Miguel Ângelo Gomes Ferreira Magalhães (born 16 November 2002), known as Maga, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Primeira Liga club Vitória de Guimarães.

Maga
Personal information
Full name Miguel Ângelo Gomes Ferreira Magalhães[1]
Date of birth (2002-11-16) 16 November 2002 (age 22)[1]
Place of birth Porto, Portugal[1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
Vitória Guimarães
Number 2
Youth career
2010–2013 Porto
2013–2017 Rio Ave
2017–2018 Padroense
2018–2019 Rio Ave
2019–2021 Vitória Guimarães
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Vitória Guimarães B 22 (1)
2022– Vitória Guimarães 59 (0)
International career
2022 Portugal U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:52, 22 October 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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Born in Porto, Maga played youth football for four clubs, starting out at FC Porto and finishing his development at Vitória de Guimarães.[2] On 21 April 2022, he signed a professional contract with the latter until 2025.[3]

Maga made his competitive debut on 30 January 2022, in a 3–2 Primeira Liga away loss against F.C. Vizela.[4][5] He scored his first goal on 4 August, opening an eventual 3–1 loss at HNK Hajduk Split in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa Conference League also as a starter.[6]

International career

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Maga represented Portugal at under-20 level.[7][8] He won his first cap on 24 March 2022, in the 3–0 friendly win over the Czech Republic.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Miguel Maga" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  2. ^ Freitas, Bruno (21 April 2022). "Miguel Maga também já renovou pelo Vitória" [Miguel Maga has renewed for Vitória as well]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Oficial: Miguel Maga prolonga ligação ao Vitória até 2025" [Official: Miguel Maga extends link to Vitória until 2025]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 21 April 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Vizela bate V. Guimarães" [Vizela beat V. Guimarães] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 30 January 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Miguel Maga: "Queremos mostrar o nosso valor"" [Miguel Maga: "We want to show our worth"] (in Portuguese). Vitória S.C. 28 December 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  6. ^ Castro, Ricardo Jorge (4 August 2022). "Liga Conferência: Hajduk Split-V. Guimarães, 3–1 (crónica)" [Conference League: Hajduk Split-V. Guimarães, 3–1 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Miguel Maga, Hélder Sá, André Amaro e Gui nos sub-20" [Miguel Maga, Hélder Sá, André Amaro and Gui to the under-20s] (in Portuguese). Mais Guimarães. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Miguel Magalhães: "Jogamos sempre para ganhar"" [Miguel Magalhães: "We always play to win"] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 23 March 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Superioridade lusitana" [Lusitanian superiority] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
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