João Faria
Personal information | |||
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Full name | João Carlos Silva Faria[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 12 July 1990||
Place of birth | Barcelos, Portugal[1] | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Oliveirense | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2009 | Gil Vicente | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2011 | Ribeirão | 47 | (1) |
2011–2012 | Varzim | 32 | (7) |
2012–2013 | Benfica B | 1 | (0) |
2013 | Salamanca | 3 | (0) |
2013–2015 | Ribeirão | 9 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Vilaverdense | 25 | (4) |
2016–2017 | Merelinense | 33 | (6) |
2017–2018 | Famalicão | 35 | (1) |
2018–2020 | Vizela | 45 | (1) |
2020–2021 | Trofense | 29 | (1) |
2022– | Oliveirense | ||
National team | |||
2010 | Portugal U20 | 4 | (0) |
2011 | Portugal U21 | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:21, 3 February 2022 (UTC) |
João Carlos Silva Faria (born 12 July 1990) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for U.D. Oliveirense as a central defender.
Club career[]
Born in Barcelos, Faria played his first three years as a senior in the third division, with G.D. Ribeirão (two seasons) and Varzim SC. In the summer of 2012 he signed with S.L. Benfica, being assigned to the reserve team in the Segunda Liga.[2]
Faria made his debut as a professional on 26 August 2012, appearing in a 2–1 away loss against Associação Naval 1º de Maio.[3] On 28 January of the following year he moved to Spain, agreeing to a three-and-a-half-year contract with Segunda División B club UD Salamanca.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "João Faria" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "João Faria e Duarte assinam por 4 anos" [João Faria and Duarte sign for 4 years] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ^ "Naval-Benfica B, 2–1: primeira derrota encarnada" [Naval-Benfica B, 2–1: first red defeat]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 August 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ "UDS y Benfica acuerdan el traspaso de João Faria" [UDS and Benfica agree on João Faria transfer] (in Spanish). UD Salamanca. 28 January 2013. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
External links[]
- João Faria at ForaDeJogo
- National team data (in Portuguese)
- João Faria at Soccerway
Categories:
- 1990 births
- Living people
- People from Barcelos, Portugal
- Portuguese footballers
- Association football defenders
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Segunda Divisão players
- Gil Vicente F.C. players
- G.D. Ribeirão players
- Varzim S.C. players
- S.L. Benfica B players
- Vilaverdense F.C. players
- Merelinense F.C. players
- F.C. Famalicão players
- F.C. Vizela players
- C.D. Trofense players
- U.D. Oliveirense players
- Segunda División B players
- UD Salamanca players
- Portugal youth international footballers
- Portugal under-21 international footballers
- Portuguese expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Spain