Eurípedes Amoreirinha

Eurípedes Amoreirinha
Personal information
Full nameEurípedes Daniel Adão Amoreirinha
Date of birth5 August 1984
Place of birthVila Franca de Xira, Portugal
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionCentre back
Club information
Current team
Santa Clara
Number3
Youth career
1996–1999Benfica
1999–2003Alverca
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2003–2004Alverca31(2)
2004–2007Benfica8(0)
2005→ Estoril (loan)8(0)
2005–2007→ Estrela Amadora (loan)49(0)
2007–2008CFR Cluj2(0)
2008→ UTA Arad (loan)8(1)
2009–2011Académica24(0)
2011–2013Vitória Setúbal20(0)
2013Churchill Brothers0(0)
2014Benfica Castelo Branco13(0)
2014–Santa Clara28(0)
National team
2002–2003Portugal U1914(1)
2003–2005Portugal U209(0)
2004–2007Portugal U2112(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 16 March 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Eurípedes Daniel Adão Amoreirinha (born 5 August 1984 in Vila Franca de Xira, Lisbon) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for C.D. Santa Clara mainly as a central defender.

Football career

A product of S.L. Benfica's youth system, Amoreirinha made his first division debuts with farm team F.C. Alverca in 2003, then appeared in eight matches with Benfica in the following season as the Reds conquered the national title after 11 years. He finished the campaign on loan, at modest G.D. Estoril Praia.

After two seasons on loan with C.F. Estrela da Amadora,[1] Amoreirinha was released by Benfica and moved to Romania's CFR Cluj for €1 million, joining the club's massive Portuguese contingent. However, in January 2008, he was loaned to fellow Liga I side FCM UTA Arad.

In January of the following year Amoreirinha returned to Portugal, moving to Académica de Coimbra and being almost exclusively used as a backup in the following top flight campaigns, after which he was released in June 2011. He met exactly the same fate in the same amount of time in his next club, Vitória de Setúbal.

On 5 August 2014, after an unassuming spell in India and a few months with Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco, Amoreirinha signed for C.D. Santa Clara in the second level.[2]

Club statistics

As of 13 January 2015[3][4]
Club Season League Cup[5] Continental[6] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Alverca 2003–04 Primeira Liga 3121000322
Total 3121000322
Benfica 2004–05 Primeira Liga 801030120
Total 801030120
Estoril 2004–05 Primeira Liga 80000080
Total 80000080
Estrela Amadora 2005–06 Primeira Liga 2113200243
2006–07 Primeira Liga 2802000300
Total 4915200543
CFR Cluj 2007–08 Liga I 20000020
Total 20000020
UTA Arad 2007–08 Liga I 81000081
Total 81000081
Académica 2008–09 Primeira Liga 80000080
2009–10 Primeira Liga 1002000120
2010–11 Primeira Liga 60200080
Total 2404000281
Vitória Setúbal 2011–12 Primeira Liga 1200000120
2012–13 Primeira Liga 804100121
Total 2004100241
Churchill Brothers 2013–14 I-League 00000000
Total 00000000
Benfica Castelo Branco 2013–14 Segunda Divisão 1300000130
Total 1300000130
Santa Clara 2014–15 Segunda Liga 1703000200
Total 1703000200
Career total 1804183302017

Honours

Benfica

References

  1. ↑ Viafara heads to Portsmouth; UEFA.com, 23 June 2005
  2. ↑ "Mercado: Oficial – Santa Clara confirma três novos reforços" [Market: Official – Santa Clara confirms three new additions] (in Portuguese). Futebol 365. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Amoreirinha". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  4. ↑ "Amoreirinha". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  5. ↑ Includes Taça da Liga and Taça de Portugal
  6. ↑ Includes UEFA Cup

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