João Amorim (footballer, born February 1992)

João Carlos Nogueira Amorim (born 11 February 1992) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for F.C. Penafiel as a midfielder.

For other people named João Amorim, see João Amorim (disambiguation).

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Nogueira and the second or paternal family name is Amorim.
João Amorim
Personal information
Full name João Carlos Nogueira Amorim
Date of birth (1992-02-11) 11 February 1992
Place of birth Espinho, Portugal
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Penafiel
Number 20
Youth career
2001–2003 Espinho
2003–2011 Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Gondomar 9 (0)
2012–2015 Benfica B 28 (1)
2012–2013 → Trofense (loan) 31 (3)
2015–2016 Aves 14 (0)
2016–2018 Oliveirense 69 (7)
2018–2019 Varzim 23 (0)
2019 Arda 14 (1)
2020 Feirense 6 (0)
2020– Penafiel 1 (0)
National team
2007–2008 Portugal U16 7 (0)
2008–2009 Portugal U17 11 (3)
2009–2010 Portugal U18 6 (1)
2011 Portugal U19 6 (0)
2013 Portugal U21 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 October 2020

He spent most of his career in LigaPro, making over 140 appearances in service of seven clubs.

Club career

Born in Espinho, Amorim joined FC Porto's youth system in 2003, aged 11. He was not given a professional contract after he turned 19, so he signed for Gondomar S.C. in the third division, where he made his senior debut.[1]

In February 2012, Amorim joined S.L. Benfica, with the deal being made effective in July.[2] He was immediately loaned to Segunda Liga team C.D. Trofense,[3] a move repeated in the following season[4] even though he was eventually called back to Benfica B in December 2013.[5]

On 27 January 2015, Benfica announced that Amorim had signed with second level club C.D. Aves.[6] Eighteen months later, having not played regularly, he dropped down a tier to U.D. Oliveirense.[7] In his first season in Oliveira de Azeméis, he featured regularly as they won promotion as runners-up to Real SC, and he kept his place the following year in the second division.

After playing the first three matches of the 2018–19 campaign, Amorim cancelled his contract in August and found a new team in October in the shape of Varzim S.C. on a two-year deal.[1] After playing most of the remaining games as the side just avoided relegation, he moved abroad for the first time in June 2019 to FC Arda Kardzhali, newcomers in the First Professional Football League (Bulgaria).[8]

Having scored once to equalise in a 2–1 home win over FC Etar 1924 Veliko Tarnovo on 30 September 2019, Amorim returned to his country's second tier the following 15 January at C.D. Feirense.[9] Eight months later he moved again, on a one-year deal at F.C. Penafiel.[10]

References
  1. Veloso Gomes, André (24 August 2018). "Mercado ainda funciona no Varzim: João Amorim é reforço" [Market still working at Varzim: João Amorim is an addition]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  2. "João Amorim (Gondomar) assina pelo equipa B do Benfica" [João Amorim (Gondomar) signs for Benfica's B-team] (in Portuguese). Agente Desportivo. 21 February 2012. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  3. "João Amorim emprestado ao Trofense" [João Amorim loaned to Trofense] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 4 September 2012. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  4. Morais, André (2 September 2013). "João Amorim volta à Trofa" [João Amorim returns to Trofa]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  5. "João Amorim regressa à Luz" [João Amorim returns to the Light]. Record (in Portuguese). 17 December 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  6. "Futebol: João Amorim cedido a título definitivo ao Desportivo das Aves" [Football: João Amorim moves to Desportivo das Aves permanently] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  7. "João Amorim assina pela Oliveirense" [João Amorim signs for Oliveirense]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 18 August 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  8. "Арда няма спирка, договори и преминал през Порто" [Arda still at it, sign ex-Porto] (in Bulgarian). Gol. 29 June 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  9. "João Amorim: ex-Arda Kardzhali vem para reforçar meio campo do Feirense" [João Amorim: ex-Arda Kardzhali comes to bolster Feirense's midfield]. Diário da Feira (in Portuguese). 15 January 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  10. "João Amorim é reforço do Penafiel" [João Amorim is Penafiel addition]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 September 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
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