João Vieira (footballer, born 1991)

João André Ribeiro Vieira (born 19 December 1991) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for União de Leiria, as a forward.

João Vieira
Personal information
Full name João André Ribeiro Vieira
Date of birth (1991-12-19) 19 December 1991
Place of birth Leiria, Portugal
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 União de Leiria
Youth career
1999–2010 União Leiria
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 União 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– União de Leiria 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 September 2017

Club career

Born 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 Second and Third Divisions. 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]

References
  1. "Leixões 1-0 Marítimo B". LPFP. 12 August 2012.
  2. "Aves 1-0 Marítimo B". LPFP. 18 May 2013.
  3. "Contratação" (in Portuguese). Moreirense FC. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
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