Stephen Eustáquio

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Antunes and the second or paternal family name is Eustáquio.
Stephen Eustáquio
Personal information
Full name Stephen Antunes Eustáquio[1]
Date of birth (1996-12-21) 21 December 1996 (age 25)[1]
Place of birth Leamington, Canada[1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Porto
(on loan from Paços de Ferreira)
Number 46
Youth career
2005–2010 Nazarenos
2010–2013 União de Leiria
2014–2015 Torreense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Nazarenos 17 (1)
2015–2017 Torreense 56 (0)
2017–2018 Leixões 20 (0)
2018–2019 Chaves 29 (1)
2019–2021 Cruz Azul 1 (0)
2020–2021 → Paços de Ferreira (loan) 31 (2)
2021– Paços de Ferreira 34 (0)
2022– → Porto (loan) 4 (0)
National team‡
2017–2018 Portugal U21 7 (0)
2019– Canada 19 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 March 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 February 2022

Stephen Antunes Eustáquio (born 21 December 1996) is a professional football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Primeira Liga club Porto, on loan from Paços de Ferreira, and the Canada national team.

After starting out at Nazarenos, he has played club football for Torreense, Leixões, Chaves, Cruz Azul, Paços de Ferreira and Porto.

Born in Canada, Eustáquio represented Portugal at youth level. However, in 2019 he committed to play for Canada and debuted for them in November of that year.

Club career[]

Early career[]

Born in Leamington, Ontario to Portuguese parents, Eustáquio moved to Portugal at age 7. After beginning in amateur football with Nazarenos, he spent two seasons in the third division with Torreense.[2][3]

Leixões[]

On 7 June 2017, Eustáquio signed with Leixões for an undisclosed fee.[4] On 23 July he appeared in his first match as a professional in a 2–0 home win against Académico de Viseu in the first round of the Taça da Liga where he played the full 90 minutes,[5] and his debut in the Segunda Liga was on 6 August in a 4–1 away loss to Real Massamá.[6]

Chaves[]

Eustáquio joined Chaves on 31 January 2018, on a five-and-a-half-year deal after his buyout clause of €500,000 was paid.[7] He made his Primeira Liga debut four days later, playing the entire 2–1 away victory over Feirense.[8]

On 14 September 2018, in a Portuguese League Cup match at the Estádio do Dragão, Eustáquio scored a late equaliser which helped Chaves draw 1–1 and record their first ever point in Porto's home ground.[9]

Cruz Azul[]

Eustáquio moved to Cruz Azul of the Mexican Liga MX on 15 January 2019.[10] Vítor Severino, who worked as assistant to manager Luís Castro at Chaves, described him as "like the typical player from La Masia, from Barcelona".[11] On his debut, against Tijuana, he was sent off mere minutes after taking the field as a substitute, but eventually the video assistant referee cautioned him with only a yellow card upon review; shortly after, however, he was stretchered off with an injury.[12]

After being sidelined for eight months, Eustáquio returned to the pitch on 22 September 2019, playing for the under-20 team in preparation for his full return.[13]

Paços de Ferreira[]

In December 2019, Eustáquio was loaned to Portuguese top-flight club Paços de Ferreira for the remainder of the season.[14] He made his league debut on 11 January 2020, in a 0–0 away draw against Portimonense.[15]

Eustáquio agreed to another loan in September 2020.[16] The following January, the move was made permanent for a fee of €2.5 million.[17] He scored his first goal for them on 24 October, closing the 1–1 league draw at Nacional.[18] On 5 August 2021, his European debut, he netted the third in the 4–0 home win over Larne in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa Conference League.[19]

In January 2022, Eustáquio was loaned to Porto for the rest of the season, with an option to buy.[20] He played his first match on 6 February, replacing Fábio Vieira late into a 2–0 away defeat of Arouca.[21]

International career[]

Portugal[]

In November 2017, Portugal under-21 manager Rui Jorge selected Eustáquio for 2019 UEFA European Championship qualifiers against Romania and Switzerland to be held early in that month.[22] He won his first cap against Romania, playing 90 minutes and being booked in the 1–1 draw in Constanța.[23]

