Francisco Geraldes

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Oliveiraand 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 (age 29) [1]
Place of birth	Lisbon, Portugal [1]
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Johor Darul Ta'zim
Number	10
Youth career
2003–2014	Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2017	Sporting CP B	71	(11)
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)
2020–2021	Rio Ave	32	(0)
2021–2023	Estoril	58	(5)
2023–2024	Baniyas	12	(0)
2024–	Johor Darul Ta'zim	0	(0)
International career
2012–2013	Portugal U18	3	(0)
2015	Portugal U20	2	(0)
2016	Portugal U21	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 December 2023

Francisco 'Chico' Oliveira Geraldes (born 18 April 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim.

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 3–1 home loss against S.L. Benfica B in the Segunda Liga. ^[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 with 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]

Geraldes was loaned to AEK Athens F.C. on 24 June 2019, 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] On 1 October, he equalised an eventual 2–2 home draw against AC Milan, and also converted his attempt in the penalty shoot-out loss in the play-off round of the UEFA Europa League. ^[12]

On 30 July 2021, after 38 official appearances at the Estádio dos Arcos (one goal), Geraldes signed a two-year deal with newly-promoted G.D. Estoril Praia. ^[13] In August 2023, after it expired, he joined Baniyas Club in the UAE Pro League on a contract of the same duration. ^[14] On 6 January 2024, he left the latter by mutual agreement, ^[15] moving to Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. from the Malaysia Super League one week later. ^[16]

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 in the 2017 UEFA European Championship qualifiers where he provided an assist to Podence. ^[17] The following month, he featured in the 3–1 friendly win against the Czech Republic in Setúbal. ^[18]

Personal life

An avid reader, Geraldes listed George Orwell as his favourite author. ^{[19] [20]}

Career statistics

As of 23 December 2023 ^[21]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sporting CP B	2012–13	Segunda Liga	2	0	—		—		—		—		2	0
	2013–14		0	0	—		—		—		—		0	0
	2014–15		25	4	—		—		—		—		25	4
	2015–16		38	7	—		—		—		—		38	7
	2016–17		6	0	—		—		—		—		6	0
	Total		71	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	71	11
Moreirense (loan)	2016–17	Primeira Liga	15	1	0	0	4	1	—		—		19	2
Sporting CP	2016–17	Primeira Liga	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		4	0
	2018–19		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		3	0
	2019–20		8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		8	0
	Total		15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
Rio Ave (loan)	2017–18	Primeira Liga	30	3	3	0	4	0	—		—		37	3
Eintracht Frankfurt (loan)	2018–19	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
AEK Athens (loan)	2019–20	Super League Greece	3	0	0	0	—		3 [lower-alpha 1]	0	–		6	0
Rio Ave	2020–21	Primeira Liga	32	0	3	0	0	0	3 [lower-alpha 1]	1	0	0	38	1
	2021–22	Liga Portugal 2	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		32	0	3	0	1	0	3	1	0	0	39	1
Estoril	2021–22	Primeira Liga	32	1	3	1	1	0	—		—		36	2
	2022–23	Primeira Liga	26	4	2	0	0	0	—		—		28	4
	Total		58	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	64	6
Baniyas Club	2023–24	UAE Pro League	12	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0
Johor Darul Ta'zim	2024–25	Malaysia Super League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			236	20	11	1	10	1	6	1	0	0	263	23

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Moreirense

• Taça da Liga: 2016–17 ^[22]

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. Miroto Simões, Luís (4 July 2016). "Cónegos confirmam Francisco Geraldes" [Canons confirm Francisco Geraldes]. Record (in Portuguese). 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. Figueiredo, João Tiago (21 August 2016). "Feirense-Moreirense, 0–3 (crónica)" [Feirense-Moreirense, 0–3 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
6. Carvalho, Alexandre (26 January 2017). "Geraldes e Podence regressam, Wallyson e Ary Papel no Moreirense" [Geraldes and Podence return, Wallyson and Ary Papel to Moreirense]. Record (in Portuguese). 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. Archived from the original on 24 October 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
10. Kallonas, Ilias (24 June 2019). "ΑΕΚ: Στην Ελλάδα ο Ζεράλντες" [AEK: Geraldes to Greece] (in Greek). Sport 24. 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. Fernandes, Mariana (1 October 2020). "Uma equipa guerreira que ficou à beira da história: Rio Ave cai com o AC Milan ao fim de 24 penáltis" [Team of warriors on the verge of history: Rio Ave fall to AC Milan after 24 penalties]. Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 January 2022.
13. "OFICIAL: Francisco Geraldes é jogador do Estoril-Praia" [OFFICIAL: Francisco Geraldes is a Estoril-Praia player] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
14. "Oficial: Francisco Geraldes apresentado no Baniyas" [Official: Francisco Geraldes presented at Baniyas]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
15. "OFICIAL: Francisco Geraldes rescinde com o Baniyas" [OFFICIAL: Francisco Geraldes cuts ties with Baniyas] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 6 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
16. "Mercado (oficial): Francisco Geraldes continua carreira na Malásia" [Market (official): Francisco Geraldes continues career in Malaysia]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
17. "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.
18. Angélico, José (11 November 2016). "Portugal impõe-se à República Checa" [Portugal dispose of Czech Republic]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 April 2018.
19. "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.
20. Pateiro, João Ricardo (18 September 2017). "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 . Retrieved 26 April 2018.
21. "Francisco Geraldes". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
22. "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.

External links

• Francisco Geraldes at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Francisco Geraldes national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)