Carlos Saleiro
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Carlos Miguel Mondim Saleiro (born 25 February 1986) is a Portuguese
footballer who plays for Servette FC
in Switzerland
, as a striker.
-born Saleiro managed to score over 300 goals during his years at the club's youth teams. He made his first team debut on 8 August 2004, in a pre-season match against F.C. Penafiel, coming on as a substitute in the 86th minute; he would spent that first season majorly with Sporting's under-19, occasionally being summoned to the main squad for training. In the 2003–04 season, still a junior, he made his senior debuts with the B side, in the third division
.
To gain first team experience, Saleiro was sent by Sporting on loan to C.D. Olivais e Moscavide, where he made his professional debuts; however, he got injured and didn't play much during his first season, where he partnered Miguel Veloso
.
As Olivais e Moscavide gained promotion to the second level
, both clubs decided to widen the loan agreement, and the Saleiro was regularly used in his second year, which ended in relegation.
For 2007–08, Saleiro was once again loaned, an also in level two, joining newly promoted C.D. Fátima
. During the season, he established himself as a first team player, playing a total of 31 matches with 10 goals scored, all competitions combined. In the season's League Cup, he notably netted in a 2–3 home loss against his alma mater
, in a final 4–4 aggregate exit (away goals rule
).
Considering his potential, Sporting decided it was time for a first division move, and Saleiro joined Vitória de Setúbal
, initially for the entire 2008–09. However, coach Daúto Faquirá played him very rarely and, after the manager's sacking in the winter, the player had already arranged another loan move, to Académica de Coimbra, where he was a very important offensive element in the side's eventual mid-table position (on May 23, 2009, the last matchday, even though the Students lost 2–3 at Vitória de Guimarães, he scored twice).
Saleiro made his official debut for the Lions on August 26, 2009, playing 30 minutes in a 1–1 draw at ACF Fiorentina
, for the UEFA Champions League
last qualifying round (eventual 3–3 aggregate loss). Shortly after, he made his league debut, during a 0–1 win at former side Académica.
Saleiro appeared in 39 official matches in the 2010–11 season (three goals), but 33 of those appearances were as a substitute, and often in the games' dying minutes.
|2003–04||Sporting B||Third Division
||35||3||0||0||0||0||0||0||35||3
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|2005–06||rowspan="2"|Olivais e Moscavide||Third Division
||2||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||2||0
|-
|2006–07||Second Division
||24||3||3||0||0||0||0||0||27||3
|-
|2007–08||Fátima
||Second Division
||26||9||1||0||5||2||0||0||32||11
|-
|rowspan="2"|2008–09||Setúbal
||Portuguese League||5||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||5||0
|-
|Académica||Portuguese League||13||4||0||0||0||0||0||0||13||4
|-
|2009–10||rowspan="2"|Sporting||Portuguese League||16||2||2||1||3||1||7||1||28||5
|-
|2010–11||Portuguese League||27||1||2||0||1||0||9||1||39||2
|-
148||22||8||1||9||3||16||2||181||28
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(IVF). This was possible through the IVF Unit of the Hospital de Santa Maria in Lisbon, and the Molecular Biology Laboratory of the Gulbenkian Science Institute
, overseen by Dr. António Pereira Coelho.
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
footballer who plays for Servette FC
Servette FC
Servette FC is a Swiss football club, based in Geneva currently playing in the Swiss Super League. They were playing in the Swiss Challenge League, the second highest tier of Swiss football having been relegated from the Swiss Super League at the end of 2004/05 season...
in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, as a striker.
Football career
A product of Sporting Clube de Portugal's prolific youth ranks, LisbonLisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
-born Saleiro managed to score over 300 goals during his years at the club's youth teams. He made his first team debut on 8 August 2004, in a pre-season match against F.C. Penafiel, coming on as a substitute in the 86th minute; he would spent that first season majorly with Sporting's under-19, occasionally being summoned to the main squad for training. In the 2003–04 season, still a junior, he made his senior debuts with the B side, in the third division
Portuguese Second Division
The Portuguese Second Division is a football league in Portugal, situated at the third level of the Portuguese football league system...
.
To gain first team experience, Saleiro was sent by Sporting on loan to C.D. Olivais e Moscavide, where he made his professional debuts; however, he got injured and didn't play much during his first season, where he partnered Miguel Veloso
Miguel Veloso
Miguel Luís Pinto Veloso is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Genoa C.F.C. and the Portuguese national team.Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also operate as an offensive left back.-Sporting:...
.
As Olivais e Moscavide gained promotion to the second level
Liga de Honra
The Liga de Honra , known for sponsorship reasons as the Liga Orangina, is the Portuguese second level football league. It was formerly called Segunda Divisão and Segunda Divisão de Honra . When the LPFP took control of the two nationwide levels, it was renamed Segunda Liga, before renaming it...
, both clubs decided to widen the loan agreement, and the Saleiro was regularly used in his second year, which ended in relegation.
