Feirense, courtesy of manager José Antonio Camacho,[4] and was also picked for both UEFA Cup round-of-16 matches against Getafe CF,[5] not being used however in any of the three fixtures.
[8] He made his Primeira Liga debut on 14 August in a 1–0 home win over Sporting CP,[9] and only missed five league games (19 starts, 2,051 minutes of action) during the campaign as the team finished in seventh position.
Simão returned to Benfica for 2011–12 but, deemed surplus to requirements by manager Jorge Jesus, he moved to fellow top-tier Académica de Coimbra again on loan, on 17 January 2012.
[13] Aged 26, Simão moved abroad for the first time in his career, joining First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) club PFC CSKA Sofia for three years.
[14] On 28 May 2017, he netted twice in The Eternal Derby to help overcome PFC Levski Sofia 3–0,[15] but left on 31 August of that year[16] to immediately sign with Boavista FC.
He and compatriots Miguel Vítor and Josué Pesqueira won the Israeli State Cup on 13 July with a 2–0 final victory over Hapoel Petah Tikva FC.