Kiki Afonso

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Kiki Afonso
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Personal information
Full name Christian Neiva Afonso [1]
Date of birth (1994-12-10) 10 December 1994 (age 30) [1]
Place of birth Vila Chã, Portugal [1]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 AVS
Number 24
Youth career
2005–2008 Marinhas
2008–2011 Porto
2009–2010 → Padroense (loan)
2011–2013 Rio Ave
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013 Rio Ave 1 (0)
2013 Dagenham & Redbridge 0 (0)
2014–2015 Atlético 46 (1)
2015–2016 Gil Vicente 15 (0)
2016–2017 Olhanense 28 (0)
2017–2019 Feirense 2 (0)
2018–2019 → Felgueiras 1932 (loan) 14 (1)
2019 B-SAD 4 (0)
2019–2023 Vizela 90 (3)
2023–2024 Ural Yekaterinburg 13 (0)
2024– AVS 18 (1)
International career
2014 Portugal U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:55, 1 February 2025 (UTC)

Christian "Kiki" Neiva Afonso (born 10 December 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Primeira Liga club AVS Futebol SAD.

Contents

Club career

Early career

Born in the Vila Chã municipality of Esposende, Afonso finished his development at Rio Ave FC. He made his senior debut on 11 May 2013, coming on as a last-minute substitute in a 2–1 home win against Gil Vicente F.C. in the Primeira Liga. [2]

Journeyman

Afonso went back to Portugal following a brief spell in England with Dagenham & Redbridge, going on spend four seasons in the Segunda Liga with Atlético Clube de Portugal, Gil Vicente and S.C. Olhanense. [3] [4] He scored his first goal as a professional on 18 January 2015, helping the first of those teams to defeat the last 3–2. [5]

Afonso returned to the top division in the summer of 2017, but totalled just six league appearances over two seasons for C.D. Feirense [6] and B-SAD. [7] The former club also loaned him to third-tier side F.C. Felgueiras 1932. [8]

Vizela

On 14 August 2019, Afonso signed with F.C. Vizela. [9] He was part of the squads that earned two promotions in as many years to return to the top tier, contributing 32 matches (33 in all competitions) and two goals in the 2020–21 campaign. [10] [4]

Afonso scored his first goal in the Portuguese top flight on 17 February 2023, closing the 1–1 draw at Gil Vicente. [11]

Later career

On 21 June 2023, Afonso joined Russian Premier League club FC Ural Yekaterinburg as a free agent. [12] [13] He returned to Portugal and its main division one year later, signing for newly promoted AVS Futebol SAD. [14]

International career

Afonso was part of the Portugal under-20 squad at the 2014 Toulon Tournament, playing the entire 4–1 victory over China in the group stage [15] in an eventual third-place finish. [16]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 June 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [17] [18]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rio Ave 2012–13 Primeira Liga 100000—10
Atlético 2013–14 Liga Portugal 2 800000—80
2014–15 Liga Portugal 23812050—451
Total461205000531
Gil Vicente 2015–16 Liga Portugal 215040——190
Olhanense 2016–17 Liga Portugal 228010——290
Feirense 2017–18 Primeira Liga201000—30
Felgueiras 1932 (loan) 2018–19 Campeonato de Portugal 14100——141
B-SAD 2018–19 Primeira Liga4000000040
Vizela 2019–20 Campeonato de Portugal501000—60
2020–21 Liga Portugal 23221000—332
2021–22 Primeira Liga2503010—290
2022–23 Primeira Liga2812020—321
Total9037030001003
Ural 2023–24 Russian Premier League 13070—00200
Career total213522080002435

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Kiki Afonso" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  2. ↑ Almeida, Germano (11 May 2013). "Rio Ave-Gil Vicente, 2–1 (crónica)" [Rio Ave-Gil Vicente, 2–1 (report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  3. ↑ Tovar, Rui Miguel (31 August 2016). "Rafa na Luz, Markovic em Alvalade. E Adrien ficou – como aconteceu" [Rafa to the Luz, Markovic to Alvalade. And Adrien stayed – how it happened]. Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Kiki Afonso também segue com o Vizela para a I Liga" [Kiki Afonso also goes with Vizela to the I League] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Atlético-Olhanense, 3–2: Lisboetas com vitória nos descontos" [Atlético-Olhanense, 3–2: Men from Lisbon with win in injury time]. Record (in Portuguese). 18 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "Internacional Kiki reforça CD Feirense" [International Kiki strengthens CD Feirense] (in Portuguese). C.D. Feirense. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  7. ↑ Cunha, Pedro Jorge; Pereira, Sérgio (31 January 2019). "Belenenses garante Kiki Afonso e Dieguinho" [Belenenses confirm Kiki Afonso and Dieguinho] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "OFICIAL: Feirense empresta Kiki ao Felgueiras" [OFFICIAL: Feirense loan Kiki to Felgueiras] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "Kiki reforça lado esquerdo da defesa" [Kiki bolsters left flank of defence] (in Portuguese). F.C. Vizela. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  10. ↑ ""Vizela é Vizela": a grande festa na cidade pelo regresso à Liga" ["Vizela is Vizela": city parties hard upon return to League] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  11. ↑ "FC Vizela empatou a um golo na deslocação ao Gil Vicente" [FC Vizela drew one-all at Gil Vicente] (in Portuguese). Rádio Vizela. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  12. ↑ "Добро пожаловать, Кики!" [Welcome, Kiki!] (in Russian). FC Ural Yekaterinburg. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  13. ↑ "Oficial: Kiki Afonso vai jogar no campeonato da Rússia" [Official: Kiki Afonso will play in Russian championship]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 21 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  14. ↑ "Kiki Afonso é reforço do AVS" [Kiki Afonso is AVS addition] (in Portuguese). AVS Futebol SAD. 13 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  15. ↑ "Portugal a um pequeno passo da final em Toulon" [Portugal have all but reached the final in Toulon] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 27 May 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  16. ↑ "Portugal conquista terceiro lugar do Torneio de Toulon ao bater Inglaterra" [Portugal finish third in Toulon Tournament after beating England] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  17. ↑ Kiki Afonso at Soccerway
  18. ↑ Kiki Afonso at WorldFootball.net
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