Sérgio Oliveira

Porto

Born in Paços de Brandão, Santa Maria da Feira, Aveiro District, Oliveira arrived at Porto's youth system in 2002, at the age of 10.^[3] On 17 October 2009, he became the club's youngest ever player to appear for the first team, at the age of 17 years, four months and 15 days, in a 4–0 home win against Sertanense in the third round of the Taça de Portugal; during the game, he provided an assist for Hulk in one of the goals.^[4] He signed a renewed contract the following month, running until June 2012 with a €30 million buyout clause.^[5]

Oliveira was loaned to Beira-Mar of the Primeira Liga for the 2010–11 campaign.^[6] He debuted in the competition on 23 October 2010, playing one minute in a 1–1 away draw with Paços de Ferreira.^[7]

In the summer of 2011, still owned by Porto, Oliveira was deemed surplus to requirements by new manager Vítor Pereira as practically all Portuguese players, and joined Belgian Pro League club Mechelen.^[8] He scored his first career goals on 21 September in the sixth round of the national cup away to Oostende, two in a 3–0 victory; his one goal of the league season was a consolation in a 3–2 loss at Standard Liège on 25 November.^[9][10] In the following transfer window, in the same situation, he returned to his country and signed for Penafiel in the Segunda Liga.^[11]

Paços Ferreira

Oliveira agreed to a three-year contract with Paços de Ferreira for 2013–14, also in the Portuguese top tier.^{[12][13][14][15]} In each of his two seasons, the first spent on loan, he scored twice in the league.^{[16][17][18][19]}

Return to Porto

After having been sold back to Porto before the start of the 2015–16 campaign,^[12] Oliveira scored his first competitive goal for the side on 3 February 2016, helping to a 3–0 away defeat of Gil Vicente in the semi-finals of the domestic cup.^[20] Late into the 2017 January transfer window, he was loaned to Nantes as the French side was coached by compatriot Sérgio Conceição,^[21] who subsequently would be his boss at Porto.^[22]

Oliveira was a very important unit for the 2017–18 national champions,^[22] first rising to prominence after a remarkable performance against Monaco in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League.^[23] His importance grew even further as he spent the final stretch of the season as a starter, forming a revamped midfield partnership with Héctor Herrera after Danilo Pereira suffered a serious injury which ruled him out for several months.^[24][25]

Oliveira still took the field in the 2018 edition of the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, a 3–1 victory over Aves.^[26] On 31 January 2019, having ceased to be part of Conceição's plans, he joined PAOK on a five-month loan deal.^[27] On 18 February, he contributed to a 5–1 Super League Greece rout at Apollon Smyrnis for his first goal.^[28] He added two more the following month in wins against Atromitos (3–0)^[29] and Xanthi (2–1),^[30] and eventually helped the club conquer the double for the first time in its history.^[31][32][33]

In the 2019–20 campaign, Oliveira played 34 games in all competitions and scored five times to win another double,^[34] edging Benfica on both domestic fronts.^[35] In the final of the Portuguese Cup, he came on as an 80th-minute substitute for Jesús Corona as his team (reduced to ten men since the end of the first half) held on to a 2–1 victory in Coimbra.^[36]

Oliveira achieved a career-best 20 goals in 2020–21.^[37][38][39] On 9 March 2021, he scored a brace in a 3–2 loss after extra-time to Juventus in the Champions League round of 16 – an early penalty and a 115th-minute free kick – to qualify his team on the away goals rule.^[40] Consequently, he was given the "Dragão de Ouro" award for Porto's footballer of the year.^[41]

Subsequently, Oliveira attracted interest from clubs such as Fiorentina, Roma and Tottenham Hotspur.^[42] As the summer transfer window closed, no moves materialised, and he began the 2021–22 season on the bench, as fellow youth graduate Bruno Costa who had just been re-signed started in his place.^[43] However, after scoring a late winner in a 2–1 league victory against Gil Vicente,^[44] he returned to the starting eleven.^[45]

On 12 January 2022, Oliveira joined Serie A club Roma, coached by his compatriot José Mourinho; the €1 million loan deal included a €13.5 million buying option at the end of the campaign.^[46][47] He scored on his debut four days later, his 33rd-minute penalty being the only goal of the home fixture with Cagliari.^[48] He made six appearances as the Giallorossi won the inaugural edition of the UEFA Europa Conference League, and scored the only goal in the last-16 first leg away to Vitesse in which he was also sent off;^[49] he replaced the injured Henrikh Mkhitaryan after a quarter of an hour in the final on 25 May in another single-goal win over a Dutch side, Feyenoord.^[50]

Galatasaray

On 9 July 2022, Galatasaray announced the signing of Oliveira on a four-year contract.^[51] He made his Süper Lig debut on 7 August, starting as the season began with a 1–0 win at Antalyaspor.^[52] His first goal came on 16 September to open a 2–1 home victory over Konyaspor in 59 seconds;^[53] he won the domestic league in his first season, confirming it with two games to spare in a 4–1 away defeat of Ankaragücü where he scored.^[54]

Oliveira tore a chest muscle in training in December 2023, being sidelined for several months following surgery.^[55] On 4 September 2024, he left by mutual consent.^[56]

Later career

Immediately after leaving Galatasaray, Oliveira joined Greek top-tier Olympiacos.^[57] On 19 February 2025, he joined Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Sport Recife on a deal until December 2026;^[58] he was released ten months later, however, having totalled 29 matches, two goals and two assists for the bottom-placed side.^[59]

Club

As of match played 7 December 2025^[73][74]

International