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National football teams

Simão Sabrosa scored his first international goal in his debut match on 18 Nov 1998

Football player Simão Sabrosa

Simão Pedro Fonseca Sabrosa

Simão Sabrosa

Born on 31 October 1979 (age 45)

National team appearances of Simão Sabrosa

Team	Period	Caps	Capt.	Sub. in	Sub. off	Goals	Pen.	Goals/ Caps
Portugal	1998 - 2010	85	8	30	40	22	3	0.259
Total:		85	8	30	40	22	3	0.259

Player stats by club

Clubs of footballer	Period	Caps	Capt.	Sub. in	Sub. off	Goals	Pen.	Goals/ Caps
Sporting CP, Lisboa	18 Nov 1998	1		1		1		1.000
FC Barcelona, Barcelona	16 Aug 2000 - 25 Apr 2001	6		5	1
SL Benfica, Lisboa	15 Aug 2001 - 28 Mar 2007	48		19	18	12	2	0.250
Club Atlético de Madrid, Madrid	22 Aug 2007 - 29 Jun 2010	30	8	5	21	9	1	0.300

Player stats by competition

Competition

Played

Capt.

Sub. in

Sub. off

Goals

Pen.

Goals/ Caps

European Championship final tournament (EC)

European Championship qualifiers (QE)

0.375

World Cup qualifiers (QW)

0.292

World Cup final tournament (WC)

0.182

Friendly matches and other tournaments

0.278

Total:

0.259

Career highlights

Match date	Opponent team	Event	Age
18 Nov 1998	Israel	debut; first goal	19 years 18 days
8 Jul 2006	Germany	50th cap; World Cup 3rd place match	26 years 8 months 7 days
20 Aug 2008	Faroe Islands	first cap as captain	28 years 9 months 20 days
29 Jun 2010	Spain	last appearance	30 years 7 months 29 days

Record of Simão Sabrosa's goals by opponent team

Opponent team	Goals	Pen.	Matches with goals	Matches by goals in a match				Goals/Matches with goals	Caps	Goals/Caps
Opponent team	Goals	Pen.	Matches with goals	1	2	3	>3	Goals/Matches with goals	Caps	Goals/Caps
Luxembourg	4	1	2		2			2.000	3	1.333
Kazakhstan	3		2	1	1			1.500	2	1.500
Malta	2		2	2				1.000	2	1.000
Hungary	2		1		1			2.000	2	1.000
Brazil	2		2	2				1.000	4	0.500
Mexico	1	1	1	1				1.000	1	1.000
Georgia	1	1	1	1				1.000	1	1.000
Faroe Islands	1		1	1				1.000	1	1.000
North Korea	1		1	1				1.000	1	1.000
Israel	1		1	1				1.000	2	0.500
Albania	1		1	1				1.000	2	0.500
Serbia	1		1	1				1.000	2	0.500
Netherlands	1		1	1				1.000	3	0.333
Russia	1		1	1				1.000	3	0.333
(+) other teams									56
Total:	22	3	18	14	4	0	0	1.222	85	0.259

Record of national team matches played by Simão Sabrosa

National team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Winning Percentage
Portugal national football team	85	51	20	14	186	72	71.8

Simão Sabrosa's international caps

as player of Sporting CP, Lisboa:

debut age, age when scoring first goal - 19 years 18 days

18 Nov 1998

Setúbal, Estádio do Bonfim

2-0

Portugal vs Israel

Friendly International

1х

as player of FC Barcelona, Barcelona:

16 Aug 2000 18:00 (+1:00)

Viseu, Estádio do Fontelo

5-1

Portugal vs Lithuania

Friendly International

03 Sep 2000 17:00 (+2:00)

Tallinn, Kadrioru Staadion

1-3

Estonia vs Portugal

2002 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 2

07 Oct 2000 21:00 (+1:00)

Lisbon, Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz)

1-1

Portugal vs Rep. of Ireland

2002 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 2

11 Oct 2000 20:30 (+1:00)

Rotterdam, Stadion de Kuip (Feijenoord)

0-2

Netherlands vs Portugal

2002 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 2

15 Nov 2000 21:00

Braga, Estádio Primeiro de Maio

2-1

Portugal vs Israel

Friendly International

25 Apr 2001 20:45 (+2:00)

Saint-Denis, Stade de France

4-0

France vs Portugal

Friendly International

as player of SL Benfica, Lisboa:

15 Aug 2001 21:00 (+1:00)

Faro, Estádio de São Luís

3-0

Portugal vs Moldova

Friendly International

01 Sep 2001 22:00 (+2:00)

Lleida, Camp d`Esports

1-7

Andorra vs Portugal

2002 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 2

05 Sep 2001 20:30 (+3:00)

Larnaca, Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium

1-3

Cyprus vs Portugal

2002 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 2

06 Oct 2001 18:00 (+1:00)

Lisbon, Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz)

