Daniel Almeida

Daniel Almeida
Personal information
Full nameDaniel Santa Cruz Ferreira Almeida
Date of birth22 April 1984
Place of birthLisbon, Portugal
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Oriental
Number20
Youth career
1997–2002Odivelas
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–2004Odivelas6(0)
2004–2005União Santiago
2005–2007Sintrense
2007–2008Real9(0)
2008–2009Sintrense25(16)
2009–2010Igreja Nova29(2)
2010–Oriental115(10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:44, 20 November 2014 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Fereira and the second or paternal family name is Almeida.

Daniel Santa Cruz Ferreira Almeida (born 22 April 1984), simply known as Daniel Almeida is a Portuguese professional footballer playing for Oriental as a defender.

Club career

Born in Lisbon, Almeida kicked off his career with Odivelas with whom he made first team debut. He made 6 appearances in two seasons, before plying his trade in lower division clubs with União Santiago and Sintrense between 2004 and 2007.

He then joined Real. He failed to make first team impact and hence rejoined Sintrense to get more first team opportunities. During his second time in Sintrense, he made a record by scoring 7 goals in a match against Rio Maior.[1] Scoring 16 goals in 25 league matches, he switched clubs joining Igreja Nova in 2009.

In 2010 he signed for Oriental. He became an important member of the team. Since then he has made more than 20 appearances in each season for the club. He played a crucial role in the club's promotion to Segunda Liga in 2013, making 32 appearances, scoring in 4 in the 2013–14 season.

References

  1. "Daniel Almeida: "Já somos respeitados"". Record. Retrieved 19 August 2014.

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