For 2007–08, Saleiro was once again loaned, an also in level two, joining newly promoted C.D. Fátima
C.D. Fátima
Centro Desportivo de Fátima, simply known as Fátima, is a Portuguese football club based in Fátima, in the municipality of Ourém. Founded in 1966, it currently plays in the Portuguese second division, holding home matches at Estádio Municipal de Fátima, with a capacity of 1,545 spectators.Club's...
. During the season, he established himself as a first team player, playing a total of 31 matches with 10 goals scored, all competitions combined. In the season's League Cup, he notably netted in a 2–3 home loss against his alma mater
Alma mater
Alma mater , pronounced ), was used in ancient Rome as a title for various mother goddesses, especially Ceres or Cybele, and in Christianity for the Virgin Mary.-General term:...
, in a final 4–4 aggregate exit (away goals rule
Away goals rule
The away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. By the away goals rule, the team that has scored more goals "away from home" will win if scores are otherwise equal...
).
Considering his potential, Sporting decided it was time for a first division move, and Saleiro joined Vitória de Setúbal
Vitória F.C.
Vitória Futebol Clube is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Setúbal. Popularly known as Vitória de Setúbal with the motto "A Vitória será nossa" .- Domestic :*Portuguese Liga: Runners-up 1971–72...
, initially for the entire 2008–09. However, coach Daúto Faquirá played him very rarely and, after the manager's sacking in the winter, the player had already arranged another loan move, to Académica de Coimbra, where he was a very important offensive element in the side's eventual mid-table position (on May 23, 2009, the last matchday, even though the Students lost 2–3 at Vitória de Guimarães, he scored twice).
Saleiro made his official debut for the Lions on August 26, 2009, playing 30 minutes in a 1–1 draw at ACF Fiorentina
ACF Fiorentina
ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as simply Fiorentina, is a professional Italian football club from Florence, Tuscany. Founded by a merger in 1926, Fiorentina have played at the top level of Italian football for the majority of their existence; only four clubs have played in more Serie A...
, for the UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
last qualifying round (eventual 3–3 aggregate loss). Shortly after, he made his league debut, during a 0–1 win at former side Académica.
Saleiro appeared in 39 official matches in the 2010–11 season (three goals), but 33 of those appearances were as a substitute, and often in the games' dying minutes.
Club statistics
|-|2003–04||Sporting B||Third Division
Portuguese Second Division
The Portuguese Second Division is a football league in Portugal, situated at the third level of the Portuguese football league system...
||35||3||0||0||0||0||0||0||35||3
|-
|2005–06||rowspan="2"|Olivais e Moscavide||Third Division
Portuguese Second Division
The Portuguese Second Division is a football league in Portugal, situated at the third level of the Portuguese football league system...
||2||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||2||0
|-
|2006–07||Second Division
Liga de Honra
The Liga de Honra , known for sponsorship reasons as the Liga Orangina, is the Portuguese second level football league. It was formerly called Segunda Divisão and Segunda Divisão de Honra . When the LPFP took control of the two nationwide levels, it was renamed Segunda Liga, before renaming it...
||24||3||3||0||0||0||0||0||27||3
|-
|2007–08||Fátima
C.D. Fátima
Centro Desportivo de Fátima, simply known as Fátima, is a Portuguese football club based in Fátima, in the municipality of Ourém. Founded in 1966, it currently plays in the Portuguese second division, holding home matches at Estádio Municipal de Fátima, with a capacity of 1,545 spectators.Club's...
||Second Division
Liga de Honra
The Liga de Honra , known for sponsorship reasons as the Liga Orangina, is the Portuguese second level football league. It was formerly called Segunda Divisão and Segunda Divisão de Honra . When the LPFP took control of the two nationwide levels, it was renamed Segunda Liga, before renaming it...
||26||9||1||0||5||2||0||0||32||11
|-
|rowspan="2"|2008–09||Setúbal
Vitória F.C.
Vitória Futebol Clube is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Setúbal. Popularly known as Vitória de Setúbal with the motto "A Vitória será nossa" .- Domestic :*Portuguese Liga: Runners-up 1971–72...
||Portuguese League||5||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||5||0
|-
|Académica||Portuguese League||13||4||0||0||0||0||0||0||13||4
|-
|2009–10||rowspan="2"|Sporting||Portuguese League||16||2||2||1||3||1||7||1||28||5
|-
|2010–11||Portuguese League||27||1||2||0||1||0||9||1||39||2
|-
148||22||8||1||9||3||16||2||181||28
148||22||8||1||9||3||16||2||181||28
Personal
Saleiro was the first person in Portugal to be born through in vitro fertilisationIn vitro fertilisation
In vitro fertilisation is a process by which egg cells are fertilised by sperm outside the body: in vitro. IVF is a major treatment in infertility when other methods of assisted reproductive technology have failed...
(IVF). This was possible through the IVF Unit of the Hospital de Santa Maria in Lisbon, and the Molecular Biology Laboratory of the Gulbenkian Science Institute
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência
The is an international centre for biomedical research and graduate education, located in in Oeiras, Portugal. It was founded by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in 1961. António Coutinho has been the Institute's Director since 1998....
, overseen by Dr. António Pereira Coelho.