Samuel Lobato

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Samuel Lobato
Personal information
Full name Samuel Gomes Lobato
Date of birth (2001-10-19) 19 October 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Maia, Portugal
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Portimonense
Number 8
Youth career
2010–2011 ARDC Gondim-Maia
2011–2013 Boavista
2013–2024 Salgueiros
2014–2015 Leixões
2015–2021 Sporting CP
2021–2022 Famalicão
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2025 Famalicão 12 (0)
2022–2023B-SAD (loan) 19 (0)
2024Tondela (loan) 6 (0)
2025– Portimonense 9 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:50, 8 November 2025 (UTC)

Samuel Gomes Lobato (born 19 October 2001) is a Portuguese professional football player who plays as midfielder for Liga Portugal 2 club Portimonense.

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Career

Lobato is a product of the youth academies of ARDC Gondim-Maia, Boavista, Salgueiros, Leixões, and Sporting CP. On 20 August 2019, he signed his first professional contract with Sporting CP. [1] In 2021 he transferred to Famalicão where he played with their U23s. On 5 July 2022, he signed his first professional contract with Famalicão until 2026. [2] On 1 September 2022, he joined B-SAD in a season-long loan in the Liga Portugal 2. [3] He returned to Famalicão's U23s the following season, before joining Tondela on loan on 8 January 2024, again in the second division for the second half of the 2023–24 season. [4]

On 2 July 2025, Lobato joined Liga Portugal 2 club Portimonense, signing a three-year contract. [5]

International career

In September 2017, Lobato was called up to the Portugal U17s for a training camp. [6]

References

  1. "Sporting: junior Samuel Lobato assina contrato profissional". Maisfutebol.
  2. "Samuel Lobato renova contrato com o Famalicão até 2026". www.record.pt.
  3. "B SAD oficializa médio Samuel Lobato e avançado Patrick Machado". www.record.pt.
  4. "Midfielder Samuel Lobato arrives at Tondela on loan from Famalicão". azscore.com.
  5. "Samuel Lobato reforça o meio-campo alvinegro" [Samuel Lobato reinforces the Alvinegro midfield] (in European Portuguese). Portimonense. 2 July 2025. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  6. "Equipa das Quinas concentrada". FPF. 31 March 2025.