Toy (footballer, born 1977)

Vítor Manuel Andrade Gomes da Costa (born 15 June 1977), commonly known as Toy, is a Cape Verdean former footballer who played as a forward.

Toy
Personal information
Full name Vítor Manuel Andrade Gomes da Costa
Date of birth (1977-06-15) 15 June 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1991–1993 Algés
1993–1996 Vila Fria
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 Coruchense
1997–1998 Samora Correia
1998–1999 Sintrense 25 (8)
1999–2001 Benfica B 31 (10)
2000–2001 Benfica 4 (0)
2001–2003 Salgueiros 44 (5)
2003–2004 Felgueiras 32 (14)
2004–2005 Olhanense 42 (7)
2006 Al-Hazem ? (2)
2006–2007 Al-Qadsiah
2007–2012 Olhanense 111 (16)
2012–2013 Doxa 25 (2)
2014–2015 1º Dezembro 23 (4)
2015–2016 Futebol Benfica
Total 337 (68)
International career
2008 Cape Verde 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Born in Lisbon, Toy spent the bulk of his professional career in his adopted country, Portugal, first starting in amateur football. In 1999 he signed with Primeira Liga giants S.L. Benfica, but played mainly with its reserves during his two-year spell.

Toy represented mainly S.C. Olhanense, first arriving at the Algarve club in 2004 then returning in summer 2007 after a spell in Saudi Arabia. In the 2008–09 season, in the second division, he contributed with six goals to help his team return to the top flight after a 34-year absence.[1]

In the following three campaigns, Toy was relatively used by Olhanense, mainly as a substitute.

International career

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Toy opted to represent Cape Verde internationally, receiving his first callup in May 2008 at nearly 31 years of age.[2]

Club statistics

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Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sintrense 1998–99 Portuguese Second Division 25 8 0 0 0 0 25 8
Total 24 8 0 0 0 0 24 8
Benfica B 1999–2000 Portuguese Second Division 20 7 0 0 0 0 20 7
2000–01 Portuguese Second Division 7 3 0 0 0 0 7 3
Total 27 10 0 0 0 0 27 10
Benfica 1999–2000 Primeira Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000–01 Primeira Liga 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Total 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Salgueiros 2001–02 Primeira Liga 33 5 6 2 0 0 39 7
2002–03 Segunda Liga 11 0 1 0 0 0 12 0
Total 44 5 7 2 0 0 51 7
Felgueiras 2003–04 Segunda Liga 32 14 2 2 0 0 34 16
Total 32 14 2 2 0 0 34 16
Olhanense 2004–05 Segunda Liga 29 4 1 0 0 0 30 4
2005–06 Segunda Liga 13 3 1 0 0 0 14 3
2007–08 Segunda Liga 30 5 2 1 0 0 32 6
2008–09 Segunda Liga 28 6 7 1 0 0 35 7
2009–10 Primeira Liga 21 3 3 0 0 0 24 3
2010–11 Primeira Liga 16 1 7 1 0 0 23 2
2011–12 Primeira Liga 16 1 4 1 0 0 20 2
Total 153 23 25 4 0 0 178 27
Doxa 2012–13 Cypriot First Division 25 2 0 0 0 0 25 2
Total 25 2 0 0 0 0 25 2
Career total 310 62 34 8 0 0 344 70

References

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  1. ^ "Olhanense: "É um feito enorme", Jorge Costa" [Olhanense: "It's a huge achievement", Jorge Costa]. Diário de Notícias. 17 May 2009. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Foreign contingent boost Cape Verde". FIFA. 21 May 2008. Archived from the original on 22 May 2008. Retrieved 21 May 2008.
  3. ^ "Toy". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Toy". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
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  • Toy at ForaDeJogo (archived)  
  • Toy at National-Football-Teams.com  
  • ToyFIFA competition record (archived)