Daniel Moreira

Daniel Moreira (born 8 August 1977) is a French former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Daniel Moreira
Personal information
Full name Daniel Moreira
Date of birth (1977-08-08) 8 August 1977
Place of birth Maubeuge, France
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1993–1995 US Maubeuge
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1996 Valenciennes 7 (2)
1996–1998 Guingamp 58 (9)
1998–2004 Lens 184 (39)
2004–2006 Toulouse 67 (21)
2006–2009 Rennes 39 (0)
2008–2009 → Grenoble (loan) 31 (4)
2009–2010 Boulogne 13 (1)
Total 399 (76)
International career
1998–1999 France U21 13 (6)
2002–2004 France 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Maubeuge, Moreira started his career with Valenciennes FC before moving to Guingamp. He finished as the runners-up of the 1997 Coupe de France playing for them.

In 1998, he transferred to RC Lens. He won the Coupe de la Ligue with the Les Sang et Or in 1999, scoring the winning goal in the final against Metz,[1] and got very close from winning the national championship in 2002. After spending six years at Stade Félix Bollaert, he was rewarded with a move to Toulouse FC. In the 2005–06 season, he formed a formidable attacking partnership alongside Brazilian-born Tunisian forward Santos, scoring 15 goals between them in Ligue 1.

On 22 June 2006, Moreira agreed to join Stade Rennais for a fee of €5,500,000.

Moreira made a less than impressive season at his new club, not scoring after 29 appearances (17 of them as starter). In 2008, he was then loaned to recently promoted Grenoble where, on 9 August, he scored a goal for his debut against Sochaux at the 89th minute to ensure an unexpected 2–1 away win for Grenoble's first Ligue 1 game for 43 years.

In August 2009 he transferred to US Boulogne. After a complicated knee injury, he retired from professional football in December 2010.

International career

Moreira was born in France, and is of Portuguese descent.[2] Moreira has earned 3 caps in his career, making his debut for the France national team on 20 November 2002 in a 3–0 win against Serbia.

Career statistics

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[3]
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental[lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Guingamp 1996–97 Division 1 2614091392
1997–98 32860–388
Total 589100917710
Lens 1998–99 Division 1 3147450438
1999–00 2242260306
2000–01 2922120333
2001–02 Ligue 1 311220–3312
2002–03 38930844913
2003–04 33851424011
Total 1843921825623053
Toulouse 2004–05 Ligue 1 301110–3111
2005–06 371032–4012
Total 672142007123
Rennes 2006–07 Ligue 1 29040–330
2007–08 1002020140
Total 3906020470
Grenoble (loan) 2008–09 Ligue 1 31431–345
Boulogne 2009–10 Ligue 1 6110–71
2010–11 Ligue 2 7030–100
Total 1314000171
Career total 39274481136747692
  1. Includes Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue.
  2. Includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup and UEFA Intertoto Cup.


Honours

Guingamp

Lens

References
  1. "Foot. Un but de Daniel Moreira donne la Coupe de la Ligue à Lens.Lens offensif offense Metz". liberation.fr. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  2. "Avant Portugal-France : Ces Bleus qui ont la Seleçao dans le coeur". 4 September 2015.
  3. Daniel Moreira at WorldFootball.net
  4. "Saison 1996-1997 D1". eaguingamp.com. 3 December 1996. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
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