João Ferreira (footballer)

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.

João Ferreira
Ferreira in 2020
Personal information
Full name João Diogo Fonseca Ferreira
Date of birth (2001-03-22) 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)
* 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

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

References

  1. "Benfica II vs. Estoril 2-1". Soccerway. 11 August 2019.
  2. "Benfica vs. Nacional 1-1". Soccerway. 25 January 2021.
  3. "João Ferreira assina pelo Vitória SC" (in Portuguese). Vitória de Guimarães. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  4. "COVID-19: dois casos no Futebol Profissional". S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). 28 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  5. "Benfica-Real Madrid". Uefa.com. Retrieved 26 August 2020.


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