João Ferreira (footballer)
 Ferreira in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Diogo Fonseca Ferreira | ||
| Date of birth | 22 March 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Vitória de Guimarães | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2014 | Rio Ave | ||
| 2014–2019 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Benfica B | 38 | (2) |
| 2019– | Benfica | 1 | (0) |
| 2021– | → Vitória de Guimarães (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016 | Portugal U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | Portugal U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Portugal U17 | 13 | (0) |
| 2018 | Portugal U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | Portugal U19 | 7 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 September 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2019 | |||
João Diogo Fonseca Ferreira (born 22 March 2001) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Vitória de Guimarães in Primeira Liga on loan from Benfica as a defender.
Football career[]
Born in Póvoa de Varzim, Ferreira made his professional debut with Benfica B in a 2–1 win over Estoril Praia in LigaPro on 11 August 2019.[1] On 25 January 2021, he made his debut with the first team in a Primeira Liga 1–1 draw against Nacional.[2]
On 31 August 2021, he joined Vitória de Guimarães on a season-long loan with an option to purchase for 5 million euros.[3]
Personal life[]
On 28 December 2020, Ferreira tested positive for COVID-19.[4]
Honours[]
Benfica
- UEFA Youth League runner-up: 2019–20[5]
References[]
- ^ "Benfica II vs. Estoril 2-1". Soccerway. 11 August 2019.
- ^ "Benfica vs. Nacional 1-1". Soccerway. 25 January 2021.
- ^ "João Ferreira assina pelo Vitória SC" (in Portuguese). Vitória de Guimarães. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "COVID-19: dois casos no Futebol Profissional". S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). 28 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Benfica-Real Madrid". Uefa.com. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
External links[]
- João Ferreira at ForaDeJogo
- João Ferreira at Soccerway
- National team update (in Portuguese)
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- 2001 births
- Living people
- People from Póvoa de Varzim
- Portuguese footballers
- Portugal youth international footballers
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- Vitória S.C. players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
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