Mário Felgueiras

This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Quintas and the second or paternal family name is Felgueiras.
Mário Felgueiras

Felgueiras in 2014
Personal information
Full nameMário Jorge Quintas Felgueiras
Date of birth12 December 1986
Place of birthViana do Castelo, Portugal
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Konyaspor
Number13
Youth career
1996–2002Vianense
2002–2005Sporting CP
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2005–2007Sporting CP0(0)
2005–2007→ Espinho (loan)31(0)
2007–2008Portimonense26(0)
2008–2012Braga1(0)
2009–2010→ Vitória Setúbal (loan)14(0)
2010–2011→ Rio Ave (loan)8(0)
2011–2012→ Brașov (loan)34(0)
2012–2014CFR Cluj77(0)
2015–Konyaspor0(0)
National team
2001–2002Portugal U165(0)
2003Portugal U1714(0)
2004Portugal U182(0)
2004–2005Portugal U198(0)
2005–2007Portugal U2012(0)
2005Portugal U211(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 February 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).

Mário Jorge Quintas Felgueiras (born 12 December 1986) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Turkish club Konyaspor as a goalkeeper.

He started playing for Sporting, Portimonense and Braga, being successively loaned by the first and third clubs and only amassing one Primeira Liga appearance between the two combined. From 2011 onwards he competed he Romania, mainly with CFR Cluj.

Felgueiras gained 42 caps for Portugal at youth level.

Club career

Sporting / Portimonense

Born in Viana do Castelo, Felgueiras joined Sporting Clube de Portugal's youth system in 2002 at the age of 15, from local SC Vianense.[1] In early 2003, following an injury to regular starter Nélson Pereira, he was called to the first team for training,[2] but he only managed to be called up for a competitive game during his tenure, remaining an unused substitute against Gil Vicente F.C. on 29 August 2004.[3]

In the 2005 summer, Felgueiras was loaned to S.C. Espinho in the third division for two years, being first-choice in his second season. Subsequently he was released by the Lisbon side, signing a two-year contract with Portimonense SC in the second level;[4][5] he kept consecutive clean sheets in his first two official matches with his new club.[6]

Braga

For the 2008–09 campaign Felgueiras returned to the Primeira Liga, joining S.C. Braga as a free agent on a 4+1 deal.[7] He only appeared in one game in his first year, ten minutes of a 1–1 draw at league champions F.C. Porto in the last matchday.[8]

In 2009–10 Felgueiras was loaned to another top flight club, Vitória de Setúbal.[9] In July 2010 he returned to Braga,[10] appearing in both legs of the 4–2 aggregate win against Celtic F.C. for the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League;[11][12] however, he was soon deemed surplus to requirements and made way for another Brazilian (Felipe, the 17th in the squad), leaving for Rio Ave F.C. until the end of the season[13]– his official debut came in the league opener, a 0–1 home loss against C.D. Nacional.

Romania

Felgueiras was loaned by Braga to Romanian club FC Brașov for the 2011–12 campaign.[14] The following year, after cutting all ties with the former, he agreed to a four-year contract with CFR Cluj also in Liga I,[15] making his debut in the competition with his new team on 5 August in 3–0 home win over FC Vaslui.[16]

On 19 September 2012 Felgueiras put on a Man of the match performance against former side Braga, in a 2–0 Champions League group stage away win, being subsequently selected for the Team of the Round.[17][18] In the same competition, he was also in goal to help to a 1–0 triumph over Manchester United at Old Trafford,[19] being subsequently linked to Premier League's Everton as a backup to Tim Howard and commenting: "Any player would be interested in playing in the Premier League. I am very happy to hear about Everton's interest, but I will only think about leaving at the end of the season";[20] he also claimed that Portugal manager Paulo Bento "has been paying attention" to his performance,[21] and that Sporting and S.L. Benfica had reportedly shown interest in acquiring his services.[22]

Felgueiras received the first red card of his Romanian career (second overall) on 27 July 2013, in a 2–2 home draw against ACS Poli Timișoara.[23] In November, as Cluj was facing a financial crisis, he and other players boycotted a league match;[24] in total, he appeared in 100 games for the club all competitions comprised.[25]

Konyaspor

On 2 February 2015 Felgueiras signed for Turkey's Konyaspor, for three 1/2-years and €800.000.[26] He made his debut ten days later, in a cup match against Galatasaray SK which ended with a 1–4 away loss.[27]

International career

On 8 February 2005, still a junior, Felgueiras made his first and only appearance for the Portuguese under-21 team, playing 13 minutes in a 2–0 friendly win over the Republic of Ireland.[28]

