experiência" [16 new faces and some on trial]. Record (in Portuguese). 3 July 2007. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
3. "Estoril Praia regressa ao trabalho" [Estoril Praia return to work] (in Portuguese). Desporto na Linha. 5 July 2007. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
4. "Gil Vicente vence Braga nas penalidades e junta-se ao Benfica na final" [Gil Vicente defeat Braga on penalties and join Benfica in the final]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 22 March 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
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11. "Rússia: Golo de Hugo Vieira não evita derrota do Torpedo Moscovo" [Russia: Hugo Vieira's goal does not prevent Torpedo Moscow defeat]. Record (in Portuguese). 14 September 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
12. "Rússia: Torpedo luta para não descer com dois "mísseis" de Hugo Vieira" [Russia: Torpedo fight to avoid relegation with two "missiles" from Hugo Vieira] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 23 May 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
13. Виеира потписао за Звезду [Vieira signed for Red Star] (in Serbian). Red Star Belgrade. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
14. Milošević, M. (12 September 2015). "EMOTIVNO Zvezdin junak Vieira: Golove posvećujem pokojnoj supruzi!" [EMOTIONAL Star hero Vieira: Goals honour late wife!]. Blic (in Serbian). Retrieved 24 February 2016.
15. Nikolić, D. (8 December 2015). "Zvezdin Vijeira raspametio Portugalce: Ne, to nije Maradona, to je naš Hugo!" [Star's Vieira blows the minds of Portuguese people: No, it's not Maradona, it's our Hugo!]. Blic (in Serbian). Retrieved 24 February 2016.
16. Stojanović, Vladimir (12 December 2015). "Crvena zvezda – Radnik 5–0 (kraj)" [Red star – Radnik 5–0 (end)] (in Serbian). Sportske. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
17. "Sérvia: Hugo Vieira eleito jogador do ano pelos colegas de profissão" [Serbia: Hugo Vieira voted player of the year by his peers] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
18. "Zvanično – Muslinu ne treba najbolji strelac lige!" [Official: Muslin will not be needing the league's top scorer!] (in Serbian). Sportske. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
19. "HUGO VIEIRA signs for Yokohama F.Marinos". Yokohama F. Marinos. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
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23. Kilpatrick, James (21 April 2018). "Watch: Japan's Yokohama Marinos are basically Pep Guardiola's next club". FourFourTwo . Retrieved 6 July 2019.
24. "Oficial: Hugo Vieira assina pelo Sivasspor" [Official: Hugo Vieira signs for Sivasspor] (in Portuguese). Notícias ao Minuto. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
25. "Avançado português Hugo Vieira operado ao joelho esquerdo" [Portuguese forward Hugo Vieira has operation on left knee] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
26. "Sivasspor'da Hugo Vieira golle döndü" [Hugo Vieira back with goal for Sivasspor]. Fanatik (in Turkish). 31 October 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
27. Gonçalves, André (28 January 2020). "Gil Vicente confirma regresso de Hugo Vieira" [Gil Vicente confirm return of Hugo Vieira]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 February 2020.
28. "Avançado Hugo Vieira renova com Gil Vicente" [Forward Hugo Vieira renews with Gil Vicente]. Record (in Portuguese). 20 August 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
29. "Hugo Vieira chega a acordo para a rescisão do contrato" [Hugo Vieira reaches agreement for contract termination] (Press release) (in Portuguese). Gil Vicente F.C. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
30. "OFICIAL: Hugo Vieira regressa ao Japão" [OFFICIAL: Hugo Vieira returns to Japan] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
31. "Hugo Vieira abandona Consadole Saporo após dois meses no Japão" [Hugo Vieira leaves Consadole Sapporo after two months in Japan] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 21 December 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
32. "Hugo Vieira é reforço do Universitatea Craiova, da Roménia" [Hugo Vieira is an addition to Universitatea Craiova, from Romania] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
33. "Hugo Vieira também já marca na Roménia" [Hugo Vieira has also scored already in Romania]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 July 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
34. Dumitru, Silviu (7 January 2022). "U Craiova 1948 a dat afară patru jucători străini" [U Craiova 1948 released four foreign players] (in Romanian). HotNews . Retrieved 12 May 2022.
35. "Hugo Vieira signs for Hibernians F.C." Hibernians F.C. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
36. Costa Lima, José (26 July 2023). "Hugo Vieira regressa ao Santa Maria" [Hugo Vieira returns to Santa Maria]. Diário do Minho (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 July 2023.
37. Hugo Vieira at ForaDeJogo (archived)
38. Hugo Vieira at Soccerway
39. Hugo Vieira – UEFA competition record ( archive )
40. Hugo Vieira at FootballDatabase.eu
41. "Hugo Vieira certo no Benfica por quatro temporadas" [Hugo Vieira confirmed at Benfica for four seasons]. Público (in Portuguese). 17 May 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2022.

External links

• Stats at Utakmica (in Serbian)
• Hugo Vieira at Soccerbase
• Hugo Vieira at J.League ( archive ) (in Japanese)