Afonso Moreira
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Afonso Bastardo Moreira | ||
| Date of birth | 19 March 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Lamego, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Gil Vicente (on loan from Sporting CP) | ||
| Number | 90 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2017 | Cracks de Lamego | ||
| 2017–2023 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Sporting CP B | 33 | (4) |
| 2023– | Sporting CP | 1 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Gil Vicente (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Portugal U17 | 11 | (5) |
| 2022 | Portugal U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022– | Portugal U19 | 8 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:11, 23 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
Afonso Bastardo Moreira (born 19 March 2005) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP. He plays regularly for the B team.
Career
[edit]Moreira is a youth product of his local club Cracks Clube de Lamego, before moving to Sporting CP as a youth in 2017.[2] On 26 July 2021, he signed his first professional contract with Sporting.[3] On 20 August 2022, he extend his contract with the club until 2025 and starting playing with their reserves.[4] He was promoted to Sporting's senior side in the summer of 2023.[5] He made his senior and professional debut with Sporting CP in a 3–2 Primeira Liga win over Vizela on 12 August 2023.[6]
On 26 January 2024, Moreira extended his contract with Sporting until 2028, with his release clause being set at €60 million.[7]
On 29 January 2024, Sporting CP sent Moreira on loan to fellow Primeira Liga club Gil Vicente until the end of the 2023–24 season where he played 5 games but got injured in March.[8]
Moreira returned from loan to Sporting, playing for B team in Liga 3 and also the under-19 in UEFA Youth League.
International career
[edit]Moreira is a youth international for Portugal, having played up to the Portugal U19s.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 27 January 2024[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sporting CP B | 2022–23 | Liga 3 | 24 | 4 | — | — | — | 24 | 4 | |||
| 2023–24 | Liga 3 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 33 | 4 | — | — | — | 33 | 4 | |||||
| Sporting CP | 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Gil Vicente (loan) | 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 4 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Afonso Bastardo Moreira". www.sporting.pt. 11 September 2019.
- ^ "Afonso Moreira: conheça a nova jóia do Sporting que está a deixar os adeptos loucos" [Afonso Moreira: meet Sporting's new jewel who is making the fans lose their minds]. Leonino (in European Portuguese). 2 April 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ "Afonso Moreira assinou contrato profissional pelo Sporting" [Afonso Moreira signed professional contract for Sporting]. Record (in European Portuguese). 26 July 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ "OFICIAL: Sporting renova com quatro jogadores da equipa B" [OFFICIAL; Sporting renews with four B team players] (in European Portuguese). CNN Portugal. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ "Afonso Moreira na pré-época do Sporting: ″O irmão disse que o miúdo era um craque...″" [Afonso Moreira in Sporting's pre-season: ″The brother said the kid was an ace...″] (in European Portuguese). O Jogo. 24 June 2023.
- ^ "'Sacrificado': Confiança intacta em Afonso Moreira (Sporting)". A Bola.
- ^ "Afonso Moreira renova contrato" [Afonso Moreira renews contract] (in European Portuguese). Sporting CP. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "OFICIAL: Afonso Moreira é reforço do Gil Vicente FC" [OFFICIAL: Afonso Moreira is a Gil Vicente FC reinforcement] (in European Portuguese). Gil Vicente F.C. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "Afonso Moreira sente-se um privilegiado e recorda: «Há uns anos ficava a ver vídeos deles»" [Afonso Moreira feels privileged and remembers: «A few years ago I watched videos of them»] (in European Portuguese). Record. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ Afonso Moreira at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Afonso Moreira at Soccerway
- FPF Profile