5-0

Portugal vs Estonia

2002 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 2

13 Feb 2002 21:45 (+1:00)

Barcelona, Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys

1-1

Spain vs Portugal

Friendly International

27 Mar 2002 21:00

Porto, Estádio do Bessa

1-4

Portugal vs Finland

Friendly International

07 Sep 2002 16:00 (+1:00)

Birmingham, Villa Park

1-1

England vs Portugal

Friendly International

20 Nov 2002 21:00

Braga, Estádio Primeiro de Maio

2-0

Portugal vs Scotland

Friendly International

12 Feb 2003 20:45 (+1:00)

Genoa, Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris (Marassi)

1-0

Italy vs Portugal

Friendly International

29 Mar 2003 20:15

Porto, Estádio do Futebol Clube do Porto (das Antas)

2-1

Portugal vs Brazil

Friendly International

02 Apr 2003 19:45 (+2:00)

Lausanne, Stade Olympique de La Pontaise

0-1

Macedonia vs Portugal

Friendly International

30 Apr 2003 20:45 (+2:00)

Eindhoven, Philips Stadion

1-1

Netherlands vs Portugal

Friendly International

1х

20 Aug 2003 21:15 (+1:00)

Chaves, Estádio Municipal de Chaves

1-0

Portugal vs Kazakhstan

Friendly International

1х

11 Oct 2003 21:30 (+1:00)

Lisbon, Estádio do Restelo

5-3

Portugal vs Albania

Friendly International

1х

15 Nov 2003 21:15

Aveiro, Estádio Municipal de Aveiro

1-1

Portugal vs Greece

Friendly International

19 Nov 2003 21:15

Leiria, Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa

8-0

Portugal vs Kuwait

Friendly International

18 Feb 2004 21:15

Loulé, Estádio Algarve

1-1

Portugal vs England

Friendly International

31 Mar 2004 20:45 (+1:00)

Braga, Estádio Municipal de Braga

1-2

Portugal vs Italy

Friendly International

28 Apr 2004 21:15 (+1:00)

Coimbra, Estádio Cidade de Coimbra

2-2

Portugal vs Sweden

Friendly International

29 May 2004 19:15 (+1:00)

Águeda, Estádio Municipal de Águeda

3-0

Portugal vs Luxembourg

Friendly International

05 Jun 2004 19:45 (+1:00)

Setúbal, Estádio do Bonfim

4-1

Portugal vs Lithuania

Friendly International

12 Jun 2004 17:00 (+1:00)

Porto, Estádio do Dragão

1-2

Portugal vs Greece

2004 UEFA European Championship, Group A

16 Jun 2004 19:45 (+1:00)

Lisbon, Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz)

2-0

Portugal vs Russia

2004 UEFA European Championship, Group A

24 Jun 2004 19:45 (+1:00)

Lisbon, Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz)

2-2

Portugal vs England

2004 UEFA European Championship, Quarterfinal

04 Sep 2004 20:15 (+3:00)

Rīga, Skonto Stadium

0-2

Latvia vs Portugal

2006 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 3

08 Sep 2004 21:15 (+1:00)

Leiria, Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa

4-0

Portugal vs Estonia

2006 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 3

09 Oct 2004 19:15 (+2:00)

Vaduz, Rheinpark Stadion

2-2

Liechtenstein vs Portugal

2006 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 3

13 Oct 2004 21:15 (+1:00)

Lisbon, Estádio José Alvalade

7-1

Portugal vs Russia

2006 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 3

1х

09 Feb 2005 19:30

Dublin, Lansdowne Road

1-0

Rep. of Ireland vs Portugal

Friendly International

26 Mar 2005 20:30

Barcelos, Estádio Cidade de Barcelos

4-1

Portugal vs Canada

Friendly International

30 Mar 2005 19:00 (+2:00)

Bratislava, Tehelné pole

1-1

Slovakia vs Portugal

2006 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 3

03 Sep 2005 21:15 (+1:00)

Loulé, Estádio Algarve

6-0

Portugal vs Luxembourg

2006 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 3

2х

07 Sep 2005 19:00 (+4:00)

Moscow, Central Stadium Lokomotiv

0-0

Russia vs Portugal

2006 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 3

complete list

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Simão Sabrosa's most often teammates

Deco (2003 - 2010) - 56 games
Cristiano Ronaldo (2003 - 2010) - 55 games
Ricardo (2001 - 2008) - 53 games
Ricardo Carvalho (2003 - 2010) - 52 games
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