Joca (footballer, born 1996)

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Joca
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Personal information
Full name Jorge Samuel Figueiredo Fernandes[1]
Date of birth (1996-01-30) 30 January 1996 (age 25)[1]
Place of birth Braga, Portugal[1]
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Rio Ave
Number 14
Youth career
2006–2007 Braga
2007–2011 Sporting CP
2011−2014 Braga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014−2018 Braga B 98 (15)
2017−2018 → Tondela (loan) 14 (0)
2018−2020 Rio Ave 6 (0)
2020 → Leixões (loan) 3 (0)
2020−2021 Leixões 25 (4)
2021– Rio Ave 8 (1)
National team
2015 Portugal U19 3 (0)
2016 Portugal U20 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:10, 13 October 2021 (UTC)

Jorge Samuel Figueiredo Fernandes (born 30 January 1996), known as Joca, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Rio Ave F.C. as a midfielder.

Club career[]

Braga[]

Born in Braga, Joca had two youth spells with local S.C. Braga, the last one starting at the age of 15. He made his senior debut with their reserves on 9 August 2014, coming on as a 76th-minute substitute in a 1–0 away loss against C.D. Tondela for the Segunda Liga;[2] he went to spend three full seasons with the side, always in that division.

On 11 July 2017, after scoring a career-best 12 goals during the campaign with Braga B,[3] Joca was loaned to Primeira Liga club Tondela.[4] His first game in the competition occurred on 9 September, when he featured one minute in the 2–2 home draw with F.C. Paços de Ferreira.[5]

Rio Ave[]

On 27 July 2018, Joca signed a three-year contract at Rio Ave F.C. also of the Portuguese top tier.[6] On 30 January 2020, not being part of manager Carlos Carvalhal's plans, he was loaned to Leixões S.C. until June.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Joca" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Tondela-Sp. Braga B, 1–0: Bruno Monteiro resolve perto do fim" [Tondela-Sp. Braga B, 1–0: Bruno Monteiro decides it near the end]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 August 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  3. ^ "VÍDEO: Heliardo andou à procura e descobriu o reforço do Tondela" [VIDEO: Heliardo was looking and found Tondela's addition] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Sp. Braga empresta Joca ao Tondela" [Sp. Braga loan Joca to Tondela] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Futebol: I Liga/ Tondela – Paços de Ferreira (ficha)" [Football: I League/ Tondela – Paços de Ferreira (match report)]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 9 September 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Rio Ave contrata Joca ao Braga" [Rio Ave sign Joca from Braga] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  7. ^ "OFICIAL: Rio Ave empresta Joca e Damien Furtado" [OFFICIAL: Rio Ave loan Joca and Damien Furtado] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.

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