José Postiga

José Postiga
Personal information
Full name José Manuel Marques Postiga
Date of birth (1996-05-03) 3 May 1996
Place of birth Vila do Conde, Portugal
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Varzim (loan from Rio Ave)
Number 23
Youth career
2004–2009 Varzim
2009–2015 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2014–2015 Sporting B 1 (0)
2015– Rio Ave 0 (0)
2016– → Varzim (loan) 3 (0)
National team
2010–2011 Portugal U16 12 (3)
2012–2013 Portugal U17 12 (8)
2013–2014 Portugal U18 7 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 February 2016.

† Appearances (goals)
This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Marques and the second or paternal family name is Postiga.

José Manuel Marques Postiga (born 3 May 1996) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Varzim S.C. on loan from Rio Ave F.C. as a forward.

Club career

Sporting

Born in Vila do Conde, Postiga joined Sporting Clube de Portugal in 2009 at the age of 13, from local Varzim SC. In August 2014, while still a junior, he was included in the B-team's 18-man squad for the Segunda Liga match away to S.C. Farense, the opening day of the season.[1] He made his competition debut on the 10th, coming on as an 87th-minute substitute for Filipe Chaby in a 0–1 loss.[2]

Additionally, Postiga competed with the academy in the UEFA Youth League and scored twice in an eventual group stage exit, starting with a penalty kick in a 3–1 win at NK Maribor.[3]

Rio Ave

On 27 June 2015, Postiga signed a three-year contract with Rio Ave FC.[4] On 12 January of the following year, having not featured at all in competitive games, he returned to the second division after being loaned to nearby Varzim for the remainder of the season.[5] Eleven days later, he made his debut for his new team, replacing Elísio for the final 23 minutes of a 4–0 win at Leixões SC.[6]

International career

Postiga scored a hat-trick for Portugal on 29 September 2012 in a 4–2 win over Iceland at the Ta' Qali National Stadium in qualification for the 2013 European Under-17 Championship.[7]

Personal life

Postiga's older brother, Hélder, was also a footballer and forward. He too represented Sporting, also being a longtime Portuguese international.[8]

Their father's cousin, Armindo, a member at Rio Ave, died in a fishing shipwreck off Figueira da Foz in August 2015.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Sporting B: Ryan Gauld entre os eleitos de Barão" [Sporting B: Ryan Gauld amongst Barão's chosen] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Farense-Sporting B, 1–0: Fábio Gomes oferece triunfo" [Farense-Sporting B, 1–0: Fábio Gomes offers win] (in Portuguese). Record. 10 August 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Goals aplenty in UEFA Youth League". UEFA.com. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "José Postiga, Yazalde and Pedrinho – Welcome home". Rio Ave F.C. 27 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Mercado: Rio Ave empresta avançado José Postiga ao Varzim" [Market: Rio Ave loan forward José Postiga to Varzim] (in Portuguese). Futebol 365. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "Leixões-Varzim, 0–4: Goleada cessa série vitoriosa da turma da casa" [Leixões-Varzim, 0–4: Thrashing ends homeboys' winning streak at home] (in Portuguese). Record. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "José Postiga faz hat-trick frente à Islândia" [José Postiga scores a hat-trick against Iceland] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 29 September 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  8. ↑ Nunes, João Vasco (2 July 2014). "Segunda vaga Postiga começa a despontar" [Second wave of Postigas starts to emerge] (in Portuguese). Record. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  9. ↑ "Pescador que faleceu era familiar de Hélder Postiga" [Fisherman who died was relative of Hélder Postiga] (in Portuguese). Record. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.

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