David Simao

Age 36

Arouca

Portugal

15 May 1990 (36)

179 cm

Performance

Average Rating

6.78

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

6.9

6.5

7.1

6.6

Player Attributes Overview

Player Information

Market Value

- €

15 May 1990

36 Age

Nationality

Portugal

Height / Weight

179 cm / 81 kg

Contract Until

29.06.2026

Place of Birth

Position Info

Main Position Central Midfielder

Other Attacking Midfielder, Defensive Midfielder

Strong Foot

Club Career

David Simao career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season
Season	Team	M	11		A
25/26	Arouca	12	8	0	1	4	0
	Liga Portugal	12	8	0	1	4	0
24/25	Arouca	24	23	1	0	8	0
	Liga Portugal	24	23	1	0	8	0
23/24	Arouca	40	37	0	7	11	1
	Liga Portugal	32	31	0	7	9	1
	Taca de Portugal	3	2	0	0	0	0
	League Cup	3	2	0	0	1	0
	UEFA Conference League	2	2	0	0	1	0
22/23	Arouca	39	36	0	5	11	1
	Liga Portugal	31	30	0	4	7	0
	Taca de Portugal	3	3	0	0	1	0
	League Cup	5	3	0	1	3	1
21/22	Arouca	15	15	1	2	4	1
	Liga Portugal	15	15	1	2	4	1
20/21	Moreirense K	16	6	0	2	4	1
	Liga Portugal	16	6	0	2	4	1
19/20	AEK Athens	5	3	0	0	0	0
	Super League	2	1	0	0	0	0
	UEFA Europa League	3	2	0	0	0	0
18/19	Royal Antwerp	12	3	0	0	2	0
	Pro League	12	3	0	0	2	0
18/19	Boavista Porto	17	17	2	1	8	0
	Liga Portugal	13	13	1	0	6	0
	Taca de Portugal	3	3	1	1	1	0
	League Cup	1	1	0	0	1	0
17/18	Boavista Porto	28	26	1	4	9	0
	Liga Portugal	27	25	1	4	9	0
	Taca de Portugal	1	1	0	0	0	0
17/18	CSKA Sofia	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Parva Liga	2	2	0	0	0	0
16/17	CSKA Sofia	14	11	1	2	3	1
	Parva Liga	14	11	1	2	3	1
15/16	Arouca	23	20	4	2	12	0
	Liga Portugal	18	16	4	2	9	0
	Taca de Portugal	3	2	0	0	1	0
	League Cup	2	2	0	0	2	0
14/15	Arouca	36	35	2	1	10	1
	Liga Portugal	32	31	2	1	8	1
	Taca de Portugal	1	1	0	0	1	0
	League Cup	3	3	0	0	1	0
13/14	Arouca	32	29	5	2	9	0
	Liga Portugal	29	26	4	2	7	0
	Taca de Portugal	3	3	1	0	2	0
12/13	Madeira K	31	24	3	4	8	0
	Liga Portugal	22	18	3	2	4	0
	Taca de Portugal	1	1	0	1	0	0
	League Cup	1	1	0	0	1	0
	UEFA Europa League	7	4	0	1	3	0
11/12	Academica de Coimbra K	9	5	1	0	5	0
	Liga Portugal	8	4	1	0	4	0
	Taca de Portugal	1	1	0	0	1	0
11/12	SL Benfica	2	1	0	0	0	0
	Taca de Portugal	2	1	0	0	0	0
10/11	Pacos Ferreira K	32	25	1	1	7	1
	Liga Portugal	25	19	0	0	6	1
	Taca de Portugal	1	1	0	0	0	0
	League Cup	6	5	1	1	1	0
09/10	CD Fátima	29	27	5	0	11	0
	Liga Portugal 2	25	24	5	0	10	0
	Taca de Portugal	2	2	0	0	0	0
	League Cup	2	1	0	0	1	0
Total		418	353	27	34	126	7

National Team Career

David Simao career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season
Season	Team	M	11
2012	Portugal	2	1	1
	Int. Friendly Games	2	1	1
2011	Portugal	3	1	0
	Int. Friendly Games	3	1	0
2010	Portugal	3	2	3
	Int. Friendly Games	3	2	3
2009	Portugal	3	1	0
	Int. Friendly Games	3	1	0
2008	Portugal	3	3	0
	Int. Friendly Games	3	3	0
2008	Portugal	2	1	0
	Int. Friendly Games	2	1	0
Total		16	9	4

