João Moreira (footballer, born 1986)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Vítor Rocha de Carvalho Moreira | ||
| Date of birth | 7 February 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Amadora, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Auckland City | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2001 | Olivais Moscavide | ||
| 2001–2004 | Estrela Amadora | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Estrela Amadora | 9 | (3) |
| 2005–2008 | Valencia B | 26 | (2) |
| 2005–2006 | → Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Nacional (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Leixões (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Beira-Mar | 13 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Estrela Amadora | 21 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | Lleida | 22 | (4) |
| 2011–2012 | Linense | 9 | (0) |
| 2012 | Almansa | 9 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | Brunei DPMM | 16 | (7) |
| 2014– | Auckland City | 28 | (16) |
| National team | |||
| 2004–2005 | Portugal U20 | 13 | (4) |
| 2006–2008 | Portugal U21 | 20 | (3) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 November 2016. | |||
João Vítor Rocha de Carvalho Moreira (born 7 February 1986) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for New Zealand club Auckland City FC as a forward.
Club career
Moreira was born in Amadora, Lisbon. Still a youngster, he made his Primeira Liga debuts with C.F. Estrela da Amadora and, after that season, he signed a five-year contract with Valencia CF, but was immediately loaned out to Rayo Vallecano.
Moreira played one season with the Che's B-side. Still under loan, he then spent the 2007–08 campaign with C.D. Nacional and Leixões SC, being released in June 2008 by the Spaniards without any official appearances and dropping down to the second level in his country by joining S.C. Beira-Mar.
On 26 June 2009, Moreira underwent a trial at Heart of Midlothian alongside compatriot Zezinando.[1] An eventual deal fell through, and he returned to Estrela after four years.
Moreira left for Spain again in June 2010, agreeing to a one-year contract with UE Lleida in division three. He stayed in that country and level for 2011–12 and joined Real Balompédica Linense, but was released by the latter in January 2012.
On 18 December 2012, Moreira signed for the only professional football club in Brunei, Brunei DPMM FC, joining alongside Stéphane Auvray as one of the foreign players for the 2013 S.League season.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Portuguese pair on trial; Heart of Midlothian, 26 July 2009
- ↑ Two new stars for DPMM FC; The Brunei Times, 18 December 2012
- ↑ Two new stars for DPMM FC; Eteamz, 18 December 2012
External links
- João Moreira at thefinalball.com
- João Moreira profile at ForaDeJogo
- João Moreira profile at BDFutbol
- João Moreira profile at Soccerway