João Figueiredo (footballer)

João Vitor Brandão Figueiredo (born 27 May 1996) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Turkish club İstanbul Başakşehir.[1]

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Brandão and the second or paternal family name is Figueiredo.
João Figueiredo
Personal information
Full name João Vitor Brandão Figueiredo
Date of birth (1996-05-27) 27 May 1996
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 İstanbul Başakşehir
Number 25
Youth career
Atlético Mineiro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Atlético Mineiro 3 (0)
2017 → Democrata (loan) 0 (0)
2018–2019 Kauno Žalgiris 39 (14)
2019–2020 OFI 34 (11)
2020–2022 Al-Wasl 23 (10)
2021–2022 → Gaziantep (loan) 34 (8)
2022–2023 Gaziantep 22 (7)
2023– İstanbul Başakşehir 10 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2023

Career

OFI

On 2 August 2019, Superleague club OFI officially announced the acquisition of Figueiredo on a three-year deal for a fee of €100,000. [2] In 24 games in a remarkable 2019-20 season, the 23-year-old Brazilian attacker scored nine goals for OFI, with one of them being the winner against Lamia which secured their place in the championship playoffs.

On 4 July 2020, he completed an exquisite team effort and scored in a 2-2 home draw against PAOK. [3] He scored in the last game of the season, a 3-2 away defeat, against Panathinaikos, on 19 July 2020. [4]

Figueiredo, on 21 September 2020, completed his transfer in Al Wasl, signing a 3-year contract with the Dubai based team, in a €1.000.000 deal. [5]

Moves to Turkey

On 6 June 2022, Figueiredo moved to Gaziantep on a permanent basis after playing there on loan previously and signed a three-year contract.[6]

On 17 February 2023, following Gaziantep's withdrawal from the 2022–23 season on account of the 2023 Turkey-Syria earthquake, Figueiredo signed for İstanbul Başakşehir on a three-and-a-half year deal.[7]

References
  1. "João Figueiredo :: João Vitor Brandão Figueiredo :: Gazisehir Gaziantep".
  2. "ΟΦΗ: Ανακοίνωσε τον Φιγκεϊρέδο". www.sport24.gr. 2 August 2019.
  3. "ΟΦΗ - ΠΑΟΚ 2-2: Γκέλα στο Γεντί Κουλέ για τον Δικέφαλο". www.sport24.gr. 4 July 2020.
  4. "Παναθηναϊκός - ΟΦΗ 3-2: Εις το επανιδείν με ψηλά το κεφάλι για πράσινους και Δώνη". www.sport24.gr. 19 July 2020.
  5. ""Ζοάο Φιγκεϊρέντο σε ευχαριστούμε!"". www.oficrete.gr. 21 September 2020.
  6. "JOAO 2025 YILINA KADAR GAZİANTEPLİ!" (in Turkish). Gaziantep. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  7. "HOŞ GELDİN JOAO FIGUEIREDO" [WELCOME JOAO FIGUEIREDO]. ibfk.com.tr (in Turkish). 17 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.


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