Club statistics

As of 5 March 2015[29][30]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sporting 2004–05 Primeira Liga 00000000
Espinho 2005–06 Segunda Divisão 11000—110
2006–07 20010—210
Total 31010—320
Portimonense 2007–08 Segunda Liga 26030—290
Braga 2008–09 Primeira Liga 10000010
2010–11 00002[lower-alpha 1]020
Total 10002030
Vitória Setúbal 2009–10 Primeira Liga 14020—160
Rio Ave 2010–11 Primeira Liga 8030—110
Brașov 2011–12 Liga I 34020—360
CFR Cluj 2012–13 Liga I 2805010[lower-alpha 1]0430
2013–14 32010—330
2014–15 170304[lower-alpha 2]0240
Total 770901401000
Konyaspor 2014–15 Süper Lig 0010—10
Career total 19202001602280
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. ↑ "Mário Felgueiras vai jogar nos juniores" [Mário Felgueiras will play with juniors] (in Portuguese). Record. 17 July 2004. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Guarda-redes júnior treina com o plantel principal" [Junior goalkeeper trains with main squad] (in Portuguese). Record. 7 February 2003. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Convocados todos os disponíveis" [All the available called up] (in Portuguese). Record. 28 August 2004. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Mário Felgueiras quase assegurado" [Mário Felgueiras nearly confirmed] (in Portuguese). Record. 9 June 2007. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Mário Felgueiras assina" [Mário Felgueiras signs] (in Portuguese). Record. 30 June 2007. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "Mário Felgueiras quer segurar titularidade" [Mário Felgueiras wants to remain a starter] (in Portuguese). Record. 14 August 2007. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  7. ↑ "Felgueiras assina por 4 ou 5 épocas" [Felgueiras signs for 4 or 5 seasons] (in Portuguese). Record. 26 May 2008. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "FC Porto 1–1 Sp. Braga". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  9. ↑ "Felgueiras quer seguir pisadas de Eduardo" [Felgueiras wants to follow Eduardo's footsteps] (in Portuguese). Record. 25 July 2009. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  10. ↑ "Na peugada de Eduardo" [On Eduardo's footsteps] (in Portuguese). Record. 5 July 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  11. ↑ "Braga bow leaves Celtic reeling". UEFA.com. 28 July 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  12. ↑ "Braga advance despite Celtic reverse". UEFA.com. 4 August 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  13. ↑ "Mário Felgueiras regressa ao Rio Ave" [Mário Felgueiras returns to Rio Ave] (in Portuguese). Record. 10 August 2010. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  14. ↑ "Minhotos emprestam Mário Felgueiras ao Brasov" [Minhotos loan Mário Felgueiras to Brasov] (in Portuguese). Record. 13 June 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  15. ↑ "Cluj contrata Mário Felgueiras" [Cluj hires Mário Felgueiras] (in Portuguese). Record. 25 May 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  16. ↑ "CFR Cluj vs. Vaslui 3–0". Soccerway. 5 August 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  17. ↑ "Rafael double gives clinical CFR victory at Braga". UEFA.com. 19 September 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  18. ↑ "Team of the week – Matchday 1". UEFA.com. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  19. ↑ "Manchester United stunned by Luis Alberto's thunderbolt for Cluj". The Guardian. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  20. ↑ "Everton interessado em Mário Felgueiras" [Everton interested in Mário Felgueiras] (in Portuguese). Record. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  21. ↑ "Mário Felgueiras: "Sei que Paulo Bento tem estado atento"" [Mário Felgueiras: "I know Paulo Bento has been watching"] (in Portuguese). Record. 26 December 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  22. ↑ "Mário Felgueiras: "Não vejo muita diferença entre Sporting e Cluj"" [Mário Felgueiras: "I don't see that much difference between Sporting and Cluj"] (in Portuguese). Record. 14 August 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  23. ↑ "CFR rămâne fără victorie în noul campionat" [CFR remains winless in new championship] (in Romanian). Napoca News. 28 July 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  24. ↑ "Mário Felgueiras: "Dói-me o coração"" [Mário Felgueiras: "My heart aches"] (in Portuguese). Record. 5 November 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  25. ↑ "CFR Cluj e obligată să plătească milioane de euro către Braga și Mandorlini!" [CFR Cluj is forced to pay one million euros to Braga for Mandorlini!] (in Romanian). Digisport. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  26. ↑ "Mário Felgueiras assinou pelo Konyasport" [Mário Felgueiras signed for Konyasport] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  27. ↑ "Turquia: Galatasaray de Bruma nos quartos-de-final da Taça" [Turquia: Bruma's Galatasaray in Cup quarter-finals] (in Portuguese). Record. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  28. ↑ "Sub-21: Portugal frente à Irlanda" [Under-21: Portugal against Ireland] (in Portuguese). Record. 9 February 2005. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  29. ↑ "Mário Felgueiras". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  30. ↑ "Mário Felgueiras". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 December 2014.

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