| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Miguel Madeira Moreira | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sporting CP B | ||
| Number | 46 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2024 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Sporting CP B | 19 | (0) |
| 2025– | Sporting CP | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Cape Verde | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:23, 30 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:23, 30 May 2025 (UTC) | |||
David Miguel Madeira Moreira (born 18 April 2004) is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Sporting CP B. Born in Portugal, he plays for the Cape Verde national team.
Moreira joined the youth academy of Sporting CP in 2011, and worked his way up all their youth categories. On 7 June 2021, he signed his first professional contract with Sporting. [1] On 20 June 2023, he extended his contract with the club. [2] In 2024, he was promoted to Sporting CP B in the Liga 3.
On 30 April 2025, he started training with the senior Sporting team. [3] On 6 May 2025, he again extended his contract with Sporting until 2029. [4] On 17 May 2025, he helped Sporting CP B earn promotion to the Liga Portugal 2. [5] He made his senior and professional debut with the senior Sporting CP team as a substitute in the 2025 Taça de Portugal final, a 3–1 win over Benfica on 25 May 2025. [6]
Born in Portugal, Moreira's father was born in São Tomé and Príncipe and his mother is from Timor-Leste; his paternal grandfather is from Cape Verde. Moreira holds dual Portuguese-Cape Verdean citizenship. [7] On 18 March 2025, he was called up to the Cape Verde national team for a set of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches. [8] He debuted with Cape Verde in a friendly 1–1 tie with Malaysia on 29 May 2025 in Kuala Lumpur. [9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Taça da Liga | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sporting CP B | 2024–25 | Liga Portugal 2 | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
| Sporting CP | 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2025–26 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Verde | 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
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