Joel Ferreira

Joel António Soares Ferreira (born 10 January 1992) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Leixões S.C. as a left-back.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Soares and the second or paternal family name is Ferreira.
Joel Ferreira
Personal information
Full name Joel António Soares Ferreira[1]
Date of birth (1992-01-10) 10 January 1992[1]
Place of birth Porto, Portugal[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Leixões
Number 29
Youth career
2002–2010 Porto
2007–2008 → Padroense (loan)
2010–2011 Gondomar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Gondomar 113 (3)
2015–2016 Mafra 37 (0)
2016–2018 Estoril 42 (0)
2018–2019 Académica 18 (0)
2019–2020 Mafra 24 (5)
2020–2022 Arouca 23 (0)
2022 Chaves 1 (0)
2022– Leixões 24 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:44, 3 July 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Porto, Ferreira spent his first four years as a senior with local Gondomar S.C. in the third division. In summer 2015 he signed with C.D. Mafra,[2] making his professional debut on 8 August by playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 away draw against Gil Vicente F.C. in the Segunda Liga.[3]

On 21 June 2016, after suffering team relegation, Ferreira signed a three-year deal with G.D. Estoril Praia.[4] He first appeared in the Primeira Liga on 15 August, starting in a 0–2 home loss to C.D. Feirense.[5]

Ferreira returned to the second tier on 12 July 2018, joining Académica de Coimbra.[6] He continued competing at that level the following seasons with Mafra[7] and F.C. Arouca,[8] contributing 22 matches (26 in all competitions) in 2020–21[9] as the latter club won two promotions in two years to return to the top flight.[10]

On 21 January 2022, after only four official games in the first half of the campaign, Ferreira left the Estádio Municipal de Arouca as a free agent and returned to division two with G.D. Chaves.[9]

References
  1. "Joel" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  2. "Joel Ferreira contratado, Altair dispensado" [Joel Ferreira signed, Altair released]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 21 July 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  3. "Gil Vicente-Mafra, 1–1: Galos falham vitória nos descontos" [Gil Vicente-Mafra, 1–1: Roosters miss win in injury time]. Record (in Portuguese). 8 August 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  4. "Joel Ferreira é reforço do Mágico" [Joel Ferreira bolsters the Magic] (in Portuguese). G.D. Estoril Praia. 21 June 2016. Archived from the original on 5 July 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  5. "Feirense vence no regresso à I Liga" [Feirense win in return to I League]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 15 August 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  6. "Joel Ferreira é o novo reforço da Académica" [Joel Ferreira is Académica's new addition] (in Portuguese). Académica Coimbra. 12 July 2018. Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  7. "Joel Ferreira regressa ao Mafra por uma temporada" [Joel Ferreira returns to Mafra for one season]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 July 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  8. Dias, Eduíno (13 August 2020). "Mercado: Arouca reforça defesa com contratação de Joel Ferreira" [Market: Arouca bolster defence with signing of Joel Ferreira] (in Portuguese). Futebol 365. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  9. Silva Reis, Paulo (21 January 2022). "Joel Ferreira é reforço do Chaves" [Joel Ferreira is a Chaves addition]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  10. Roseiro, Bruno (30 May 2021). "A família Pinho está de volta: Arouca sobe em épocas consecutivas, volta à Primeira Liga quatro anos depois e condena Rio Ave à descida" [The Pinho family is back: Arouca promote in consecutive seasons, return to the First League four years later and condemn Rio Ave to relegation]. Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 January 2022.
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