João Amorim (footballer, born 1991)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | João Filipe Caldas Amorim[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 30 September 1991||
Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2005 | Chelas | ||
2005–2010 | Oriental | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2017 | Oriental | 120 | (4) |
2017–2018 | Salmantino | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
João Filipe Caldas Amorim (born 30 September 1991) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a right-back.
Club career
[edit]Born in Lisbon, Amorim joined Clube Oriental de Lisboa's academy at the age of 14. He went on to spend seven seasons as a senior with the first team, five in the third division and two in the second.
Amorim played his first match in the second tier on 4 January 2015, featuring 90 minutes in a 2–1 away win against Leixões SC.[2] He scored his first goal in the competition on 15 August of the same year, his header earning the hosts one point in the last minute to close the 4–4 home draw with Vitória de Guimarães B.[3]
In July 2017, Amorim signed with Spanish Tercera División club CF Salmantino UDS alongside his compatriot Bruno Miranda.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "João Amorim" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "Leixões-Oriental, 1–2: 2.ª derrota caseira da equipa de matosinhos [sic]" [Leixões-Oriental, 1–2: 2nd home loss for team from Matosinhos]. Record (in Portuguese). 4 January 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "Oriental-V. Guimarães B, 4–4: Festival de golos em Lisboa" [Oriental-V. Guimarães B, 4–4: Goal fest in Lisbon]. Record (in Portuguese). 15 August 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "El Salmantino ficha a los portugueses Joao Amorim y Bruno Miranda" [Salmantino sign Portuguese duo Joao Amorim and Bruno Miranda]. La Gaceta de Salamanca (in Spanish). 9 July 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
External links
[edit]- João Amorim at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Portuguese League profile (in Portuguese)
- João Amorim at Soccerway
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Portuguese men's footballers
- Footballers from Lisbon
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Segunda Divisão players
- Campeonato de Portugal (league) players
- Clube Oriental de Lisboa players
- Tercera División players
- Salamanca CF UDS players
- Portuguese expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen