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.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Fonseca and the second or paternal family name is Ferreira.
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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