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.

Club career 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.

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

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

Club statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSintrense1998–99Portuguese Second Division2580000258Total2480000248Benfica B1999–2000Portuguese Second Division20700002072000–01Portuguese Second Division73000073Total271000002710Benfica1999–2000Primeira Liga000000002000–01Primeira Liga40000040Total40000040Salgueiros2001–02 Primeira Liga33562003972002–03 Segunda Liga1101000120Total4457200517Felgueiras2003–04Segunda Liga321422003416Total321422003416Olhanense2004–05Segunda Liga29410003042005–06Segunda Liga13310001432007–08Segunda Liga30521003262008–09Segunda Liga28671003572009–10Primeira Liga21330002432010–11Primeira Liga16171002322011–12Primeira Liga1614100202Total153232540017827Doxa2012–13Cypriot First Division2520000252Total2520000252Career total310623480034470

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