Canada[]

In February 2019, Eustáquio committed to play for Canada.[24] Upon his return from his knee injury, he received his first call-up to the team on 1 October 2019 for a CONCACAF Nations League fixture against the United States.[25] He won his first cap on the 15 November match, coming from the bench for Mark-Anthony Kaye in the second half of the 4–1 away defeat.[26]

Eustáquio was named to a 60-man preliminary squad for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup on 18 June.[27] On 1 July, he was included in the final squad for the tournament.[28] He scored his first international goal in the first group fixture, a 4–1 win over Martinique in Kansas City.[29][30]

Personal life[]

Eustáquio's older brother, Mauro, was also a footballer. A midfielder as well, he represented Canada at under-20 and under-23 levels.[3][31][32]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 20 March 2022[33]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Torreense 2014–15 Campeonato de Portugal 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2015–16 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0
2016–17 31 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 33 0
Total 56 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 58 0
Leixões 2017–18 LigaPro 20 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 25 0
Chaves 2017–18 Primeira Liga 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1
2018–19 16 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 21 1
Total 29 1 2 0 3 1 0 0 34 2
Cruz Azul 2018–19 Liga MX 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Paços Ferreira (loan) 2019–20 Primeira Liga 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 0
2020–21 15 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 18 2
Paços Ferreira 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0
2021–22 17 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 22 1
Total 65 2 3 0 2 0 4 1 74 3
Porto (loan) 2021–22 Primeira Liga 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 0
Career total 175 3 11 0 9 1 6 1 199 5

International[]

As of match played 2 February 2022[2]
Canada
Year Apps Goals
2019 1 0
2021 17 3
2022 1 0
Total 19 3
As of match played 25 July 2021. Canada score listed first, score column indicates score after each Eustáquio goal.[2]
List of international goals scored by Stephen Eustáquio
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 11 July 2021 Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, United States  Martinique 3–1 4–1 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2. 15 July 2021  Haiti 1–0 4–1
3. 25 July 2021 AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States  Costa Rica 2–0 2–0 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Stephen Eustáquio" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Stephen Eustáquio (CAN)". Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Mauro Eustáquio, o nazareno que sonha com a seleção do Canadá" [Mauro Eustáquio, the Nazaré boy who dreams of Canada national team] (in Portuguese). Futebol Distrital de Leiria. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Stephen Eustáquio já assinou pelo Leixões" [Stephen Eustáquio has already signed for Leixões]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 7 June 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  5. ^ "COMENTÁRIO: Leixões derrota Académico de Viseu a salta para a 3.ª fase da Taça da Liga" [COMMENT: Leixões defeat Académico de Viseu and make it to 3rd stage of League Cup]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 23 July 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  6. ^ "COMENTÁRIO: 'Hat trick' de Vinícius ao Leixões oferece estreia de sonho ao Real Massamá" [COMMENT: Vinícius hat trick to Leixões offers dream debut to Real Massamá]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 6 August 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  7. ^ Paulo, Joaquim; Vasconcelos, Ricardo; Monteiro, André (31 January 2018). "Stephen chega do Leixões e assina por cinco épocas" [Stephen arrives from Leixões and signs for five seasons]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 February 2018.
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  9. ^ "Eustáquio repete dose e faz história pelos flavienses" [Eustáquio repeats feat and makes history at the flavienses]. Record (in Portuguese). 15 September 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
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  17. ^ @fcpf (31 January 2021). "O FC Paços de Ferreira exerceu o direito de opção sobre o passe de Stephen Eustaquio, passando o atleta a pertencer aos quadros do clube a título definitivo" [FC Paços de Ferreira exercised buying option on Stephen Eustaquio's rights, and athlete now joins club on a permanent basis.] (Tweet) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 January 2021 – via Twitter.
  18. ^ "Brayan Riascos e Eustáquio nos golos que empatam Nacional e Paços de Ferreira" [Brayan Riascos and Eustáquio for the goals that draw Nacional and Paços de Ferreira]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 24 October 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
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