Augusto Pereira Loureiro (born 30 August 1987), known simply as Augusto, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a left-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Augusto Pereira Loureiro[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 August 1987[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Matosinhos, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2002 | Porto | ||
| 2002–2005 | Leixões | ||
| 2005–2006 | Infesta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2009 | Infesta | 54 | (1) |
| 2009 | Beira-Mar | ||
| 2010–2011 | Ribeirão | 28 | (1) |
| 2011–2013 | Moreirense | 32 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | Créteil | 63 | (2) |
| 2016–2019 | Śląsk Wrocław | 51 | (2) |
| Total | 228 | (6) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editBorn in Matosinhos, Augusto played youth football for three clubs, including FC Porto from ages 8 to 15. He spent his first five years as a senior in the lower leagues, with F.C. 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.[2][3] He played 13 games during the season, helping his team to return to the Primeira Liga as runners-up.[4]
Augusto joined US Créteil-Lusitanos from France in 2013, going on to spend three years in Ligue 2.[5] He moved to the Polish Ekstraklasa with Śląsk Wrocław on 24 June 2016,[6] scoring his only goals in top-flight football in victories over KS Cracovia (3–1, at home) and Miedź Legnica (2–0, away), both in the 2018–19 campaign.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Augusto" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Moreirense-Santa Clara, 2–0: Bruno Moreira bisou" [Moreirense-Santa Clara, 2–0: Brace for Bruno Moreira]. Record (in Portuguese). 8 January 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ "Moreirense 2–0 Santa Clara" (in Portuguese). SAPO. 8 January 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ "Moreirense-Sp. Covilhã, 1–1: Empate vale subida" [Moreirense-Sp. Covilhã, 1–1: Draw equals promotion]. Record (in Portuguese). 13 May 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "OFICIAL: Slask Wroclaw apresenta reforço português" [OFFICIAL: Slask Wroclaw present Portuguese addition] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ "Śląsk Wrocław – Cracovia 3:1. Zasłużona wygrana wrocławian" [Śląsk Wrocław – Cracovia 3:1. Wrocław side deserved to win] (in Polish). TVP3 Wrocław. 21 July 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ Mierzyński, Szymon (14 May 2019). "Lotto Ekstraklasa: Śląsk Wrocław z pewnym utrzymaniem, koszmarna sytuacja Miedzi Legnica. Zobacz tabelę" [Lotto Ekstraklasa: Śląsk Wrocław confirm survival, Miedź Legnica in dire straits. See the table] (in Polish). Sportowe Fakty. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
External links
edit- Augusto Loureiro at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Augusto Loureiro at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Augusto Loureiro at Soccerway
