Frederico Venâncio

Frederico Venâncio
Personal information
Full name Frederico André Ferrão Venâncio[1]
Date of birth (1993-02-04) 4 February 1993 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth Gâmbia, Portugal[1]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Santa Clara
Number 21
Youth career
2002–2010 Vitória Setúbal
2010–2011 Benfica
2011–2012 Vitória Setúbal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2018 Vitória Setúbal 115 (6)
2017–2018 → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 20 (1)
2018–2021 Vitória Guimarães 25 (0)
2020–2021 → Lugo (loan) 36 (2)
2021–2024 Eibar 75 (1)
2024– Santa Clara 14 (0)
International career
2012–2013 Portugal U20 8 (0)
2013–2014 Portugal U21 2 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up 2015 Czech Republic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:08, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

Frederico André Ferrão Venâncio (born 4 February 1993) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Primeira Liga club Santa Clara.

Club career

Vitória Setúbal

Born in Gâmbia – Pontes – Alto da Guerra, Setúbal, Venâncio joined local Vitória FC's youth academy at the age of 9, then returned for his last year as a junior from S.L. Benfica. He made his Primeira Liga debut for the former club on 13 January 2013, coming on as a late substitute in a 5–0 home win against Moreirense FC.[2] He scored his first league goal on 7 April of the same year, but in a 2–1 away loss to Rio Ave FC.[3]

On 16 August 2017, Venâncio signed with English Championship side Sheffield Wednesday on a season-long loan.[4] He made his league debut on 23 December, playing the full 90 minutes in the 1–2 home defeat against Middlesbrough.[5]

Venâncio scored his only goal for Wednesday on 6 May 2018, helping the hosts to defeat Norwich City 5–1.[6]

Vitória Guimarães

Venâncio signed a four-year contract with Vitória S.C. on 7 July 2018.[7] A reserve player under Luís Castro in his first year,[8] he became first choice after Ivo Vieira took over.[9]

On 4 October 2020, Venâncio was loaned to Spanish Segunda División club CD Lugo for one year.[10] He scored in 2–2 draws against Málaga CF (away)[11] and Real Zaragoza (home),[12] barely avoiding relegation after finishing 18th.[13]

Eibar

On 6 July 2021, Venâncio joined SD Eibar of the same country and league on a three-year deal.[14] He reached the La Liga play-offs with his team in 2022 and 2024, being eliminated in the semi-finals on both occasions.[15][16]

Later career

Venâncio returned to the Portuguese top tier in summer 2024, agreeing to a two-year contract at newly promoted C.D. Santa Clara as a free agent.[17]

International career

Venâncio earned the first of his two caps for the Portugal under-21 team on 25 March 2013, featuring the last minutes of the 2–1 friendly defeat of the Republic of Ireland in Dundalk.[18] He was part of the squad at the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship,[19] being an unused squad member for the runners-up.[20]

Personal life

Venâncio's father, Pedro, was also a footballer and a central defender. He too was brought up at Vitória.[21][22]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 December 2024[23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vitória Setúbal 2012–13 Primeira Liga 7 1 0 0 3 0 — — 10 1
2013–14 18 1 1 0 4 1 — — 23 2
2014–15 31 1 1 0 3 0 — — 35 1
2015–16 31 0 2 0 0 0 — — 33 0
2016–17 26 3 1 0 4 1 — — 31 4
2017–18 2 0 0 0 1 0 — — 3 0
Total 115 6 5 0 15 2 — — 135 8
Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 2017–18 Championship 20 1 5 0 0 0 — — 25 1
Vitória Guimarães 2018–19 Primeira Liga 5 0 2 0 1 0 — — 8 0
2019–20 20 0 0 0 3 0 3[c] 0 — 26 0
Total 25 0 2 0 4 0 3 0 — 34 0
Lugo (loan) 2020–21 Segunda División 36 2 1 0 — — — 37 2
Eibar 2021–22 Segunda División 27 0 0 0 — — 2[d] 0 29 0
2022–23 29 1 2 0 — — — 31 1
2023–24 19 0 1 0 — — — 20 0
Total 75 1 3 0 — — 2 0 80 1
Santa Clara 2024–25 Primeira Liga 14 0 3 0 0 0 — — 17 0
Career total 285 10 19 0 19 2 3 0 2 0 328 12
  1. ^ Includes Taça de Portugal, FA Cup, Copa del Rey
  2. ^ Includes Taça da Liga
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearances in Segunda División play-offs

