João André Ribeiro Vieira (born 19 December 1991) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga 3 club Varzim.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João André Ribeiro Vieira | ||
| Date of birth | 19 December 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Leiria, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Varzim | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2010 | União de Leiria | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | União de Leiria | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Atlético Reguengos (loan) | 28 | (4) |
| 2011–2013 | Marítimo | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Marítimo B | 52 | (10) |
| 2013–2014 | Torreense | 31 | (26) |
| 2014–2015 | Chaves | 38 | (10) |
| 2015–2017 | Moreirense | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Feirense (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Vizela (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2017–2019 | União de Leiria | 46 | (26) |
| 2019–2020 | Vilafranquense | 45 | (15) |
| 2020–2021 | Cova da Piedade | 34 | (13) |
| 2021–2022 | Casa Pia | 29 | (4) |
| 2022–2023 | Torreense | 27 | (3) |
| 2023– | Varzim | 20 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 June 2024 | |||
Club career
editBorn in Leiria, Vieira joined hometown União Leiria's youth system at the age of 8 where he completed his formation. He made his senior debuts in the Second Division at the third level of the league system, on loan to Atlético Reguengos in the 2010-11 season. In the 2011 summer he left União Leiria whiteout never appeared officially for its first team to spend two seasons at Marítimo B, the reserve team of Club Sport Marítimo.
The first season in the Second Division where he scored 7 goals in 19 Appearances. In the following campaign Vieira made his professional debut in a match against Leixões on 12 August 2012.[1] He netted twice in the season's and his last match for the club – in a 2–0 away win against Aves.[2]
For 2013-14, Vieira joined Torreense in the Campeonato Nacional, the newly created third-tier football league in Portugal after the merging of the Segunda Divisão and Terceira Divisão. He started impressively and was netting four times in five matches. At the end of the 2013-14 he finished with a career-high 26 goals in 31 matches, and ended as 2013–14 top scorer.
On 5 June 2015, Vieira signed a three-year deal with top league club Moreirense.[3]
On 27 June 2022, Vieira joined Torreense.[4] A year later, he moved to Varzim.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Leixões 1-0 Marítimo B". LPFP. 12 August 2012.
- ^ "Aves 1-0 Marítimo B". LPFP. 18 May 2013.
- ^ "Contratação" (in Portuguese). Moreirense FC. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "JOÃO VIEIRA É REFORÇO" [JOÃO VIEIRA IS REINFORCEMENT] (in Portuguese). Torreense. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ Varzim reforça ataque com contratação de João Vieira, maissemanario.pt, 20 June 2023
External links
edit- João Vieira at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Stats and profile at LPFP (in Portuguese)
- João Vieira at Soccerway
