João Afonso
Personal information
Full name João Ricardo da Silva Afonso[1]
Date of birth (1990-05-28) 28 May 1990[1]
Place of birth Castelo Branco, Portugal[1]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Torreense
Number 5
Youth career
1999–2004 Bairro Valongo
2004–2007 Desportivo Castelo Branco
2007–2008 Benfica Castelo Branco
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2014 Benfica Castelo Branco 150 (6)
2014–2019 Vitória Guimarães 60 (3)
2016 Vitória Guimarães B 6 (0)
2016–2017 → Estoril (loan) 27 (0)
2017–2018 → Córdoba (loan) 21 (0)
2019–2022 Santa Clara 74 (2)
2022– Torreense 44 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:40, 9 January 2024 (UTC)

João Ricardo da Silva Afonso (born 28 May 1990) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for S.C.U. Torreense as a central defender.

Club career

Vitória Guimarães

Born in Castelo Branco, Afonso started playing with local Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco, after joining its youth system in 2007. He went on to spend several seasons with the club in the lower leagues, also being awarded team captaincy.[2]

On 20 June 2014, after being linked with C.S. Marítimo and Gil Vicente FC,[3] Afonso signed with fellow Primeira Liga side Vitória de Guimarães.[4][5] He made his debut as a professional on 22 August of that year, replacing the injured Moreno midway through the first half of an eventual 3–0 home win against F.C. Penafiel.[6][7]

Afonso joined G.D. Estoril Praia also from the top division on 31 August 2016, in a season-long loan deal.[8] The following 9 July, still owned by Vitória, he moved abroad after agreeing to a one-year loan with Córdoba CF in the Spanish Segunda División.[9]

Santa Clara

In late June 2019, Afonso left the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques and joined C.D. Santa Clara on a three-year contract.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "João Afonso" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  2. ↑ "João Afonso interessa ao Vitória" [Vitória interested in João Afonso] (in Portuguese). Vitória Sempre. 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "João Afonso perto do V.Guimarães" [João Afonso close to V.Guimarães] (in Portuguese). Agente Desportivo. 20 June 2014. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "João Afonso assina pelo V.Guimarães" [João Afonso signs for V.Guimarães] (in Portuguese). Agente Desportivo. 20 June 2014. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Do Campeonato de Portugal para a I Liga, uma aposta cada vez mais óbvia" [From the Portugal Championship to the I League, a safer bet by the day]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 9 January 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "V. Guimarães-Penafiel, 3–0: Este fogoso Vitória tem poder de fogo" [V. Guimarães-Penafiel, 3–0: This fiery Vitória have firepower]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 August 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  7. ↑ Ferreira, Bruno José (23 August 2014). "João Afonso estreou-se no V. Guimarães: «As pernas não tremeram»" [João Afonso made debut at V. Guimarães: "My legs did not shake"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "João Afonso cedido" [João Afonso loaned] (in Portuguese). Vitória Guimarães. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  9. ↑ "João Afonso cedido ao Córdoba" [João Afonso loaned to Córdoba] (in Portuguese). Vitória Guimarães. 9 July 2017. Archived from the original on 23 October 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  10. ↑ "João Afonso deixa o V. Guimarães e reforça o Santa Clara" [João Afonso leaves V. Guimarães and bolsters Santa Clara]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 27 June 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
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