Josué Pesqueira

Josué Filipe Soares Pesqueira (born 17 September 1990), known simply as Josué, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Israeli club Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. as an attacking midfielder.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Soares and the second or paternal family name is Pesqueira.
Josué
Josué with Porto in 2013
Personal information
Full name Josué Filipe Soares Pesqueira
Date of birth (1990-09-17) 17 September 1990
Place of birth Ermesinde, Portugal
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Number 27
Youth career
1999–2009 Porto
2005–2006 → Padroense (loan)
2007 → Candal (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Porto 0 (0)
2009 → Covilhã (loan) 5 (1)
2010 → Penafiel (loan) 14 (1)
2010–2011 → VVV (loan) 13 (0)
2011–2013 Paços Ferreira 42 (0)
2013–2017 Porto 20 (4)
2014–2016 → Bursaspor (loan) 44 (7)
2016 → Braga (loan) 12 (2)
2016–2017 → Galatasaray (loan) 25 (2)
2017–2018 Osmanlıspor 9 (0)
2018–2019 Akhisar Belediyespor 20 (2)
2019– Hapoel Be'er Sheva 5 (0)
National team‡
2009 Portugal U19 3 (0)
2009 Portugal U20 3 (2)
2010–2012 Portugal U21 17 (3)
2013– Portugal 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 November 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 March 2014

He spent most of his career attached to Porto, though was often loaned out, and also represented Paços de Ferreira and Braga in the Primeira Liga. Abroad, he played four four clubs in Turkey's Süper Lig, among them Bursaspor and Galatasaray.

Club career

Early years / Paços

Born in Ermesinde, Porto District, Josué joined FC Porto's youth system at the age of nine. He spent his first two seasons as a senior on loan, both in Portugal and abroad, representing successively S.C. Covilhã,[1] F.C. Penafiel (both in the Segunda Liga) and VVV-Venlo (Netherlands).[2]

In summer 2011, Josué was released by Porto with only two official appearances to his credit, both in the Taça da Liga,[3][4] and signed with F.C. Paços de Ferreira. He made his Primeira Liga debut on 17 September, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–1 away loss against C.D. Nacional;[5] in his second year he contributed with 23 league appearances – 18 starts – as the club finished a best-ever third and qualified to the UEFA Champions League, and was chosen as Best Young Player in the competition in the process.[6]

Return to Porto

Josué agreed on a return to former side Porto on 29 May 2013, penning a four-year contract and moving alongside manager Paulo Fonseca.[7][8] On 10 August he won his first club honour, coming on as a substitute in a 3–0 win over Vitória de Guimarães in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira,[9] and scored his first goal for his new team a week later starting and netting through a penalty kick in a 3–1 win at Vitória de Setúbal.[10]

Deemed surplus to requirements at Porto as practically all Portuguese players, Josué then spent 18 months on loan at Bursaspor. He made his Süper Lig debut on 30 August 2014, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–2 home loss against Galatasaray SK, and helped the team to the final of the Turkish Cup, notably contributing with a brace to a 3–2 group win at Samsunspor on 24 December 2014.[11] On 26 January 2016, he returned to his homeland and was loaned to S.C. Braga for the rest of the campaign,[12] netting against his parent club in the decisive match of the Taça de Portugal that was won in a penalty shootout for their first such title in half a century.[13]

On 23 August 2016, Josué returned to Turkey, joining Galatasaray on a season-long loan.[14] He scored his first goal for the Istanbul-based team on 25 December, closing a 5–1 home win over Alanyaspor six minutes after replacing Eren Derdiyok.[15]

Later career

Josué left Porto in August 2017, signing a two-year contract at Osmanlıspor again in Turkey's top flight.[16] He was released in December, and resumed his career the following July with a deal of the same length at Akhisarspor.[17] His side finished runners-up in the Turkish Cup to former club Galatasaray, with him scoring in both legs of a 5–2 aggregate defeat of Kasımpaşa S.K. in the quarter-finals.[18]

Nonetheless, Akhisarspor were relegated, and Josué severed his ties to the organisation in June 2019.[19] In September he signed for Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. of the Israeli Premier League for two years, joining compatriot Miguel Vítor.[20]

International career

Josué won 26 caps for Portugal all youth categories comprised, including 17 for the under-21 team. He made his debut with the full side on 11 October 2013, playing 21 minutes in a 1–1 home draw against Israel for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[21]

