Hamílton Hênio Ferreira Calheiros (born 26 June 1980), known simply as Hamílton, is a retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in Brazil, he was a member, as a naturalized citizen, of the Togo national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hamílton Hênio Ferreira Calheiros | ||
| Date of birth | 26 June 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Murici, Alagoas, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, right midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000 | Estanciano | ||
| 2001 | Sergipe | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2005 | Sergipe | ||
| 2005 | Mogi Mirim | ||
| 2006 | Sport Recife | 34 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Ankaraspor | 23 | (1) |
| 2008–2010 | Sociedade Boca Júnior | – | (–) |
| 2008 | → Naútico (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Sport Recife (loan) | 28 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Naútico (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Sport Recife | 31 | (2) |
| 2013 | ABC | 0 | (0) |
| 2013 | Ceará | 2 | (0) |
| 2015 | Estanciano | ||
| 2016 | Confiança | 5 | (0) |
| 2017 | Estanciano | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2003 | Togo | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early life
editHamílton was born in Murici, a municipality located in the western of the Brazilian state of Alagoas.
International career
editHamílton was naturalized as Togolese in 2003 by request of fellow Brazilian Antônio Dumas, who was then the Togo national team head coach. After winning that year the Campeonato Sergipano with CS Sergipe, the Togolese Football Federation (FTF) president agreed Dumas' petition to call up him for the next Togo international matches.[1]
Hamílton's only appearance for Togo was on 11 October 2003 in an away World Cup 2006 Qualifying match against Equatorial Guinea. That day Les Eperviers lost (0–1).[2] He did not play in the second leg because he had left the Togolese passport in the Federation.[1]
In early 2004, when Dumas resigned as head coach, Hamílton and most of the other Brazilian-born players who made up the Togolese squad in 2003 second half were dropped,[3] excepting Alessandro Faria, who played some more matches in 2004.
On 10 July 2009, following some Hamílton's appearances at the 2009 Copa Libertadores with Sport Recife, appeared a news about the FTF resumed contact with him for can be called again, almost 6 years of his unique appearance.[4]
Hamílton was called up for a friendly against Angola on 12 August 2009.[5] However, he did not attended the call as he has had a discipline problem occurred during a Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (Brasileirão) match between his club (Sport Recife) and Palmeiras a few days before.
Hamílton was going to be present for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification against Morocco on 6 September 2009.[6] Nevertheless, he has not been liberated by Sport Recife because the Togolese federation did not send it a corresponding notification.
The Togolese national team returned to call Hamílton for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification against Cameroon on 10 October 2009.[7] A few days later, he asked FTF to not attend the match as he wanted to help Sport Recife at the Brasileirão, following poor performances (the Brazilian championship was not paused at FIFA dates).
In December 2009, Hamílton was included in the Togolese preliminary list for the 2010 African Cup of Nations but he refused to go, just because he wanted to spend the year-end holidays in the interior of Sergipe. Ultimately, he avoided be part of the Togo national football team attack.[8]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental[b] | State League[c] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sport | 2009 | Série A | 28 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 50 | 0 | |
| Naútico | 2010 | Série B | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 16 | 1 | 22 | 1 | |
- ^ Includes Copa do Brasil.
- ^ Includes Copa Libertadores.
- ^ Includes Campeonato Pernambucano.
Honours
edit- Sergipe
- Campeonato Sergipano: 2003
- Sport Recife
- Campeonato Pernambucano: 2006, 2009
References
edit- ^ a b "Togo terá "brasileiro de aluguel" em sua estréia em Copas" [Togo will have "Brazilian rent" in his Cup debut] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 4 May 2006. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ Report
- ^ "Togo drop Brazilians". BBC Sport. 3 January 2004. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ "Togo – Maroc : Hamilton pour remplacer Romao" [Togo - Morocco: Hamilton to replace Romao] (in French). Globalsport-togo.com. 9 July 2009. Archived from the original on 27 September 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ "Hamilton disponible, Gakpè espéré" [Hamílton available, Gakpé hopes] (in French). Globalsport-togo.com. 28 July 2009. Archived from the original on 26 January 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ "Togo-Maroc: La liste des Togolais" [Togo-Morocco: The list of Togolese players] (in French). TOGO FOOTBALL NEWS.
- ^ "Cameroun-Togo: La liste des 23" [Cameroon-Togo: The list of 23] (in French). TOGO FOOTBALL NEWS.
- ^ "Brasileiro naturalizado togolês se mostra aliviado por escapar de atentado" [Brazilian-born Togolese shown relieved to escape attack] (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. 10 January 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
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