Daniel Almeida

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Daniel Almeida
Personal information
Full name Daniel Santa Cruz Ferreira Almeida
Date of birth (1984-04-22) 22 April 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Real
Number 20
Youth career
1997–2002 Odivelas
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–2004 Odivelas 6 (0)
2004–2005 União Santiago
2005–2007 Sintrense
2007–2008 Real 9 (0)
2008–2009 Sintrense 25 (16)
2009–2010 Igreja Nova 29 (3)
2010–2017 Oriental 172 (18)
2017–2018 Cova da Piedade 33 (2)
2018–2019 Vilafranquense 16 (1)
2019– Real 40 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 September 2021

Daniel Santa Cruz Ferreira Almeida (born 22 April 1984), simply known as Daniel Almeida is a Portuguese professional footballer playing for Real S.C. as a defender.

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Club career

Born in Lisbon, Almeida kicked off his career with Odivelas with whom he made first team debut. He made 6 appearances in two seasons, before plying his trade in lower division clubs with União Santiago and Sintrense between 2004 and 2007.

He then joined Real. He failed to make first team impact and hence rejoined Sintrense to get more first team opportunities. During his second time in Sintrense, he made a record by scoring 7 goals in a match against Rio Maior. [1] Scoring 16 goals in 25 league matches, he switched clubs joining Igreja Nova in 2009.

In 2010, he signed for Oriental. He became an important member of the team. Since then he has made more than 20 appearances in each season for the club. He played a crucial role in the club's promotion to Segunda Liga in 2013, making 32 appearances, scoring in 4 in the 2013–14 season.

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References

  1. "Daniel Almeida: "Já somos respeitados"". Record. Archived from the original on 17 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.