Luís Aurélio

Luís Aurélio
Personal information
Full name Luís Miguel Coimbra Aurélio
Date of birth (1988-08-17) 17 August 1988
Place of birth Beja, Portugal
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Feirense
Number 30
Youth career
1996–2002 Desportivo Beja
2002–2007 Despertar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Castrense
2008–2009 Santana 30 (3)
2009–2010 Moreirense 29 (1)
2010–2011 Atlético Reguengos 4 (0)
2011–2013 Tondela 53 (9)
2013–2014 Moreirense 24 (2)
2015–2016 Nacional 46 (5)
2016– Feirense 31 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 May 2017.

Luís Miguel Coimbra Aurélio (born 17 August 1988) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for C.D. Feirense as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Beja, Aurélio played his early years as a senior in the lower leagues, starting with F.C. Castrense in the regional championships then representing, in quick succession, U.D. Santana, Moreirense FC, Atlético S.C. and C.D. Tondela in the third division. In the 2011–12 season, with the latter club, he contributed with 23 games and one goal as it promoted to the second level for the first time ever.

Aurélio made his professional debut on 12 August 2012, playing the first half of a 2–2 home draw against FC Porto B.[1] He scored a career-best eight goals in that campaign, helping the team easily retain their newly acquired status.

In the 2013 off-season, Aurélio returned to Moreirense who now competed in division two. He netted twice in 19 starts in his first year, in a return to the Primeira Liga after a one-year absence.

Aurélio's maiden appearance in the Portuguese top tier took place on 21 September 2014, when he came as a 68th-minute substitute in a 1–3 away loss to S.L. Benfica.[2] It was to be one of only two competitive matches for the Guimarães-based side, as in January 2015 he left to sign with C.D. Nacional.

In his first full season in Madeira, Aurélio scored three times from 28 games, helping to an 11th-place finish. In the following summer, the free agent joined C.D. Feirense also in the top division.[3]

International career

In April 2009, whilst at Santana, Aurélio was called to the Portuguese under-21 side by manager Rui Caçador.[4]

Personal life

Aurélio's twin brother, João, is also a footballer and a midfielder. He played most of his career with Nacional, where they shared teams.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Tondela-FC Porto B, 2–2: Dellatorre evita derrota dos dragões" [Tondela-FC Porto B, 2–2: Dellatorre prevents dragon loss]. Record (in Portuguese). 12 August 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Benfica-Moreirense: resistência derrotada à bomba" [Benfica-Moreirense: bomb-defeated resistance] (in Portuguese). Relvado. 21 September 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Feirense: Luís Aurélio é o terceiro reforço" [Feirense: Luís Aurélio is addition number three] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Sub-21: Luís Aurélio surpreendido com convocatória" [Under-21: Luís Aurélio surprised with selection]. Record (in Portuguese). 16 April 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  5. ↑ "Sub-21: Os De Boer de Beja" [Under-21: Beja's De Boers]. Record (in Portuguese). 18 April 2009. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
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