João Vítor Rocha de Carvalho Moreira (born 7 February 1986) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for New Zealand club Takapuna AFC.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Vítor Rocha de Carvalho Moreira[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 February 1986[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Amadora, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Takapuna | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2001 | Olivais Moscavide | ||
| 2001–2004 | Estrela Amadora | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Estrela Amadora | 9 | (3) |
| 2005–2008 | Valencia B | 26 | (2) |
| 2005–2006 | → Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Nacional (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Leixões (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Beira-Mar | 13 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Estrela Amadora | 21 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | Lleida | 22 | (4) |
| 2011–2012 | Linense | 9 | (0) |
| 2012 | Almansa | 9 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | DPMM | 16 | (7) |
| 2014–2017 | Auckland City | 39 | (19) |
| 2018 | Hibernians | 7 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Golden Arrows | 7 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Team Wellington | 12 | (5) |
| 2022 | Miramar Rangers | 4 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | Manukau United | 15 | (4) |
| 2023– | Takapuna | 9 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Portugal U20 | 13 | (4) |
| 2006–2008 | Portugal U21 | 20 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:16, 19 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editMoreira was born in Amadora, Lisbon. Still a youngster, he made his Primeira Liga debut with C.F. Estrela da Amadora and, after that season, signed a five-year contract with Valencia CF, but was immediately loaned out to Rayo Vallecano.[2]
Moreira played one season with the latter club's B side, being relegated from Segunda División B. Still under loan, he then spent the 2007–08 campaign with C.D. Nacional and Leixões SC, being released in June 2008 by the Spaniards without any official appearances and dropping down to his country's Segunda Liga by joining S.C. Beira-Mar.[3]
On 26 June 2009, Moreira underwent a trial at Heart of Midlothian alongside compatriot Zezinando.[4] An eventual deal fell through, and he returned to Estrela after four years.
Moreira left for Spain again in June 2010, agreeing to a one-year contract with UE Lleida in division three. He stayed in that country and tier for 2011–12 and joined Real Balompédica Linense,[5] but was released by the latter in January 2012.
On 18 December 2012, Moreira signed for the only professional football team in Brunei, DPMM FC, joining alongside Stéphane Auvray as one of the foreign players for the 2013 season of the S.League.[6][7] On 6 February 2014 he switched to the New Zealand Football Championship with Auckland City FC,[8] making his first league appearance ten days later when he started and scored once in the 10–0 away demolition of Southern United FC.[9]
Moreira netted six times in as many games during the 2017 edition of the OFC Champions League – including twice in a 2–0 final first leg defeat of Team Wellington FC – helping the club to the seventh consecutive accolade in the competition (fourth during his tenure).[10] On 14 October of that year, the 31-year-old left Kiwitea Street.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b c "João Moreira" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "El delantero luso Joao Moreira ficha por el Valencia" [Portuguese forward Joao Moreira signs for Valencia]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 23 February 2005. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ "João Moreira reforça ataque do Beira-Mar" [João Moreira bolsters Beira-Mar offense] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 1 September 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ "Portuguese pair on trial". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 26 July 2009. Archived from the original on 28 July 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
- ^ "La Balona ficha al portugués Joao Moreira, del Lleida" [La Balona sign Portugal's Joao Moreira, from Lleida] (in Spanish). Andalucía Información. 27 July 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ Thomas, Jason; Seri Begawan, Bandar (18 December 2012). "Two new stars for DPMM FC". The Brunei Times. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ^ "Two new stars for DPMM FC". eTeamz. 18 December 2012. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ^ "Joao Moreira signs for the #NavyBlues". Facebook. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ Smith, Rab (17 February 2014). "Football: Dijkstra a bright spot in the gloom". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ "Seventh heaven for Auckland City". FIFA. 8 May 2017. Archived from the original on 9 May 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ Voerman, Andrew (14 October 2017). "Auckland City remain the team to beat as national men's football league begins". Stuff. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
External links
edit- João Moreira at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- João Moreira at BDFutbol
- João Moreira national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- João Moreira at Soccerway
