Augusto (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Augusto Pereira Loureiro | ||
Date of birth | 30 August 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Matosinhos, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing position | Left back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Śląsk Wrocław | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
1995–2002 | Porto | ||
2002–2005 | Leixões | ||
2005–2006 | Infesta | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2009 | Infesta | 54 | (1) |
2009–2011 | Ribeirão | 28 | (1) |
2011–2013 | Moreirense | 32 | (0) |
2013–2016 | Créteil | 63 | (2) |
2016– | Śląsk Wrocław | 24 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 December 2017 |
Augusto Pereira Loureiro (born 30 August 1987), known simply as Augusto, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Polish club Śląsk Wrocław as a left back.
Club career
Born in Matosinhos, Augusto played youth football for three clubs, including FC Porto from ages 8–15. He spent his first five years as a senior in the lower leagues, with FC Infesta and G.D. Ribeirão.
Augusto signed for Segunda Liga side Moreirense F.C. in the summer of 2011, making his debut in the competition on 8 January 2012 by coming on as a late substitute in a 2–0 home win against C.D. Santa Clara.[1] He played 13 games during the campaign, helping his team return to the Primeira Liga as runners-up.
Augusto joined US Créteil-Lusitanos from France in 2013, going on to spend several years in Ligue 2.[2]
References
- ↑ "Moreirense 2–0 Santa Clara" (in Portuguese). SAPO. 8 January 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ↑ "Créteil a misé sur eux pour la Ligue 2" [Créteil have bet on them for Ligue 2]. Le Parisien (in French). 6 July 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2016.