Joca (footballer, born 1996)
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jorge Samuel Figueiredo Fernandes | ||
Date of birth | 30 January 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Braga, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Rio Ave | ||
Number | 30 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2007 | Braga | ||
2007–2011 | Sporting CP | ||
2011−2014 | Braga | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014−2018 | Braga B | 98 | (15) |
2017−2018 | → Tondela (loan) | 14 | (0) |
2018− | Rio Ave | ||
National team | |||
2015 | Portugal U19 | 3 | (0) |
2016 | Portugal U20 | 6 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 May 2018 |
Jorge Samuel Figueiredo Fernandes (born 30 January 1996), known as Joca, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Rio Ave F.C. as a midfielder.
Club career
Born in Braga, Joca had two youth spells with local S.C. Braga, the last one starting at the age of 15. He made his senior debut with their reserves on 9 August 2014, coming on as a 76th-minute substitute in a 0–1 away loss against C.D. Tondela for the Segunda Liga;[1] he went to spend three full seasons with the side, always in that division.
On 11 July 2017, after scoring a career-best 12 goals during the campaign with Braga B,[2] Joca was loaned to Primeira Liga club Tondela.[3] His first game in the competition occurred on 9 September, when he featured one minute in the 2–2 home draw to F.C. Paços de Ferreira.[4]
References
- ↑ "Tondela-Sp. Braga B, 1–0: Bruno Monteiro resolve perto do fim" [Tondela-Sp. Braga B, 1–0: Bruno Monteiro decides it near the end]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 August 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ↑ "VÍDEO: Heliardo andou à procura e descobriu o reforço do Tondela" [VIDEO: Heliardo was looking and found Tondela's addition] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ↑ "Sp. Braga empresta Joca ao Tondela" [Sp. Braga loan Joca to Tondela] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ↑ "Futebol: I Liga/ Tondela – Paços de Ferreira (ficha)" [Football: I League/ Tondela – Paços de Ferreira (match report)]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 9 September 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
External links
- Joca at TheFinalBall.com
- Joca at ForaDeJogo
- Portuguese League profile (in Portuguese)
- National team data (in Portuguese)
- Joca at Soccerway