# Hugo Faria

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**Hugo Miguel da Encarnação Pires Faria** (born 15 February 1983) is a Portuguese former [footballer](/source/Association_football) who played as a [midfielder](/source/Midfielder).

## Club career

Born in [São Brás de Alportel](/source/S%C3%A3o_Br%C3%A1s_de_Alportel), [Faro District](/source/Faro_(Portuguese_district)), Faria played youth football for three clubs, including [FC Porto](/source/FC_Porto) from ages 16 to 18. He started his senior career with [Louletano DC](/source/Louletano_D.C.), with which he spent three seasons in the [third division](/source/Segunda_Divis%C3%A3o).[1][2]

Faria moved straight to the [Primeira Liga](/source/Primeira_Liga) in the summer of 2004, signing with [U.D. Leiria](/source/U.D._Leiria). He made his debut as a professional on 7 November, coming on as a late [substitute](/source/Substitute_(association_football)) in a 1–0 away win against [Académica de Coimbra](/source/Acad%C3%A9mica_de_Coimbra_(football));[3] it would be the first of only two league appearances during [the season](/source/2004%E2%80%9305_Primeira_Liga).[4]

From [2008](/source/2008%E2%80%9309_Cypriot_First_Division) to [2013](/source/2012%E2%80%9313_Cypriot_First_Division), Faria competed in the [Cypriot First Division](/source/Cypriot_First_Division), always with [Enosis Neon Paralimni FC](/source/Enosis_Neon_Paralimni_FC). For [the following campaign](/source/2013%E2%80%9314_Super_League_Greece) he joined [AEL Kalloni FC](/source/AEL_Kalloni_F.C.), starting in 19 games to help his team to finish 12th in the [Super League Greece](/source/Super_League_Greece).[5]

Faria split 2014–15 with [Valletta F.C.](/source/Valletta_F.C.) from Malta and [Apollon Smyrnis F.C.](/source/Apollon_Smyrnis_F.C.) in the [Greek second division](/source/Football_League_Greece).[5] He signed for [Livingston](/source/Livingston_F.C.) on 19 August 2015, agreeing to a five-month contract after a successful trial.[6] His maiden appearance in the [Scottish Championship](/source/Scottish_Championship) took place only three days later, as he played the full 90 minutes and was [booked](/source/Penalty_card#Yellow_card) in a 1–2 home defeat to [Falkirk](/source/Falkirk_F.C.).[7]

Faria left Livingston in January 2016,[8] and signed for [Airdrieonians](/source/Airdrieonians_F.C.) also in the country shortly after.[9] He was suspended by the latter in October pending investigation of an accusation of [bullying](/source/Bullying) made against him,[10] leaving two months later in order to return to Portugal.[11]

On 8 November 2018, immediately after retiring following a spell in the [Portuguese third tier](/source/Campeonato_de_Portugal_(league)) with Louletano, the 35-year-old Faria was appointed first-team coach at English [Premier League](/source/Premier_League) club [AFC Bournemouth](/source/AFC_Bournemouth).[12]

## International career

Faria represented [Portugal at under-20 level](/source/Portugal_national_under-20_football_team), earning his first [cap](/source/Cap_(sport)) on 5 February 2003 in a 5–2 [friendly](/source/Exhibition_game#International_football) victory over the [Czech Republic](/source/Czech_Republic_national_under-20_football_team) in [Elvas](/source/Elvas).[13] He represented the country in the 2004 edition of the [Toulon Tournament](/source/Toulon_Tournament), scoring an [own goal](/source/Own_goal) in a 1–0 group stage defeat against [Sweden](/source/Sweden_national_under-20_football_team).[14]

## Career statistics

Club Season League Cup Continental Total Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Porto B 2000–01[15] Segunda Divisão 1 0 — — 5 0 Louletano 2001–02[15] Segunda Divisão 4 0 0 0 — 4 0 2002–03[15] Segunda Divisão 35 2 3 0 — 38 2 2003–04[15] Segunda Divisão 38 2 3 0 — 41 2 Total 77 4 6 0 — 83 4 União Leiria 2004–05[15] Primeira Liga 2 0 1 0 — 3 0 2006–07[15] Primeira Liga 26 0 2 0 — 28 0 2007–08[15] Primeira Liga 25 0 4 0 5[a] 0 34 0 Total 53 0 7 0 5 0 65 0 Olhanense (loan) 2005–06[15] Segunda Liga 27 1 2 0 — 29 1 Enosis Neon 2008–09[15] Cypriot First Division 28 1 — 28 1 2009–10[15] Cypriot First Division 28 0 — 28 0 2010–11[15] Cypriot First Division 27 1 — 27 1 2011–12[15] Cypriot First Division 27 0 — 27 0 2012–13[16] Cypriot First Division 23 0 4 0 — 27 0 Total 133 2 4 0 — 137 2 Kalloni 2013–14[16] Super League Greece 24 0 3 0 — 27 0 Valletta 2014–15[16] Maltese Premier League 12 0 1 0 2[b] 0 15 0 Apollon Smyrnis 2014–15[16] Football League 3 0 2 0 — 5 0 Livingston 2015–16[16] Scottish Championship 18 0 2 0 — 20 0 Career total 348 7 27 0 7 0 382 7

