João Queirós

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pereira and the second or paternal family name is Queirós.

João Queirós
Personal information
Full name João Ricardo Pereira Queirós[1]
Date of birth (1998-04-22) 22 April 1998 (age 26)[1]
Place of birth Barroselas, Portugal[1]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Ararat-Armenia
Number 4
Youth career
2006–2008 Barroselas
2008–2010 Póvoa Lanhoso
2010–2011 Benfica
2011–2012 Dragon Force
2012 Barroselas
2013 Artur Rego
2013 Barroselas
2014 Palmeiras Braga
2014–2017 Braga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Braga B 1 (0)
2017–2021 1. FC Köln II 19 (0)
2018–2019 → Sporting CP U23 (loan) 13 (0)
2019–2020 → Willem II (loan) 0 (0)
2021–2024 Chaves 15 (0)
2021 → Pedras Salgadas (loan) 5 (0)
2024 Mafra 9 (0)
2024– Ararat-Armenia 16 (1)
International career
2015–2016 Portugal U18 5 (1)
2016–2017 Portugal U19 13 (1)
2017–2018 Portugal U20 6 (0)
2018 Portugal U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 December 2024

João Ricardo Pereira Queirós (born 22 April 1998) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Armenian Premier League club FC Ararat-Armenia.

Club career

Born in Barroselas, Viana do Castelo, Queirós played youth football for a host of clubs, joining S.C. Braga at the age of 16. On 21 May 2017, in the last day of the season and while still a junior, he made his senior debut with the reserves, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 home draw against Sporting CP B in the Segunda Liga.[2]

On 18 July 2017, Queirós signed a five-year contract with Bundesliga team 1. FC Köln.[3] During his tenure in Germany, however, he was solely associated to the reserve side.[4]

Queirós returned to his homeland in June 2018, joining Sporting CP and being assigned to their newly created under-23 team.[5] On 8 August 2019, still owned by Köln, he moved to Willem II of the Dutch Eredivisie.[6]

In August 2021, Queirós was released from his contract and signed with second-tier club G.D. Chaves.[4] On 27 August 2022, as they were back in the Primeira Liga, he played his first match in the competition, as a 79th-minute substitute in the 2–0 away win over Sporting.[7]

Queirós returned to the second division on 31 January 2024, joining C.D. Mafra.[8]

International career

Queirós won his only cap for Portugal at under-21 level on 25 May 2018, coming on as a late substitute in the 3–2 friendly victory over Italy in Estoril.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "João Queirós" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  2. ^ "COMENTÁRIO: Sporting B empata com Braga B e impede terceiro lugar aos minhotos" [COMMENT: Sporting B draw with Braga B and prevent minhotos from finishing third]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 21 May 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Köln holt Joao Queiros aus Braga" [Köln get Joao Queiros from Braga] (in German). Kicker. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  4. ^ a b "FC wird Transfer-Flop Joao Queiros endgültig los" [FC finally get rid of transfer flop João Queirós]. Express (in German). 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Sporting apresenta João Queirós para a equipa sub-23" [Sporting present João Queirós for the under-23 team]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 7 June 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  6. ^ Hack, Wilber (8 August 2019). "João Queirós tekent huurovereenkomst bij Willem II" [João Queirós signs with Willem II on loan]. Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Desportivo de Chaves impõe ao Sporting segunda derrota na I Liga" [Desportivo de Chaves impose second loss to Sporting in I League]. Diário de Trás-os-Montes (in Portuguese). 27 August 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Bem-vindo, Queirós!" [Welcome, Queirós!] (in Portuguese). C.D. Mafra. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Seleção Sub-21 de Portugal vence Itália em amigável disputado no Estoril" [Portugal Under-21 national team defeat Italy in friendly held in Estoril] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2020.