João Afonso (footballer, born 1990)

João Afonso
Personal information
Full name João Ricardo da Silva Afonso
Date of birth (1990-05-28) 28 May 1990 (age 29)
Place of birth Castelo Branco, Portugal
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
Santa Clara
Number 5
Youth career
1999–2004 Bairro Valongo
2004–2007 Desportivo Castelo Branco
2007–2008 Benfica Castelo Branco
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2014 Benfica Castelo Branco 150 (6)
2014–2019 Vitória Guimarães 60 (3)
2016 Vitória Guimarães B 6 (0)
2016–2017Estoril (loan) 27 (0)
2017–2018Córdoba (loan) 21 (0)
2019– Santa Clara 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 September 2019

João Ricardo da Silva Afonso (born 28 May 1990) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for C.D. Santa Clara as a central defender.

Club career

Vitória Guimarães

Born in Castelo Branco, Afonso started playing with local Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco, after joining its youth system in 2007. He went on to spend several seasons with the club in the lower leagues, also being awarded team captaincy.[1]

On 20 June 2014, after being linked with C.S. Marítimo and Gil Vicente FC,[2] Afonso signed with fellow Primeira Liga side Vitória de Guimarães.[3][4] He made his debut as a professional on 22 August of that year, replacing injured Moreno midway through the first half of an eventual 3–0 home win against F.C. Penafiel.[5]

On 31 August 2016, Afonso joined G.D. Estoril Praia also from the top division on a season-long loan deal.[6] The following 9 July, still owned by Vitória, he moved abroad after agreeing to a one-year loan with Córdoba CF.[7]

Santa Clara

In late June 2019, Afonso left the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques and joined C.D. Santa Clara on a three-year contract.[8]

References

  1. ^ "João Afonso interessa ao Vitória" [Vitória interested in João Afonso] (in Portuguese). Vitória Sempre. 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  2. ^ "João Afonso perto do V.Guimarães" [João Afonso close to V.Guimarães] (in Portuguese). Agente Desportivo. 20 June 2014. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  3. ^ "João Afonso assina pelo V.Guimarães" [João Afonso signs for V.Guimarães] (in Portuguese). Agente Desportivo. 20 June 2014. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Do Campeonato de Portugal para a I Liga, uma aposta cada vez mais óbvia" [From the Portugal Championship to the I League, a safer bet by the day]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 9 January 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  5. ^ "V.Guimarães 3–0 Penafiel" (in Portuguese). SAPO. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  6. ^ "João Afonso cedido" [João Afonso on loan] (in Portuguese). Vitória Guimarães. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  7. ^ "João Afonso cedido ao Córdoba" [João Afonso loaned to Córdoba] (in Portuguese). Vitória Guimarães. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  8. ^ "João Afonso deixa o V. Guimarães e reforça o Santa Clara" [João Afonso leaves V. Guimarães and bolsters Santa Clara]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 27 June 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.

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