João Daniel Mendes Real

João Real
Personal information
Full nameJoão Daniel Mendes Real
Date of birth13 May 1983
Place of birthCovilhã, Portugal
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionCentre back
Club information
Current team
Académica
Number13
Youth career
1994–2001Estação
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2001–2003Estação
2003–2008Covilhã106(13)
2008–2011Naval31(1)
2011–Académica57(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 March 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).

João Daniel Mendes Real (born 13 May 1983) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Académica de Coimbra as a central defender.

Football career

Born in Covilhã, Real started playing amateur football with locals of A.D. Estação. In 2003, at the age of 20, he switched to city giants Sporting Clube, twice helping it promote to the second division.

In the summer of 2008, after a solid season – his second promotion – which brought him six goals in 25 matches, Real moved to the top level, with Associação Naval 1º de Maio. His first year was quite unassuming, as he had to wait until 15 February 2009 to make his league debut, playing eight minutes in a 2–2 away draw against C.D. Trofense.

In the 2009–10 campaign, with Naval again retaining its first division status, Real appeared more, but remained a fringe player nonetheless. On 17 April 2010 he found the net in the club's 3–1 win at F.C. Paços de Ferreira, but also scored an own goal.

Real featured regularly for Naval in 2010–11, but the Figueira da Foz side was relegated after a six-year stay. In June 2011, he signed for Académica de Coimbra on a free transfer.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "João Real confirma acordo com a Académica" [João Real confirms Académica deal] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 8 June 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2011.

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