João Pica
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Miguel Passos Manuel Pica | ||
| Date of birth | 8 April 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Beja, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Tondela | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2003 | Moura | ||
| 2003–2004 | Desportivo Beja | ||
| 2004–2005 | Vitória Setúbal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2007 | Vitória Setúbal B | 3 | (0) |
| 2007 | Elvas | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Ribeirão | 43 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Varzim | 21 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Moreirense | 16 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | → Tondela (loan) | 26 | (2) |
| 2012– | Tondela | 88 | (5) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 May 2016. | |||
João Miguel Passos Manuel Pica (born 8 May 1986) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for C.D. Tondela as a central defender.
Club career
Pica was born in Beja, Alentejo. Until the age of 23, he alternated between the third and fourth levels of Portuguese football, representing Vitória de Setúbal B, O Elvas C.A.D. and G.D. Ribeirão.
In the summer of 2009, Pica signed for Segunda Liga club Varzim S.C. and, on 8 August, made his professional debut in a 1–0 home win against C.D. Fátima for the season's Taça da Liga.[1] In January 2011, he moved to fellow league club Moreirense FC.[2]
In June 2012, after spending one season with C.D. Tondela in division three on loan, Pica agreed to a permanent deal after helping to promotion to the second tier. In the 2014–15 campaign he contributed with 19 games and one goal[3] as his team reached the Primeira Liga for the first time in its history[4] and, subsequently, renewed his expiring contract for a further year.[5]
On 20 December 2015, Pica played his first match in the top flight, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 1–3 home loss against Vitória de Setúbal.[6][7]
References
- ↑ "Varzim 1–0 Fátima". Zerozero. 8 August 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ↑ "Reforço Pica estreia-se nos convocados" [Addition Pica makes squad for the first time] (in Portuguese). Record. 8 January 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ↑ "Tondela-Chaves, 2–2: Empate adia decisões para a última jornada" [Tondela-Chaves, 2–2: Draw postpones decisions to last round] (in Portuguese). Record. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ↑ "Freamunde-Tondela, 1–1: Golo nos descontos carimbou subida" [Freamunde-Tondela, 1–1: Injury time goal sealed promotion] (in Portuguese). Record. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ↑ "João Pica renova por mais um ano" [João Pica renews for one more year] (in Portuguese). Record. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ↑ "Petit estreia Pica e Jaquité na receção ao Vitória de Setúbal" [Petit hands debuts to Pica and Jaquité in reception to Vitória de Setúbal] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 20 December 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ↑ "Não há quem marque penaltis" [No penalty scorers] (in Portuguese). O Beirão. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
External links
- João Pica at footballzz.co.uk
- João Pica profile at ForaDeJogo
- João Pica profile at Soccerway
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