Sammir

Brazil

Born in Itabuna, Bahia, Sammir joined Atlético Paranaense's youth setup in 2001, aged 14, after a brief period at Atlético Mineiro. He was promoted to the first-team in February 2004, but failed to make any appearances for the Brazilian club and was subsequently loaned out to Ferroviária. In December 2005 Sammir joined Paulista also in a temporary deal. After struggling to find his place, he returned to Furacão in April 2006, and was released in August. In September 2006 Sammir joined Venda Nova, a businessman club, being immediately loaned out to São Caetano. He appeared regularly for the side during his two-month spell.

Dinamo Zagreb

On 6 November 2006 Sammir joined Dinamo Zagreb on loan until the end of the season. He made his debut for the club on 17 March 2007 in a league match against Rijeka. At the end of the season, Sammir had made eleven league appearances for the club and scored against Slaven Belupo. He also made four appearances in the 2006–07 Croatian Cup. In his first season with the club, Sammir had already won the league and cup title, which was the first of the club's three consecutive doubles they won from 2007 to 2009.

2007–08 season

In the 2007–08 season, his move to Dinamo Zagreb was made permanent as Dinamo Zagreb paid €1.4 million to his former club according to media. Sammir made his European football debut, featuring in all of the club's UEFA Cup and Champions League matches. He played in the position of right…

After appearing for Brazil at Bunder-17 and under-18 levels, Sammir expressed his desire to play for the Croatia national team after obtaining a Croatian passport. On 27 September 2012, Sammir was called to play for Croatia for the games against Wales and Macedonia. He made his debut on 12 October 2012 as a 65th-minute substitute for Nikica Jelavić in the match against Macedonia, a 2–1 win. He was selected for Croatia's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in his native Brazil, as one of two Brazilian-born players in the squad alongside Eduardo. Neither played in the opening match against the hosts, but Sammir started the second match, a 4–0 win over Cameroon. He played 72 minutes before being taken off for Mateo Kovačić. After the tournament ended, he did not receive any future call-ups for the national team.

Dinamo Zagreb

Croatian First League : 2006-07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13 Croatian Cup: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12 Croatian Super Cup: 2010, 2013 Jiangsu Sainty

Chinese FA Cup: 2015 Individual

Prva HNL Player of the Year: 2010 HNL’s Footballer of the Year: 2010, 2012 Football Oscar Best Prva HNL player: 2013 Football Oscar Prva HNL Team of the Year: 2013 Croatian First Football League: top assist provider 2008-09