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Frederico Venâncio" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  2. ^ Nunes, Luís Miguel (13 January 2013). "V. Setúbal-Moreirense: Meyong brilha em goleada sadina" [V. Setúbal-Moreirense: Meyong shines in sadino rout] (in Portuguese). Relvado. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Rio Ave vence Setúbal e continua colado ao Sporting" [Rio Ave defeat Setúbal and are still glued to Sporting] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 7 April 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Owls complete Federico Venancio loan capture". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 Middlesbrough". BBC Sport. 23 December 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Sheffield Wednesday 5–1 Norwich City". BBC Sport. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  7. ^ Santos, José (7 July 2018). "Frederico Venâncio é reforço" [Frederico Venâncio is an addition]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Frederico Venâncio quer jogar mais pelo Vitória de Guimarães nesta época" [Frederico Venâncio wants to play more for Vitória de Guimarães this season] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  9. ^ Machado, José Miguel (24 November 2019). "Venâncio ao palco" [Venâncio takes the stage]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Frederico Venâncio, nuevo jugador del CD Lugo" [Frederico Venâncio, new player of CD Lugo] (in Spanish). CD Lugo. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  11. ^ Suárez, César (27 November 2020). "Juande creyó y el Málaga remontó un 0–2 al Lugo" [Juande believed and Málaga came from 0–2 behind with Lugo]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Un gol de Cristian Álvarez hunde al Lugo en el minuto 97" [Cristian Álvarez goal sinks Lugo in the 97th minute]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 30 April 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Manu Barreiro, el 'verdugo' de Stoichkov y Pierre" [Manu Barreiro, Stoichkov and Pierre's 'henchman'] (in Spanish). Europa Sur. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  14. ^ "Frederico Venâncio, otro refuerzo más para el Eibar 21/22" [Frederico Venâncio, another addition for the 21/22 Eibar] (in Spanish). SD Eibar. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  15. ^ "El Eibar pierde 0–2 con el Girona y se queda sin opciones de ascenso" [Eibar lose 0–2 with Girona and run out of promotion options] (in Spanish). EITB. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  16. ^ Barroso, Ander (12 June 2024). "El Oviedo sueña en grande y el Eibar vuelve a tropezar en la misma piedra" [Oviedo dream big and Eibar make same mistake again]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  17. ^ Martins, André (18 July 2024). "Santa Clara contrata Frederico Venâncio a custo zero: "Estou muito feliz por estar aqui"" [Santa Clara sign Frederico Venâncio for free: "I'm very happy to be here"]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  18. ^ "Portugal vence a Irlanda" [Portugal defeat Ireland]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 25 March 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  19. ^ "Os 23 convocados para o Europeu de sub-21" [The 23 selected for the under-21 European Championships]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 7 June 2015. Archived from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  20. ^ Kell, Tom (30 June 2015). "Spot-on Sweden beat Portugal to win U21 EURO". UEFA. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  21. ^ Fonseca, Manuel (16 August 2013). "Aposta nos jovens da casa para tentar fazer milagres" [Bet on home youths to try and work miracles]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  22. ^ Lopes Pereira, Ricardo (22 August 2016). "Pedro Venâncio: "Gonçalo Guedes tropeçou numa minhoca"" [Pedro Venâncio: "Gonçalo Guedes tripped on a worm"]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  23. ^ Frederico Venâncio at Soccerway