Hugo Faria

Hugo Faria
Personal information
Full name Hugo Miguel da Encarnação Pires Faria[1]
Date of birth (1983-02-15) 15 February 1983 (age 41)[1]
Place of birth São Brás de Alportel, Portugal[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1993–1995 1º Janeiro
1995–1999 Louletano
1999–2001 Porto
2001–2002 Louletano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001 Porto B 1 (0)
2001–2004 Louletano 77 (4)
2004–2008 União Leiria 53 (0)
2005–2006 → Olhanense (loan) 27 (1)
2008 Farul Constanţa 0 (0)
2008–2013 Enosis Neon 133 (2)
2013–2014 Kalloni 24 (0)
2014–2015 Valletta 12 (0)
2015 Apollon Smyrnis 3 (0)
2015–2016 Livingston 18 (0)
2016 Airdrieonians 14 (0)
2017–2018 Louletano 32 (1)
Total 394 (8)
International career
2003–2004 Portugal U20 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hugo Miguel da Encarnação Pires Faria (born 15 February 1983) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in São Brás de Alportel, Faro District, Faria played youth football for three clubs, including FC Porto from ages 16 to 18. He started his senior career with Louletano DC, with which he spent three seasons in the third division.[2][3]

Faria moved straight to the Primeira Liga in the summer of 2004, signing with U.D. Leiria. He made his debut as a professional on 7 November, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 away win against Académica de Coimbra;[4] it would be the first of only two league appearances during the season.[5]

From 2008 to 2013, Faria competed in the Cypriot First Division, always with Enosis Neon Paralimni FC. For the following campaign he joined AEL Kalloni FC, starting in 19 games to help his team to finish 12th in the Super League Greece.[6]

Faria split 2014–15 with Valletta F.C. from Malta and Apollon Smyrnis F.C. in the Greek second division.[6] He signed for Livingston on 19 August 2015, agreeing to a five-month contract after a successful trial.[7] His maiden appearance in the Scottish Championship took place only three days later, as he played the full 90 minutes and was booked in a 1–2 home defeat to Falkirk.[8]

Faria left Livingston in January 2016,[9] and signed for Airdrieonians also in the country shortly after.[10] He was suspended by the latter in October pending investigation of an accusation of bullying made against him,[11] leaving two months later in order to return to Portugal.[12]

On 8 November 2018, immediately after retiring following a spell in the Portuguese third tier with Louletano, the 35-year-old Faria was appointed first-team coach at English Premier League club AFC Bournemouth.[13]

International career

Faria represented Portugal at under-20 level, earning his first cap on 5 February 2003 in a 5–2 friendly victory over the Czech Republic in Elvas.[14] He represented the country in the 2004 edition of the Toulon Tournament, scoring an own goal in a 1–0 group stage defeat against Sweden.[15]

Career statistics

As of 7 January 2016
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Porto B 2000–01[16] Segunda Divisão 1 0 — — 5 0
Louletano 2001–02[16] Segunda Divisão 4 0 0 0 — 4 0
2002–03[16] Segunda Divisão 35 2 3 0 — 38 2
2003–04[16] Segunda Divisão 38 2 3 0 — 41 2
Total 77 4 6 0 — 83 4
União Leiria 2004–05[16] Primeira Liga 2 0 1 0 — 3 0
2006–07[16] Primeira Liga 26 0 2 0 — 28 0
2007–08[16] Primeira Liga 25 0 4 0 5[a] 0 34 0
Total 53 0 7 0 5 0 65 0
Olhanense (loan) 2005–06[16] Segunda Liga 27 1 2 0 — 29 1
Enosis Neon 2008–09[16] Cypriot First Division 28 1 — 28 1
2009–10[16] Cypriot First Division 28 0 — 28 0
2010–11[16] Cypriot First Division 27 1 — 27 1
2011–12[16] Cypriot First Division 27 0 — 27 0
2012–13[17] Cypriot First Division 23 0 4 0 — 27 0
Total 133 2 4 0 — 137 2
Kalloni 2013–14[17] Super League Greece 24 0 3 0 — 27 0
Valletta 2014–15[17] Maltese Premier League 12 0 1 0 2[b] 0 15 0
Apollon Smyrnis 2014–15[17] Football League 3 0 2 0 — 5 0
Livingston 2015–16[17] Scottish Championship 18 0 2 0 — 20 0
Career total 348 7 27 0 7 0 382 7
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup and UEFA Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Hugo Faria" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Louletano-Barreirense, 0–0: Resultado certo num fraco jogo" [Louletano-Barreirense, 0–0: Fair result in weak game]. Record (in Portuguese). 16 February 2004. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  3. ^ Cunha, Pedro Jorge (9 June 2020). ""Joguei pelo Louletano no domingo e na terça cheguei à Premier League"" ["I played for Louletano on Sunday and arrived at the Premier League on Tuesday"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Académica-U. Leiria, 0–1: Golpe a sangue-frio na serenidade coimbrã" [Académica-U. Leiria, 0–1: Cold-blooded blow in coimbrã serenity]. Record (in Portuguese). 8 November 2004. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Faria: "Jogar ali foi uma grande emoção"" [Faria: "I was incredibly thrilled to play there"]. Record (in Portuguese). 4 September 2006. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  6. ^ a b Cunha, Pedro Jorge (27 October 2014). "Faria, em Malta: "Não sou o CR7, lavo o equipamento em casa"" [Faria, in Malta: "I am not CR7, I wash my kit at home"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Livingston sign Portuguese midfielder Hugo Faria". BBC Sport. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  8. ^ "Livingston 1–2 Falkirk". BBC Sport. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  9. ^ "Fozzy returns as Hugo moves on". Livinsgton F.C. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  10. ^ "Diamond Hugo signs on". Airdrieonians F.C. 13 January 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  11. ^ Paterson, Colin (31 October 2016). "Drama at the Diamonds as Airdrie player is suspended amid accusations of bullying". Daily Record. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  12. ^ "Hugo heads home". Airdrieonians F.C. 8 December 2016. Archived from the original on 6 January 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  13. ^ "Faria appointed as first team assistant coach". AFC Bournemouth. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  14. ^ "Sub-20: Portugal goleia República Checa em jogo particular" [Under-20: Portugal rout Czech Republic in friendly game]. Record (in Portuguese). 5 February 2003. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  15. ^ "Torneio de Toulon: Ser melhor e perder ou a sina de Portugal" [Torneio de Toulon: To be better and lose or the fate of Portugal]. Record (in Portuguese). 5 June 2004. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Hugo Faria at ForaDeJogo (archived) Edit this at Wikidata
  17. ^ a b c d e "Hugo Faria". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 December 2015.