Afonso Moreira

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Afonso Moreira
Personal information
Full name Afonso Bastardo Moreira
Date of birth (2005-03-19) 19 March 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Lamego, Portugal
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Sporting CP
Number 90
Youth career
2013–2017 Cracks de Lamego
2017–2023 Sporting CP
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– Sporting CP B 33 (4)
2023– Sporting CP 1 (0)
2024 → Gil Vicente (loan) 4 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 Portugal U17 11 (5)
2022 Portugal U18 3 (0)
2022– Portugal U19 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:11, 23 December 2023 (UTC)

Afonso Bastardo Moreira (born 19 March 2005) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP. He plays regularly for the B team.

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Career

Moreira is a youth product of his local club Cracks Clube de Lamego, before moving to Sporting CP as a youth in 2017. [2] On 26 July 2021, he signed his first professional contract with Sporting. [3] On 20 August 2022, he extend his contract with the club until 2025 and starting playing with their reserves. [4] He was promoted to Sporting's senior side in the summer of 2023. [5] He made his senior and professional debut with Sporting CP in a 3–2 Primeira Liga win over Vizela on 12 August 2023. [6]

On 26 January 2024, Moreira extended his contract with Sporting until 2028, with his release clause being set at €60 million. [7]

On 29 January 2024, Sporting CP sent Moreira on loan to fellow Primeira Liga club Gil Vicente until the end of the 2023–24 season where he played five games but got injured in March. [8]

Moreira returned from loan to Sporting, playing for B team in Liga 3 and also the under-19 in UEFA Youth League.

International career

Moreira is a youth international for Portugal, having played up to the Portugal U19s. [9]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 February 2024 [10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sporting CP B 2022–23 Liga 3 244———244
2023–24 Liga 390———90
Total334———334
Sporting CP 2023–24 Primeira Liga 1010100030
Gil Vicente (loan) 2023–24 Primeira Liga401000—50
Career total384201000414

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References

  1. ↑ "Afonso Bastardo Moreira". www.sporting.pt. 11 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "Afonso Moreira: conheça a nova jóia do Sporting que está a deixar os adeptos loucos" [Afonso Moreira: meet Sporting's new jewel who is making the fans lose their minds]. Leonino (in European Portuguese). 2 April 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Afonso Moreira assinou contrato profissional pelo Sporting" [Afonso Moreira signed professional contract for Sporting]. Record (in European Portuguese). 26 July 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "OFICIAL: Sporting renova com quatro jogadores da equipa B" [OFFICIAL; Sporting renews with four B team players] (in European Portuguese). CNN Portugal. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Afonso Moreira na pré-época do Sporting: "O irmão disse que o miúdo era um craque..."" [Afonso Moreira in Sporting's pre-season: ″The brother said the kid was an ace...″] (in European Portuguese). O Jogo. 24 June 2023.
  6. ↑ "'Sacrificado': Confiança intacta em Afonso Moreira (Sporting)". A Bola.
  7. ↑ "Afonso Moreira renova contrato" [Afonso Moreira renews contract] (in European Portuguese). Sporting CP. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "OFICIAL: Afonso Moreira é reforço do Gil Vicente FC" [OFFICIAL: Afonso Moreira is a Gil Vicente FC reinforcement] (in European Portuguese). Gil Vicente F.C. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "Afonso Moreira sente-se um privilegiado e recorda: "Há uns anos ficava a ver vídeos deles"" [Afonso Moreira feels privileged and remembers: «A few years ago I watched videos of them»] (in European Portuguese). Record. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  10. ↑ Afonso Moreira at Soccerway
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