Hugo Seco
Full nameHugo André Rodrigues Seco[1]
Birth date17 June 1988 (age 38)[1]
Birth placeLousã, Portugal
Height1.78 m[1]
PositionWinger
CurrentclubMarialvas
Clubnumber77
Youthyears 11998–1999
Youthclubs 1Santa Clara Coimbra
Youthyears 21999–2001
Youthclubs 2Académico Gândaras
Youthyears 32001–2003
Youthclubs 3Académica
Youthyears 42003–2004
Youthclubs 4Vigor Mocidade
Youthyears 52004–2007
Youthclubs 5Académica
Years 12007–2008
Clubs 1Anadia
Caps 18
Goals 10
Years 22008–2009
Clubs 2Nelas
Caps 219
Goals 20
Years 32009–2010
Clubs 3Académico Viseu
Caps 316
Goals 31
Years 42010–2011
Clubs 4St. Lawrence Spurs
Years 52011–2012
Clubs 5Benfica Castelo Branco
Caps 514
Goals 56
Years 62012–2013
Clubs 6Fátima
Caps 622
Goals 63
Years 72013–2014
Clubs 7Benfica Castelo Branco
Caps 724
Goals 71
Years 82014–2016
Clubs 8Académica
Caps 843
Goals 81
Years 92016
Clubs 9Cherno More
Caps 918
Goals 92
Years 102017–2018
Clubs 10Feirense
Caps 1033
Goals 101
Years 112018–2019
Clubs 11Irtysh
Caps 1111
Goals 111
Years 122019–2020
Clubs 12Kisvárda
Caps 1227
Goals 121
Years 132020–2021
Clubs 13Farense
Caps 1326
Goals 130
Years 142021–2024
Clubs 14Académica
Caps 1469
Goals 144
Years 152024–2025
Clubs 15União Coimbra
Caps 1513
Goals 150
Years 162025
Clubs 16União Lamas
Caps 168
Goals 162
Years 172026–

Hugo André Rodrigues Seco (born 17 June 1988) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Campeonato de Portugal club Marialvas.

Career

Born in Lousã, Coimbra District, Seco lived in Coimbra until he was 9, when he moved back with his family to his birthplace. He represented three clubs as a youth after starting out at futsal, finishing his development with Académica de Coimbra by signing at age 16. He spent his first seven seasons as a senior in lower league or amateur football, including two with Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco and one in the Maltese First Division with the St. Lawrence Spurs.[2][3]

Seco returned to Académica on 4 July 2014, thus moving straight to the Primeira Liga.[4] He made his debut in the competition on 10 January 2015, coming on as a 78th-minute substitute in a 2–2 home draw against F.C. Paços de Ferreira.[5] He scored his first goal exactly one year later, closing the 2–1 win over C.D. Tondela also at the Estádio Cidade de Coimbra;[6] it would be his only in 49 competitive appearances.[7]

On 12 July 2016, after suffering top-flight relegation, Seco signed a one-year deal with PFC Cherno More Varna.[8] On 31 January 2017, he left Bulgaria and returned to his homeland, joining C.D. Feirense.[9]

Seco moved to FC Irtysh Pavlodar of the Kazakhstan Premier League on 23 July 2018,[10] leaving the club the following January by mutual consent.[11] and going on to spend parts of two seasons in the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I with Kisvárda FC.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Hugo Seco" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Médio Hugo Seco diz que será reforço" [Midfielder Hugo Seco says he will join] (in Portuguese). Record. 4 April 2011. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  3. ^ Coimbra, Rodrigo (15 December 2023). "Entrevista Flashscore a Hugo Seco: "Impossível imaginar a cidade de Coimbra sem a Académica"" [Flashscore interview to Hugo Seco: "One just cannot picture the city of Coimbra without Académica"] (in Portuguese). Flash Score. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Hugo Seco regressa à Briosa" [Hugo Seco returns to the Briosa] (in Portuguese). Record. 4 July 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  5. ^ Frederico, Francisco (10 January 2015). "Académica-P. Ferreira, 2–2 (crónica)" [Académica-P. Ferreira, 2–2 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  6. ^ Sousa, Francisco (10 January 2016). "Académica-Tondela, 2–1 (crónica)" [Académica-Tondela, 2–1 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  7. ^ Barros, Carlos José (23 April 2016). "`Dragões` afundam `estudantes`" ['Dragons' sink 'students'] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  8. ^ ""Черно море" привлече португалец" ["Black Sea" attracted Portuguese] (in Bulgarian). PFC Cherno More. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  9. ^ "Hugo Seco reforça o ataque fogaceiro!" [Hugo Seco bolsters fogaceiro offense!] (in Portuguese). CD Feirense. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  10. ^ "ru:ОФИЦИАЛЬНО: ФК "ИРТЫШ" ПОДПИСАЛ КОНТРАКТ С УГО СЕКУ" [Official: FC Irtysh signed a contract with Hugo Seco] (in Russian). Irtysh Pavlodar. 23 July 2018. Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  11. ^ "ru:ОФИЦИАЛЬНО: РАСТОРГНУТЫ КОНТРАКТЫ С УГО СЕКУ И АЛЕКСАНДРОМ МОКИНЫМ" [Official: Contract termination for Hugo Seco and Aleksandr Mokin] (in Russian). Irtysh Pavlodar. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  12. ^ Simões de Abreu, Alexandra (1 January 2023). "“Na Hungria, o presidente do clube reuniu as mulheres dos jogadores para dizer-lhes que elas não estavam a deixar os maridos descansar”" ["In Hungary, the club's president met with the players' wives to tell them they were not letting their husbands rest"] (in Portuguese). Expresso. Retrieved 15 April 2025.