Neca (footballer)

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Neca
Personal information
Full name João Alexandre Duarte Ferreira Fernandes
Date of birth December 31, 1979 (1979-12-31) (age 28)
Place of birth    Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Konyaspor
Number 99
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1997-2005
2005-2006
2006-
2007
Belenenses
Vitória Guimarães
Marítimo
Konyaspor (loan)
   
National team
1999
199?-2002
Portugal U-20
Portugal U-21

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

João Alexandre Duarte Ferreira Fernandes, known as Neca (born December 31, 1979 in Lisbon, Portugal) is a Portuguese football (soccer) midfielder, who currently plays for Konyaspor in Turkey.

The Portuguese international has also played for Vitória Guimarães and Belenenses, and signed for Marítimo on a Bosman transfer in the summer of 2006. However, after limited play, Neca was loaned out to Turkish club Konyaspor in January 2007.

[edit] International career

He was a member of Portuguese team at 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship and 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.