João Ferreira (footballer)

João Diogo Fonseca Ferreira (born 22 March 2001) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back or right wing-back for Udinese on loan from EFL Championship club Watford.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Fonseca and the second or paternal family name is Ferreira.
João Ferreira
Ferreira in 2020
Personal information
Full name João Diogo Fonseca Ferreira
Date of birth (2001-03-22) 22 March 2001
Place of birth Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Right-back/right wing-back
Team information
Current team
 Udinese
(on loan from Watford)
Number 13
Youth career
2011–2014 Rio Ave
2014–2019 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 Benfica B 38 (2)
2019–2023 Benfica 1 (0)
2021–2022 → Vitória de Guimarães (loan) 14 (0)
2022–2023 → Rio Ave (loan) 8 (0)
2023– Watford 5 (1)
2023– → Udinese (loan) 7 (0)
International career‡
2016 Portugal U15 2 (0)
2017 Portugal U16 2 (0)
2016–2018 Portugal U17 13 (0)
2018 Portugal U18 4 (0)
2019 Portugal U19 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2019

Football career

Born in Póvoa de Varzim, Ferreira made his professional debut with Benfica B in a 2–1 win over Estoril Praia in LigaPro on 11 August 2019.[1] On 25 January 2021, he made his debut with the first team in a Primeira Liga 1–1 draw against Nacional.[2]

On 31 August 2021, he joined Vitória de Guimarães on a season-long loan with an option to purchase for €5 million.[3]

Watford

On 9 January 2023, Ferriera joined EFL Championship club Watford for an undisclosed fee.[4] He made his league debut on 14 January 2023 as a half time substitute in a 2–0 win against Blackpool and scored the equalising goal in a 1–1 draw against Rotherham a week later in what was his first start for the club.[5]

On 1 August 2023, Ferreira signed for Serie A club Udinese on a season-long loan deal.[6]

Career statistics
As of match played 6 October 2023[7]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Benfica B 2019–20 Liga Portugal 2 181————181
2020–21 Liga Portugal 2 180————180
2021–22 Liga Portugal 2 21————21
Total 382————382
Benfica 2019–20 Primeira Liga 000000000000
2020–21 Primeira Liga 101010100040
Total 101010100040
Vitória de Guimarães (loan) 2021–22 Primeira Liga 1401010——160
Rio Ave (loan) 2022–23 Primeira Liga 801030——120
Watford 2022–23 Championship 51————51
Udinese 2023-24 Serie A 7010———80
Career total 72340501000833

    Honours

    Benfica

    References
    1. "Benfica II vs. Estoril 2-1". Soccerway. 11 August 2019.
    2. "Benfica vs. Nacional 1-1". Soccerway. 25 January 2021.
    3. "João Ferreira assina pelo Vitória SC" (in Portuguese). Vitória de Guimarães. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
    4. "Watford sign Benfica defender Ferreira". BBC Sport. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
    5. "Watford 1-1 Rotherham". BBC. 21 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
    6. "Official: Loan Switch For Ferreira". www.watfordfc.com. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
    7. João Ferreira at Soccerway
    8. "Benfica-Real Madrid". Uefa.com. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
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