David Simão

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Martins and the second or paternal family name is Simão.
David Simão
Personal information
Full name David Martins Simão[1]
Date of birth (1990-05-15) 15 May 1990 (age 36)[1]
Place of birth Versailles, France[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Arouca
Number 8
Youth career
1998–2000 Abóboda
2000–2009 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2013 Benfica 0 (0)
2009–2010 → Fátima (loan) 25 (5)
2010–2011 → Paços Ferreira (loan) 25 (0)
2012 → Académica (loan) 11 (1)
2012–2013 → Marítimo (loan) 26 (4)
2013–2016 Arouca 79 (11)
2016–2017 CSKA Sofia 24 (3)
2017–2019 Boavista 40 (2)
2019 Antwerp 12 (0)
2019–2021 AEK Athens 4 (0)
2020 → Hapoel Be'er Sheva (loan) 10 (0)
2021 → Moreirense (loan) 16 (0)
2022– Arouca 113 (2)
International career
2006 Portugal U16 8 (1)
2006–2007 Portugal U17 11 (1)
2007–2008 Portugal U18 7 (2)
2008–2009 Portugal U19 8 (1)
2010 Portugal U20 5 (3)
2010–2012 Portugal U21 11 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:07, 2 December 2025 (UTC)

David Martins Simão (born 15 May 1990) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club Arouca.

Club career

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Born in Versailles, Yvelines, France, Simão played most of his youth career at S.L. Benfica, having arrived at the age of 10 from Grupo Instrução Musical Desportiva Abóboda.[2][3] On 19 January 2008, he was called to the first team for a Taça de Portugal tie against C.D. Feirense, courtesy of manager José Antonio Camacho,[4] and was also picked for both UEFA Cup round-of-16 matches against Getafe CF,[5] not being used however in any of the three fixtures.

Simão made his professional debut with C.D. Fátima, on loan, his first appearance being against C.D. Santa Clara in the 2009–10 season opener in the Segunda Liga, a 1–0 away loss.[6] On 26 September 2009, he scored his first goal for the side, in a 1–1 away draw to Gil Vicente FC.[7]

On 17 June 2010, Simão moved to F.C. Paços de Ferreira, still on loan.[8] He made his Primeira Liga debut on 14 August in a 1–0 home win over Sporting CP,[9] and only missed five league games (19 starts, 2,051 minutes of action) during the campaign as the team finished in seventh position.

Simão returned to Benfica for 2011–12 but, deemed surplus to requirements by manager Jorge Jesus, he moved to fellow top-tier Académica de Coimbra again on loan, on 17 January 2012.[10] He scored his first goal for his new club on 26 March, netting from 40 yards in a 2–1 defeat at S.C. Braga.[11]

On 31 July 2012, Simão was loaned to C.S. Marítimo in a season-long move.[12] He terminated his contract with Benfica late into June of the following year, and signed a three-year deal with F.C. Arouca also in the top flight.[13]

Aged 26, Simão moved abroad for the first time in his career, joining First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) club PFC CSKA Sofia for three years.[14] On 28 May 2017, he netted twice in The Eternal Derby to help overcome PFC Levski Sofia 3–0,[15] but left on 31 August of that year[16] to immediately sign with Boavista FC.[17]

Simão moved teams and countries again in January 2019, agreeing to a contract at Royal Antwerp F.C. of the Belgian Pro League.[18] On 22 June, he switched to the Super League Greece with AEK Athens FC, signing until 2022 for an undisclosed fee.[19]

In February 2020, Simão was loaned to Israeli Premier League side Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC. He and compatriots Miguel Vítor and Josué Pesqueira won the Israeli State Cup on 13 July with a 2–0 final victory over Hapoel Petah Tikva FC.[20]

Simão returned to Arouca on 10 January 2022, on a deal running until June 2023.[21]

Personal life

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Simão's older brother, Bruno, was also a footballer, in the defender position.[22]

Career statistics

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As of match played on 27 May 2023[23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Benfica 2011–12 Primeira Liga 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Fátima (loan) 2009–10 Liga de Honra 25 5 2 0 2 0 – 29 5
Paços Ferreira (loan) 2010–11 Primeira Liga 25 0 1 0 6 1 – 32 1
Académica (loan) 2011–12 11 1 0 0 0 0 – 11 1
Marítimo (loan) 2012–13 26 4 3 0 2 0 6 0 37 4
Arouca 2013–14 29 4 3 1 0 0 – 32 5
2014–15 32 3 1 0 3 0 – 36 3
2015–16 18 4 3 0 2 0 – 23 4
Total 79 11 7 1 5 0 0 0 91 12
CSKA Sofia 2016–17 Bulgarian First League 22 3 0 0 – – 22 3
2017–18 2 0 0 0 – – 2 0
Total 24 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 3
Boavista 2017–18 Primeira Liga 27 1 0 0 0 0 – 27 1
2018–19 13 1 2 0 1 0 – 16 1
Total 40 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 43 2
Antwerp 2018–19 Belgian Pro League 12 0 0 0 0 0 – 12 0
AEK Athens 2019–20 Super League Greece 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 7 0
2020–21 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 7 0
Hapoel Be'er Sheva (loan) 2019–20 Israeli Premier League 10 0 3 0 0 0 — 13 0
Moreirense (loan) 2020–21 Primeira Liga 16 0 0 0 0 0 — 16 0
Arouca 2021–22 15 1 0 0 0 0 — 15 1
2022–23 31 0 3 0 5 0 — 39 0
Total 46 1 3 0 5 0 0 0 54 1
Career total 318 27 23 1 21 1 9 0 371 29

Honours

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Académica

Hapoel Be'er Sheva

Individual

References

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  • David Simão national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
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