Francisco Geraldes

Francisco 'Chico' Oliveira Geraldes (born 18 April 1995) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Rio Ave F.C. as a midfielder.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Oliveira and the second or paternal family name is Geraldes.
Francisco Geraldes
Personal information
Full name Francisco Oliveira Geraldes[1]
Date of birth (1995-04-18) 18 April 1995[1]
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal[1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Rio Ave
Number 11
Youth career
2003–2014 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Sporting CP B 70 (12)
2015–2020 Sporting CP 15 (0)
2016–2017 → Moreirense (loan) 15 (1)
2017–2018 → Rio Ave (loan) 30 (3)
2018 → Eintracht Frankfurt (loan) 0 (0)
2019–2020 → AEK Athens (loan) 3 (0)
2020– Rio Ave 13 (0)
National team
2012–2013 Portugal U18 3 (0)
2015 Portugal U20 2 (0)
2016 Portugal U21 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 January 2021

Club career

Born in Lisbon, Geraldes joined local Sporting CP's youth system in 2003, aged 8. On 30 March 2013, whilst still a junior, he made his professional debut with their reserves, playing one minute in a 1–3 home loss against S.L. Benfica B for the Segunda Liga championship.[2]

Geraldes spent the first part of the 2016–17 season on loan to Primeira Liga team Moreirense FC,[3] his maiden appearance in the competition taking place on 13 August 2016 in a 1–1 home draw to F.C. Paços de Ferreira.[4] His first goal came the following weekend, when he helped the visitors defeat C.D. Feirense 3–0 also as a starter.[5]

In late January 2017, both Geraldes and Daniel Podence were recalled from their loans by Sporting manager Jorge Jesus.[6] He made his competitive debut for his parent club on 11 March, coming on as a late substitute in the 4–1 away win over C.D. Tondela.[7]

For 2017–18, still owned by Sporting, Geraldes signed with Rio Ave FC.[8] The following campaign, in the same situation, he joined Germany's Eintracht Frankfurt.[9]

On 24 June 2019, Geraldes was loaned to AEK Athens F.C. with no purchase option included in the deal.[10] On 21 August 2020, he returned to Rio Ave on a permanent three-year contract.[11]

International career

Geraldes won two caps for Portugal at under-21 level. His first was on 6 October 2016, in a 3–3 draw in Hungary for the 2017 UEFA European Championship qualifiers where he provided an assist to Podence;[12] the following month, he featured in the 3–1 friendly win against the Czech Republic in Setúbal.[13]

Personal life

An avid reader, Geraldes listed George Orwell as his favourite author.[14][15]

Club statistics
As of 21 July 2020[16]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sporting B 2012–13 Segunda Liga 20––––20
2013–14 00––––00
2014–15 244––––244
2015–16 388––––388
2016–17 60––––60
Total 7012000000007012
Moreirense (loan) 2016–17 Primeira Liga 1511041––202
Sporting 2016–17 Primeira Liga 40000000–40
2018–19 30000000–30
2019–20 80000000–80
Total 15000000000150
Rio Ave (loan) 2017–18 Primeira Liga 3034030––373
AEK Athens (loan) 2019–20 Super League Greece 3000–30–60
Career Total 133165071300014817

Honours

Moreirense

References
  1. "Francisco Geraldes" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  2. "Sporting B-Benfica B, 1–3: Dérbi marcado por expulsões" [Sporting B-Benfica B, 1–3: Derby marked by ejections]. Record (in Portuguese). 30 March 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  3. "Cónegos confirmam Francisco Geraldes" [Canons confirm Francisco Geraldes]. Record (in Portuguese). 4 July 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  4. "Moreirense emparou (1–1) com o Paços de Ferreira na 1ª jornada da Liga (vídeo)" [Moreirense drew (1–1) with Paços de Ferreira in the League's 1st round (video)] (in Portuguese). Guimarães TV. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  5. "Feirense-Moreirense, 0–3 (crónica)" [Feirense-Moreirense, 0–3 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  6. "Geraldes e Podence regressam, Wallyson e Ary Papel no Moreirense" [Geraldes and Podence return, Wallyson and Ary Papel to Moreirense]. Record (in Portuguese). 26 January 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  7. "Tondela 1–4 Sporting" (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 11 March 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  8. "Francisco Geraldes emprestado ao Rio Ave" [Francisco Geraldes loaned to Rio Ave]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 26 July 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  9. "Eintracht Frankfurt sign Francisco Geraldes on loan". Eintracht Frankfurt. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  10. "ΑΕΚ: Στην Ελλάδα ο Ζεράλντες" [AEK: Geraldes to Greece] (in Greek). Sport 24. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  11. "Francisco Geraldes assina até 2023" [Francisco Geraldes signs until 2023]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 21 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  12. "Portugal desperdiça vantagens e empata na Hungria" [Portugal throw leads away and draw in Hungary]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 6 October 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  13. "Portugal impõe-se à República Checa" [Portugal dispose of Czech Republic]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 November 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  14. "Jogador do Sporting foi fotografado a ler Saramago e recebeu "reforços"" [Sporting player was photographed reading Saramago and was given "additions"]. Público (in Portuguese). 14 July 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  15. "Francisco Geraldes, o jogador que lê Orwell e sonha ser "ídolo no Sporting"" [Francisco Geraldes, the player who reads Orwell and dreams of being "idol at Sporting"] (in Portuguese). TSF. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  16. "Chico Geraldes". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  17. "Leões deixam parabéns "especial" a Podence, Geraldes e Inácio" [Lions send "special" congratulations to Podence, Geraldes and Inácio]. Record (in Portuguese). 29 January 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
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