João Afonso (footballer, born 1990)

João Afonso
Personal information
Full nameJoão Ricardo Silva Afonso
Date of birth28 May 1990
Place of birthCastelo Branco, Portugal
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Vitória Guimarães
Number15
Youth career
1999–2004Bairro Valongo
2004–2007Desportivo Castelo Branco
2007–2008Benfica Castelo Branco
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2008–2014Benfica Castelo Branco150(6)
2014–Vitória Guimarães3(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:41, 15 September 2014 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Silva and the second or paternal family name is Afonso.

João Ricardo Silva Afonso (born 28 May 1990), simply known as João Afonso is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Vitória Guimarães as a defender.

Club career

Born in Castelo Branco, Afonso kicked off his career with Benfica Castelo Branco in 2008 where he also spent a part of the youth academy. He was later promoted to the position of the club-captain. In the 2013–14 season, he played in the promotion play-offs against Vitória B for Segunda Liga.[1]

In June 2014, it was reported that Vitória Guimarães wanted to sign the defender. Also in the race to sign him were Maritimo and Gil Vicente.[2] Finally he joined Vitória.[3] He made his debut against Penafiel coming as a substitute for Moreno.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Joao Afonso interessa ao Vitoria". Vitoriasempre. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Joao Afonso perto do V.Guimaraes". Agentedesportivo. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Joao Afonso assina pelo V.Guimaraes". Agentedesportivo. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Vitoria Guimaraes vs Penafiel". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 August 2014.

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