Hugo Firmino Explained

Hugo Firmino
Fullname:Hugo Filipe Pinto Servulo Firmino[1]
Birth Date:22 December 1988
Birth Place:Torres Vedras, Portugal
Position:Forward
Youthyears1:2001–2004
Youthclubs1:Almada
Youthyears2:2004–2008
Youthclubs2:Beira Mar Almada
Years1:2008–2009
Caps1:2
Goals1:0
Years2:2009–2010
Clubs2:Encarnacense
Years3:2010
Caps3:8
Goals3:2
Years4:2011
Caps4:20
Goals4:11
Years5:2011
Caps5:10
Goals5:3
Years6:2012
Caps6:16
Goals6:0
Years7:2012
Years8:2013
Caps8:?
Goals8:1
Years9:2014–2015
Caps9:20
Goals9:2
Years10:2015–2016
Caps10:39
Goals10:5
Years11:2016
Caps11:9
Goals11:0
Years12:2017
Caps12:19
Goals12:5
Years13:2017–2019
Caps13:68
Goals13:8
Years14:2019
Caps14:1
Goals14:0
Years15:2019–2020
Caps15:12
Goals15:1
Years16:2020
Caps16:12
Goals16:0
Years17:2021
Caps17:18
Goals17:5
Years18:2021–2022
Caps18:30
Goals18:16
Years19:2022–2023
Caps19:23
Goals19:9
Years20:2023–2024
Caps20:30
Goals20:1
Club-Update:16 May 2024

Hugo Filipe Pinto Servulo Firmino (born 22 December 1988) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Club career

Born in Torres Vedras, Lisbon District, Firmino played lower league or amateur football until the age of 24. He then took his game to the Angolan Girabola where he remained three years, representing G.D. Interclube, C.R. Caála[2] and Kabuscorp SCP.[3]

Firmino returned to Portugal ahead of the 2015–16 season, signing with Clube Oriental de Lisboa.[4] He made his debut in the LigaPro on 8 August 2015, starting and scoring in the 3–0 away win against U.D. Oliveirense.[5]

Firmino continued to compete in the second division in the following years, with C.F. União, Gil Vicente FC[6] and C.D. Cova da Piedade. During his two-year spell with the latter club he appeared in 79 competitive matches, scored 14 goals and provided 23 assists.[7] On 20 October 2018, he was one of two players on target as his team ousted Portimonense S.C. of the Primeira Liga after defeating the opposition 2–1 in the third round of the Taça de Portugal.[8]

On 30 June 2019, Firmino joined Romanian Liga II side FC Universitatea Cluj.[9] Days before the official announcement of the transfer, the Portuguese press wrongly announced that he had moved to CFR Cluj, their bitter rivals from Cluj-Napoca.[10] He only lasted two months in the country, however, before leaving for G.D. Estoril Praia in the Portuguese second tier on a two-year deal after terminating his contract by mutual consent.[11]

Firmino spent the following years in the Armenian Premier League, with FC Pyunik and FC Ararat-Armenia.[12] While in service of the former, he won the national championship[13] and was voted Player of the Season.[14]

Honours

Pyunik

2021–22[13]

Individual

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hugo Firmino. Mais Futebol. Portuguese. 7 April 2021.
  2. News: PORTUGUESES LÁ POR FORA… Hugo Firmino está em Angola. PORTUGUESE ABROAD… Hugo Firmino is in Angola. Jornal de Desporto. Portuguese. October 2013. 24 September 2019.
  3. News: Hugo Firmino apontado. Hugo Firmino a possibility. Record. Portuguese. 22 June 2015. 15 August 2022.
  4. Web site: Hugo Firmino reforça Oriental. Hugo Firmino bolsters Oriental. Oriental Lisboa. Portuguese. 17 July 2015. 24 September 2019.
  5. News: Oliveirense-Oriental, 0–3: Visitantes autoritários. Oliveirense-Oriental, 0–3: Assertive visitors. Record. Portuguese. 8 August 2015. 24 September 2019.
  6. News: Pedro Marques e Hugo Firmino reforçam galos. Pedro Marques and Hugo Firmino strengthen roosters. Record. Portuguese. 13 January 2017. 24 September 2019.
  7. Web site: Hugo Firmino deixa mensagem emotiva na despedida do Cova da Piedade. Hugo Firmino leaves emotional message in farewell to Cova da Piedade. Notícias ao Minuto. Fábio. Aguiar. Portuguese. 22 May 2019. 24 September 2019.
  8. News: COMENTÁRIO: Cova da Piedade afasta Portimonense na Taça de Portugal. COMMENT: Cova da Piedade oust Portimonense in the Portuguese Cup. Diário de Notícias. Portuguese. 20 October 2018. 24 September 2019.
  9. Web site: Bine ați venit la "U", Hugo Firmino și Inacio Miguel!. Welcome to "U", Hugo Firmino and Inacio Miguel!. Universitatea Cluj. Romanian. 30 June 2019. 30 June 2019.
  10. Web site: Hugo Firmino assina por três temporadas com Cluj da Roménia. Hugo Firmino signs with Romania's Cluj for three seasons. SAPO. Portuguese. 20 June 2019. 30 June 2019.
  11. News: Hugo Firmino deixa futebol romeno e assina por dois anos. Hugo Firmino leaves Romanian football and signs for two years. A Bola. Portuguese. 2 September 2019. 24 September 2019.
  12. News: Hugo Firmino muda de clube sem sair da Arménia. Hugo Firmino changes club without leaving Armenia. O Jogo. Portuguese. 24 June 2022. 15 August 2022.
  13. Web site: Hugo Firmino: o estrelato no "Benfica da Arménia" depois da II Liga. Hugo Firmino: stardom at "Armenia's Benfica" after the II League. Mais Futebol. David. Marques. Portuguese. 31 May 2022. 15 August 2022.
  14. Web site: Hugo Firmino is the best player of VBET Armenian Premier League season 2021/2022. Football Federation of Armenia. 29 June 2022. 8 July 2022.