Club Career Summary

Season	Team	M	11		A
2013-Today	Arouca	221	203	13	20
2020-2021	Moreirense	16	6	0	2
2019-2020	AEK Athens	5	3	0	0
2018-2019	Royal Antwerp	12	3	0	0
2017-2019	Boavista Porto	45	43	3	5
2016-2018	CSKA Sofia	16	13	1	2
2012-2013	Madeira	31	24	3	4
2011-2012	Academica de Coimbra	9	5	1	0
2011-2012	SL Benfica	2	1	0	0
2010-2011	Pacos Ferreira	32	25	1	1
2009-2010	CD Fátima	29	27	5	0

National Team Career Summary

Season	Team	M	11
2011-2012	Portugal	5	2	1
2010	Portugal	3	2	3
2008-2009	Portugal	6	4	0
2008	Portugal	2	1	0

General Statistics

- Goals

1 Assists

6.8 Avg. Pts

12 Matches

8 Starting XI

660 Minutes

Shots

2 Off-target Shots 0.27

On-target Shots

1 0.14

Total Shots Taken

Shots per Match

Performance Info

Average Rating

6.78

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

6.9

6.5

7.1

6.6

Season Performance

Statistic	Total	Rank The bar chart shows how the player compares to other players in the same position for each statistic in the selected league. A green bar means the player is among the best in their position for that statistic, while a red bar means they are among the worst. The length of the bar represents the player's ranking based on their percentile for each statistic. The comparison is made only with players in the same position in the selected league.
Score
Goals	-	%29
Assists	1	%75
Goal Contribution	1	%54
Expected Goals (xG)	0.09	%42
Expected Goals on Target (xGOT)	0.04	%40
Big Chances Created	1	%67
Big Chances Missed	-	%62
Penalty	-	%47
Free-kick Goal	-	%49
Shots
Total Shots	3	%54
Shots on Target	1	%56
Shots off Target	2	%42
Blocked Shots	-	%73
Passes
Pass Accuracy %	85.2%	%50
Passes	425	%64
Accurate Passes	362	%64
Key Passes	7	%68
Passes in Final Third	74	%73
Chances Created	7	%69
Long Balls and Crosses
Long Ball Accuracy %	57.4%	%61
Long Balls	61	%76
Accurate Long Balls	35	%81
Cross Accuracy %	25.8%	%68
Crosses	31	%89
Accurate Crosses	8	%89
Defense
Clearances	8	%48
Interceptions	11	%67
Tackles	14	%52
Individual
Touches	543	%64
Dribbles	6	%53
Successful Dribbles	4	%58
Successful Dribble %	66.7%	%86
Duels	79	%58
Duels Won %	50.6%	%52
Duels Won	40	%57
Possession Lost	104	%40
Dispossessed	7	%32
Offsides	-	%62
Fouls Won	12	%58
Free Kicks Taken	12	%58
Discipline
Fouls	15	%44
Yellow Cards	4	%28
Red Cards	-	%55

Teammates

Player	M	W	D	L

Opponent Players

Player	M	W	D	L

Opponent Teams

Team	M	W	D	L

Date	From	To	Transfer Fee
18.01.26	Arouca		Released
09.01.22		Arouca	Signed
30.08.21	AEK Athens		Released
29.06.21	Moreirense	AEK Athens	Loan Return
03.01.21	AEK Athens	Moreirense	Loan
30.07.20	Be`er Sheva	AEK Athens	Loan Return
04.02.20	AEK Athens	Be`er Sheva	Loan
30.06.19	Royal Antwerp	AEK Athens	400k €
17.01.19	Boavista Porto	Royal Antwerp	Signed
17.01.19	Boavista Porto	Royal Antwerp
30.08.17	CSKA Sofia	Boavista Porto	Signed
04.07.16	Arouca	CSKA Sofia	Signed
30.06.13	SL Benfica	Arouca	Signed
29.06.13	Madeira	SL Benfica	Loan Return
30.07.12	SL Benfica	Madeira	Loan
29.06.12	Academica de Coimbra	SL Benfica	Loan Return
31.12.11	SL Benfica	Academica de Coimbra	Loan
29.06.11	Pacos Ferreira	SL Benfica	Loan Return
31.07.10	SL Benfica	Pacos Ferreira	Loan
30.06.09	Benfica	SL Benfica	Signed

Club Honors

Success	Count	Team	Seasons
Portuguese cup winner	1	Academica de Coimbra	2012
Israeli cup winner	1	Hapoel Be`er Sheva FC	19/20

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