Samir Caetano de Souza Santos (born 5 December 1994), also known as Samir, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre back for Udinese and the Brazil national team.
Club Career
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Samir began his career with Brazilian side Flamengo, making his Serie A debut with the club's first team in 2013; he won the 2013 Copa do Brasil and the 2014 Campeonato Carioca with the club.
On 18 January 2016, he joined Italian club Udinese for €4.5 million, but was immediately loaned out to Verona for the remainder of the 2015–16 Serie A season.
On 4 April 2016, he made his Serie A debut, scoring the decisive goal in a 1–0 away win against Bologna from a header.
International Career
Samir was included in the Brazilian under-20 side for the 2013 South American Youth Football Championship. He has also represented Brazil at under-21 level.
Samir was included in the senior national team for the first time in August 16th 2019; for friendlies against Colombia and Peru in the following month.