In the second leg of the play-offs against Sweden on 19 November, Josué (who was not used in the game) extended his middle finger towards the opposing fans, while celebrating his country's qualification to the World Cup after the final whistle.[22]

Club statistics
As of 19 December 2015
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Porto 2008–09[23] Primeira Liga 00002000—20
Covilhã (loan) 2009–10[23] Segunda Liga 511130——92
Penafiel (loan) 2009–10[23] Segunda Liga 1410000——141
VVV (loan) 2010–11[24] Eredivisie 13010———140
Paços Ferreira 2011–12[23] Primeira Liga 1902021——231
2012–13[23] Primeira Liga 2305154——335
Total 4207175——566
Porto 2013–14[23] Primeira Liga 20440218[lower-alpha 1]01[lower-alpha 2]0355
Bursaspor (loan) 2014–15[24] Süper Lig 30792———399
2015–16[24] Süper Lig 14020——1[lower-alpha 3]0170
Total 447112——10569
Career total 13813244146802018623
  1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
  3. Appearances in Turkish Super Cup

Honours

Club
Porto
Braga

Individual

References
  1. Malaca, Miguel (28 June 2009). "Josué e Steven por empréstimo" [Josué and Steven on loan]. Record (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  2. "VVV huurt spelers van FC Porto" [FC Porto loan players to VVV] (in Dutch). Fox Sports. 25 June 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  3. "Jovens dragões brilham" [Young dragons shine]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 8 January 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  4. "Sporting bate FC Porto e está na final" [Sporting beat FC Porto and are in the final] (in Portuguese). TSF. 4 February 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  5. "Nacional vence Paços e conquista primeira vitória na Liga" [Nacional beat Paços and get first win in League] (in Portuguese). TSF. 17 September 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  6. "Matic foi o melhor jogador da época 2012/13" [Matic was the best player of the 2012/13 season]. Record (in Portuguese). 4 July 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  7. "Josué e Licá assinaram até 2017" [Josué and Licá signed until 2017] (in Portuguese). FC Porto. 29 May 2013. Archived from the original on 25 July 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  8. "Porto move for Josué and Licá". UEFA. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  9. "Supertaça: FC Porto 3 – Vit. de Guimarães 0 – final" [Supercup: FC Porto 3 – Vit. de Guimarães 0 – end] (in Portuguese). TSF. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  10. Nunes, Luís Miguel (18 August 2013). "V. Setúbal 1–3 FC Porto: campeão entra a meio gás" [V. Setúbal 1–3 FC Porto: champions begin at half-strength] (in Portuguese). Relvado. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  11. "Samsunspor 2–3 Bursaspor". Milliyet (in Turkish). 24 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  12. "Josué emprestado ao Sp. Braga" [Josué loaned to Sp. Braga]. Record (in Portuguese). 26 January 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  13. Kundert, Tom (22 May 2016). "Braga beat Porto to lift Portuguese Cup 50 years on". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  14. "Porto midfielder Josue Pesqueira in Galatasaray loan switch". ESPN FC. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  15. "Josué fechou goleada do Galatasaray frente ao Alanyaspor de Candeias" [Josué closed Galatasaray's rout of Candeias' Alanyaspor] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 25 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  16. Ramos, Steve (25 August 2017). "OFICIAL: Josué assina pelo Osmanlispor" [OFFICIAL: Josué signs for Osmanlıspor] (in Portuguese). Be Soccer. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  17. "Josue joins Akhisarspor on a free transfer". Turkish Football News. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  18. "Turquia: Josué marca e ganha vantagem sobre… Josué" [Turkey: Josué scores and gains advantage over… Josué] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 7 February 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  19. Pereira, Sérgio (13 June 2019). "Josué rescinde com o Akhisar" [Josué resigns cuts ties with Akhisar] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  20. "Internacional português Josué assina pela equipa de Miguel Vítor" [Portuguese international Josué signs for Miguel Vítor's team] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  21. "Portugal pegged back by late Israel strike". UEFA. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  22. Wahlberg, Malin; Bosta, Therese (20 November 2013). "Här ger portugisen svenska folket fingret" [Here the Portuguese shows the finger to the Swedish crowd]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  23. "Josué". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  24. "Josué". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  25. Teixeira, Nuno R. (5 March 2013). "I Liga: Josué foi o melhor jovem em fevereiro" [I League: Josué was the best youngster in February] (in Portuguese). Relvado. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
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