João Pica

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João Pica
Personal information
Full name João Miguel Passos Manuel Pica[1]
Date of birth (1986-04-08) 8 April 1986 (age 35)[1]
Place of birth Moura, Portugal
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Académico Viseu
Number 3
Youth career
1995–2003 Moura
2003–2004 Desportivo Beja
2004–2005 Vitória Setúbal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Vitória Setúbal B 3 (0)
2007 Elvas
2008–2009 Ribeirão 43 (1)
2009–2010 Varzim 21 (1)
2011–2012 Moreirense 16 (1)
2011–2012 → Tondela (loan) 26 (2)
2012–2017 Tondela 103 (6)
2017– Académico Viseu 77 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:19, 5 July 2021 (UTC)

João Miguel Passos Manuel Pica (born 8 April 1986) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Académico de Viseu F.C. as a central defender.

Club career[]

Pica was born in Moura, Alentejo. Until the age of 23, he alternated between the third and fourth divisions of Portuguese football, representing Vitória de Setúbal B, O Elvas C.A.D. and G.D. Ribeirão.

In the summer of 2009, Pica signed for Segunda Liga club Varzim S.C. and, on 8 August, made his professional debut in a 1–0 home win against C.D. Fátima in the first round of the Taça da Liga.[2] In January 2011, he moved to fellow league side Moreirense FC.[3]

In June 2012, after spending one season with C.D. Tondela in division three on loan, Pica agreed to a permanent deal after helping to promotion to the second tier. In the 2014–15 campaign, he contributed 19 games and one goal[4] as his team reached the Primeira Liga for the first time in their history[5] and, subsequently, renewed his expiring contract for a further year.[6]

Pica played his first match in the top flight on 20 December 2015, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 1–3 home loss against Vitória de Setúbal.[7][8] Initially fourth or fifth-choice stopper, he was an everpresent figure in the season's final stretch,[9] scoring three goals in seven games as Tondela avoided relegation in the last matchday.[10][11][12]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Pica" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Varzim 1–0 Fátima" (in Portuguese). SAPO. 8 August 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Reforço Pica estreia-se nos convocados" [Addition Pica makes squad for the first time]. Record (in Portuguese). 8 January 2011. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Tondela-Chaves, 2–2: Empate adia decisões para a última jornada" [Tondela-Chaves, 2–2: Draw postpones decisions to last round]. Record (in Portuguese). 17 May 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Freamunde-Tondela, 1–1: Golo nos descontos carimbou subida" [Freamunde-Tondela, 1–1: Injury time goal sealed promotion]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 May 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  6. ^ "João Pica renova por mais um ano" [João Pica renews for one more year]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 June 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Petit estreia Pica e Jaquité na receção ao Vitória de Setúbal" [Petit hands debuts to Pica and Jaquité in reception to Vitória de Setúbal]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 20 December 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  8. ^ "Não há quem marque penaltis" [No penalty scorers]. O Beirão (in Portuguese). 21 December 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  9. ^ Barros, Carlos José (4 April 2016). "«Dragões» dizem adeus ao titulo ao perder com último" ["Dragons" say goodbye to title after losing to bottom-placed] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  10. ^ Esteves, Adérito (20 March 2016). "Pica: «O golo foi uma alegria enorme, mas podia ter sido mais cedo»" [Pica: "Goal was an incredible joy, but it could have come sooner"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  11. ^ Esteves, Adérito (26 April 2016). "Pica fechou as «linhas aéreas» na revolução de abril do Tondela" [Pica closed "airlines" in Tondela's April revolution] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  12. ^ "Rio Ave na Europa, Tondela assegura permanência" [Rio Ave in Europe, Tondela confirm survival] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.

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