José Sá

This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Malheiro and the second or paternal family name is Sá.
José Sá
Personal information
Full name José Pedro Malheiro de Sá
Date of birth (1993-01-17) 17 January 1993
Place of birth Braga, Portugal
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Porto
Number 24
Youth career
2002–2009 Palmeiras Braga
2009–2010 Merelinense
2011 Benfica
2011–2012 Marítimo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2012–2016 Marítimo B 74 (0)
2013–2016 Marítimo 16 (0)
2016– Porto 0 (0)
National team
2012–2013 Portugal U20 14 (0)
2013–2015 Portugal U21 16 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 26 January 2016 (UTC).

† Appearances (goals)

José Pedro Malheiro de Sá (born 17 January 1993) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for FC Porto as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Born in Braga, Sá finished his formation with Madeira's C.S. Marítimo, joining the club at the age of 18. On 23 January 2013 he made his professional debut with the B-team, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–0 home draw against U.D. Oliveirense for the second division championship.[1]

In late May 2013, Sá was promoted to the main squad by manager Pedro Martins.[2] He played his first game in the Primeira Liga on 18 August, in a 2–1 home win over S.L. Benfica, and kept his position for the following matchday, a 0–3 loss at FC Porto.

International career

Sá represented Portugal at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He played all the matches and minutes in Turkey, in an eventual round-of-16 exit.

On 6 August 2013 Sá received his first call-up to the under-21 team, for a friendly game with Switzerland.[3] He featured in the second half of the 5–2 win, on the 14th.[4]

Sá was first-choice at the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, keeping clean sheets in all games but one as the national side finished in second place in the Czech Republic; in the final, he saved from Sweden's Abdul Khalili in the penalty shootout following a goalless draw at the Eden Arena.[5][6][7][8]

References

  1. ↑ "Marítimo B-Oliveirense, 0–0: Pouca ambição resulta em nulo" [Marítimo B-Oliveirense, 0–0: Little ambition has zero as result] (in Portuguese). Record. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "José Sá e Alex Soares sobem à equipa principal do Marítimo" [José Sá and Alex Soares promoted to first team of Marítimo] (in Portuguese). Zerozero. 25 May 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  3. ↑ Sub-21 convocados (Under-21 list); Portuguese Football Federation, 6 August 2013 (Portuguese)
  4. ↑ Sub-21: Portugal–Suíça, 5–2 (crónica) (U-21: Portugal–Switzerland, 5–2 (report)); Mais Futebol, 14 August 2013 (Portuguese)
  5. ↑ Jurejko, Jonathan (18 June 2015). "England U21 0–1 Portugal U21". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Improved Italy fail to break Portugal down". UEFA.com. 21 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "Five-goal Portugal stun Germany in semi-finals". UEFA.com. 27 June 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  8. ↑ "Sweden beat Portugal on penalties to win U21 title". UEFA.com. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.

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