1. Appearances in [UEFA Intertoto Cup](/source/UEFA_Intertoto_Cup) and [UEFA Cup](/source/UEFA_Europa_League)

1. Appearances in [UEFA Europa League](/source/UEFA_Europa_League)

## References

1. ["Louletano-Barreirense, 0–0: Resultado certo num fraco jogo"](http://www.record.xl.pt/futebol/nacional/interior.aspx?content_id=187939) [Louletano-Barreirense, 0–0: Fair result in weak game] (in Portuguese). *[Record](/source/Record_(Portuguese_newspaper))*. 16 February 2004. Retrieved 30 October 2015.

1. Cunha, Pedro Jorge (9 June 2020). [""Joguei pelo Louletano no domingo e na terça cheguei à Premier League""](https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/entrevista/hugo-faria/joguei-pelo-louletano-no-domingo-e-na-terca-cheguei-a-premier-league) ["I played for Louletano on Sunday and arrived at the Premier League on Tuesday"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 19 June 2024.

1. ["Académica-U. Leiria, 0–1: Golpe a sangue-frio na serenidade coimbrã"](https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-3/academica/detalhe/academica-u-leiria-0-1-golpe-a-sangue-frio-na-serenidade-coimbra) [Académica-U. Leiria, 0–1: Cold-blooded blow in *coimbrã* serenity] (in Portuguese). *Record*. 8 November 2004. Retrieved 19 June 2024.

1. ["Faria: "Jogar ali foi uma grande emoção""](http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/Nacional/1a_liga/uniao_leiria/interior.aspx?content_id=281848) [Faria: "I was incredibly thrilled to play there"] (in Portuguese). *Record*. 4 September 2006. Retrieved 30 October 2015.

1. Cunha, Pedro Jorge (27 October 2014). ["Faria, em Malta: "Não sou o CR7, lavo o equipamento em casa""](https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/entrevista-made-in/hugo-faria/faria-em-malta-nao-sou-o-cr7-lavo-o-equipamento-em-casa) [Faria, in Malta: "I am not CR7, I wash my kit at home"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 19 June 2024.

1. ["Livingston sign Portuguese midfielder Hugo Faria"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33989243). [BBC Sport](/source/BBC_Sport). 19 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.

1. ["Livingston 1–2 Falkirk"](https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/33944925). BBC Sport. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.

1. ["Fozzy returns as Hugo moves on"](http://livingstonfc.co.uk/fozzy-returns-hugo-moves/). Livinsgton F.C. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.

1. ["Diamond Hugo signs on"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032846/http://airdriefc.com/news/2016/01/hugofaria). Airdrieonians F.C. 13 January 2016. Archived from [the original](http://airdriefc.com/news/2016/01/hugofaria) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.

1. Paterson, Colin (31 October 2016). ["Drama at the Diamonds as Airdrie player is suspended amid accusations of bullying"](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/diamonds-drama-player-suspended-amid-9163686). *[Daily Record](/source/Daily_Record_(Scotland))*. Retrieved 20 February 2024.

1. ["Hugo heads home"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170106011219/http://www.airdriefc.com/news/2016/12/hugofaria). Airdrieonians F.C. 8 December 2016. Archived from [the original](http://www.airdriefc.com/news/2016/12/hugofaria) on 6 January 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.

1. ["Faria appointed as first team assistant coach"](https://www.afcb.co.uk/news/club-news/faria-appointed-as-first-team-assistant-coach/). AFC Bournemouth. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2019.

1. ["Sub-20: Portugal goleia República Checa em jogo particular"](http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/selecoes/interior.aspx?content_id=150732) [Under-20: Portugal rout Czech Republic in friendly game] (in Portuguese). *Record*. 5 February 2003. Retrieved 30 October 2015.

1. ["Torneio de Toulon: Ser melhor e perder ou a sina de Portugal"](https://www.record.pt/internacional/competicoes-de-selecoes/detalhe/torneio-de-toulon-ser-melhor-e-perder-ou-a-sina-de-portugal) [Torneio de Toulon: To be better and lose or the fate of Portugal] (in Portuguese). *Record*. 5 June 2004. Retrieved 17 April 2020.

1. ["Hugo Faria"](https://int.soccerway.com/players/hugo-miguel-da-encarnacao-pires-faria/16950/). Soccerway. Retrieved 24 December 2015.

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