Eduardo Quaresma

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Quaresma and the second or paternal family name is Coimbra Simões.
Eduardo Quaresma
Quaresma in 2021
Personal information
Full name Eduardo Filipe Quaresma Coimbra Simões[1]
Date of birth (2002-03-02) 2 March 2002 (age 22)[1]
Place of birth Barreiro, Portugal[1]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Sporting CP
Number 72
Youth career
2005–2011 Fabril
2011–2020 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Sporting CP 39 (1)
2020–2021 Sporting CP B 6 (0)
2021–2022 → Tondela (loan) 25 (2)
2022–2023 → Hoffenheim B (loan) 6 (0)
2022–2023 → Hoffenheim (loan) 4 (0)
International career‡
2017 Portugal U15 4 (0)
2017–2018 Portugal U16 10 (0)
2018–2019 Portugal U17 14 (0)
2019 Portugal U18 3 (0)
2019 Portugal U19 5 (0)
2021– Portugal U21 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:44, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:10, 27 September 2024 (UTC)

Eduardo Filipe Quaresma Coimbra Simões (born 2 March 2002) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP.

Club career

Sporting CP

Early career

Born in Barreiro, Setúbal District, Quaresma joined the youth academy of Fabril at the age of 3 before moving to Sporting CP in 2011.[2] In May 2020, the club rejected a bid of €5 million and Diego Laxalt from AC Milan in exchange for his signature.[3] Inter Milan and RB Leipzig were also interested in him, but he agreed to a new contract to tie him to Sporting until 2025, with a €45 million buyout clause and annual salary of €250,000.[4]

Quaresma made his professional debut in a 2–2 Primeira Liga away draw against Vitória de Guimarães on 4 June 2020, playing the full game.[5][6] In the following season, he contributed two appearances (three overall) as his team won the national championship for the first time in 19 years.[7][8]

2021–2023: Loans to Tondela and Hoffenheim

On 23 July 2021, Quaresma was loaned to Tondela for one year without a buying option.[9] He scored his first goal in the Portuguese top flight on 7 January 2022, a late consolation in the 1–3 home loss to Benfica.[10] He played 30 games as they suffered relegation;[11] one of those was on 22 May when he featured the entire final of the Taça de Portugal, lost 3–1 to Porto.[12]

On 4 August 2022, Quaresma joined Hoffenheim on a season-long loan, with an option to make the move permanent afterwards.[13][14] He totalled only four matches during his spell in Germany, and the club did not activate the clause.[15]

2023–2024: Return from loan

Quaresma returned to the Estádio José Alvalade in summer 2023. Having begun the campaign on the bench, he benefitted from injuries to teammates and the absence of Ousmane Diomande, who was competing in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations,[16] and was given a start against rivals Porto on 18 December; he impressed in the game, and also created a play that led to a goal by Viktor Gyökeres that was disallowed, in a 2–0 win to overtake Benfica at the top of the table.[17] Afterwards, he began appearing regularly as a starter,[18][19] and scored his first competitive goal for Sporting on 11 February 2024 in a 5–0 home victory over Braga.[20]

Quaresma made his continental debut on 15 February 2024, featuring the entire 3–1 away defeat of Young Boys in the knockout phase of the UEFA Europa League.[21][22]

International career

Quaresma represented Portugal at under-15, under-16, under-17, under-18 and under-19 levels, totalling 36 caps. He made his debut for the under-21s on 6 September 2021, in a 1–0 win over Belarus in the 2023 UEFA European Championship qualifiers held in Amadora.[23]

Style of play

Quaresma is predominantly deployed as a central defender, but could also play as a right-back; a natural leader thanks to his passing ability, vision and football IQ, he is equally adept at defensive midfielder. Technically gifted with strong tackling, intercepting and anticipation skills, he also liked to dribble and play short passes taking advantage of his pace to create attacking opportunities for his team.[24][25][26][27][28]

Personal life

Quaresma is a distant relative of Brazilian international Zico.[29] He is also a distant cousin of fellow footballer Ricardo Quaresma through his mother.[30]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 December 2024[31]
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 2019–20 Primeira Liga 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 9 0
2020–21 Primeira Liga 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 — 3 0
2023–24 Primeira Liga 20 1 4 0 2 0 4[a] 0 — 30 1
2024–25 Primeira Liga 8 0 1 0 0 0 3[b] 0 1[c] 0 13 0
Total 39 1 5 0 3 0 7 0 1 0 55 1
Sporting CP B 2020–21 Campeonato de Portugal 6 0 — — — — 6 0
Tondela (loan) 2021–22 Primeira Liga 25 2 5 0 0 0 — — 30 2
Hoffenheim B (loan) 2022–23 Regionalliga 6 0 — — — — 6 0
Hoffenheim (loan) 2022–23 Bundesliga 4 0 0 0 — — — 4 0
Career total 80 3 10 0 3 0 7 0 1 0 101 3
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Appearances in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

Honours

Sporting CP

References

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  2. ^ "Quaresma destaca o prazer de representar Portugal" [Quaresma highlights the pleasure of representing portugal] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Sporting rejeita 5 milhões mais jogador do AC Milan por Eduardo Quaresma" [Sporting reject 5 million plus A.C. Milan player for Eduardo Quaresma] (in Portuguese). Notícias ao Minuto. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Eduardo Quaresma tem renovação acertada com salário e cláusula de recisão fixados" [Eduardo Quaresma agrees renewal with fixed salary and release clause]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 28 May 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  5. ^ Carmo, Cátia (4 June 2020). "Brilho da formação não chega para Sporting vencer em Guimarães" [Youth system brilliance not enough for Sporting win Guimarães] (in Portuguese). TSF. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  6. ^ Pereira Fernandes, Carlos (6 June 2020). "Eduardo Quaresma convence na estreia e deixa antever "futuro brilhante"" [Eduardo Quaresma convinces on debut and a "bright future" is predicted] (in Portuguese). Notícias ao Minuto. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Sporting é campeão de Portugal ao fim de 19 anos" [Sporting are champions of Portugal after 19 years] (in Portuguese). UEFA. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  8. ^ Maia, Vítor (22 July 2021). "Sporting: Eduardo Quaresma interessa ao Tondela" [Sporting: Tondela interested in Eduardo Quaresma] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  9. ^ Soares Ribeiro, João (24 July 2021). "Eduardo Quaresma cedido mas sem opção de compra" [Eduardo Quaresma loaned but without buying option]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  10. ^ Oliveira Costa, Rui (7 February 2022). "Avançados eficazes no regresso do Benfica às vitórias. Veja os golos" [Effective forwards as Benfica return to winning ways. Watch the goals] (in Portuguese). TSF. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Defesa central Eduardo Quaresma emprestado pelo Sporting ao Hoffenheim" [Central defender Eduardo Quaresma loaned by Sporting to Hoffenheim]. Observador (in Portuguese). 4 August 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  12. ^ "Salvador Agra depois do abraço de Sérgio Conceição: "Olhamos para ali e vemos esta gente..."" [Salvador Agra after hugging Sérgio Conceição: "We look over there and we see these people..."]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 22 May 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
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