João Aurélio
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Miguel Coimbra Aurélio | ||
| Date of birth | 17 August 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Beja, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Nacional | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2002 | Desportivo Beja | ||
| 2002–2005 | Despertar | ||
| 2005–2007 | Vitória Guimarães | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2008 | Penalva | 34 | (5) |
| 2008– | Nacional | 174 | (6) |
| National team | |||
| 2008–2010 | Portugal U21 | 11 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 February 2016. | |||
João Miguel Coimbra Aurélio (born 17 August 1988) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for C.D. Nacional as a midfielder.
Club career
Born in Beja, Aurélio began his professional career with lower league club S.C. Penalva. In the 2008–09 season he moved straight into the Primeira Liga with Madeira's C.D. Nacional, managing ten league appearances in his first year and scoring in a 2–1 away win against C.F. Os Belenenses on 26 April 2009.
In the following campaign Aurélio started impressively, netting against Sporting Clube de Portugal in the opener – although he also scored in his own net – and S.C. Olhanense, both 1–1 draws. Additionally, he also started and scored in the UEFA Europa League 4–3 home triumph over FC Zenit Saint Petersburg (eventually 5–4 aggregate win).
International career
After good performances for Nacional, Aurélio was called up to the under-21 side by Oceano, for the 2011 UEFA European Championship 2011 UEFA European Championship qualifiers: in the 81st minute of the match against Lithuania, he came on as a substitute for S.L. Benfica's Fábio Coentrão and headed in the final 4–1 three minutes later.
Personal life
Aurélio's twin brother, Luís, is also a footballer and a midfielder. He played most of his career in the lower leagues, and they shared teams at Nacional.[1]
Club statistics
- As of 11 May 2014[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Penalva | 2007–08 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 5 |
| Total | 34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 5 | |
| Nacional | 2008–09 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 2009–10 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 41 | 5 | |
| 2010–11 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Total | 122 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 158 | 8 | |
| Career Total | 156 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 194 | 13 | |
References
- ↑ "Sub-21: Os De Boer de Beja" [Under-21: Beja's De Boers] (in Portuguese). Record. 18 April 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ↑ "João Aurélio". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
External links
- João Aurélio at footballzz.co.uk
- João Aurélio profile at ForaDeJogo
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