Joel Ferreira

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Soares and the second or paternal family name is Ferreira.
Joel Ferreira
Personal information
Full name Joel António Soares Ferreira[1]
Date of birth (1992-01-10) 10 January 1992 (age 32)[1]
Place of birth Porto, Portugal[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Trofense
Youth career
2002–2010 Porto
2007–2008 → Padroense (loan)
2010–2011 Gondomar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Gondomar 113 (3)
2015–2016 Mafra 37 (0)
2016–2018 Estoril 42 (0)
2018–2019 Académica 18 (0)
2019–2020 Mafra 24 (5)
2020–2022 Arouca 23 (0)
2022 Chaves 1 (0)
2022–2023 Leixões 24 (0)
2024– Trofense 19 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:04, 12 December 2024 (UTC)

Joel António Soares Ferreira (born 10 January 1992) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga 3 club Trofense.

Club career

Born in Porto, Ferreira spent his first four years as a senior with local team Gondomar S.C. in the third division. In summer 2015 he signed with C.D. Mafra,[2] making his professional debut on 8 August by playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 away draw against Gil Vicente F.C. in the Segunda Liga.[3]

On 21 June 2016, after suffering relegation, Ferreira signed a three-year deal with G.D. Estoril Praia.[4] He first appeared in the Primeira Liga on 15 August, starting a 0–2 home loss to C.D. Feirense.[5]

Ferreira returned to the second tier on 12 July 2018, joining Académica de Coimbra.[6] He continued competing at that level the following seasons with Mafra[7] and F.C. Arouca,[8] contributing 22 matches (26 in all competitions) in 2020–21[9] as the latter club won two promotions in two years to return to the top flight.[10]

On 21 January 2022, after only four official games in the first half of the campaign, Ferreira left the Estádio Municipal de Arouca as a free agent and returned to division two with G.D. Chaves.[9] In the following years, he represented Leixões SC (second tier)[11] and C.D. Trofense (Liga 3).[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 December 2024[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Taça de Portugal Taça da Liga Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gondomar 2011–12 Segunda Divisão 21 0 1 0 — — 22 0
2012–13 Segunda Divisão 30 0 0 0 — — 30 0
2013–14 Campeonato Nacional de Seniores 32 3 0 0 — — 32 3
2014–15 Campeonato Nacional de Seniores 30 0 0 0 — — 30 0
Total 113 3 1 0 — — 114 3
Mafra 2015–16 LigaPro 37 0 0 0 0 0 — 37 0
Estoril 2016–17 Primeira Liga 27 0 2 0 0 0 — 29 0
2017–18 Primeira Liga 15 0 0 0 1 0 — 16 0
Total 42 0 2 0 1 0 — 45 0
Académica 2018–19 LigaPro 18 0 0 0 0 0 — 18 0
Mafra 2019–20 LigaPro 24 5 2 1 1 0 — 27 6
Arouca 2020–21 Liga Portugal 2 22 0 1 0 0 0 2[a] 0 25 0
2021–22 Primeira Liga 1 0 1 0 2 0 — 4 0
Total 23 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 29 0
Chaves 2021–22 Liga Portugal 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2022–23 Primeira Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Leixões 2022–23 Liga Portugal 2 24 0 3 0 2 0 — 29 0
2023–24 Liga Portugal 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 24 0 3 0 2 0 — 29 0
Trofense 2023–24 Liga 3 8 0 0 0 — — 8 0
2024–25 Liga 3 11 0 0 0 — — 11 0
Total 19 0 0 0 — — 19 0
Career total 301 8 10 1 6 0 2 0 319 9
  1. ^ Appearances in promotion play-offs

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Joel" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Joel Ferreira contratado, Altair dispensado" [Joel Ferreira signed, Altair released]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 21 July 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Gil Vicente-Mafra, 1–1: Galos falham vitória nos descontos" [Gil Vicente-Mafra, 1–1: Roosters miss win in injury time]. Record (in Portuguese). 8 August 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Joel Ferreira é reforço do Mágico" [Joel Ferreira bolsters the Magic] (in Portuguese). G.D. Estoril Praia. 21 June 2016. Archived from the original on 5 July 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Feirense vence no regresso à I Liga" [Feirense win in return to I League]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 15 August 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Joel Ferreira é o novo reforço da Académica" [Joel Ferreira is Académica's new addition] (in Portuguese). Académica Coimbra. 12 July 2018. Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Joel Ferreira regressa ao Mafra por uma temporada" [Joel Ferreira returns to Mafra for one season]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 July 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  8. ^ Dias, Eduíno (13 August 2020). "Mercado: Arouca reforça defesa com contratação de Joel Ferreira" [Market: Arouca bolster defence with signing of Joel Ferreira] (in Portuguese). Futebol 365. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  9. ^ a b Silva Reis, Paulo (21 January 2022). "Joel Ferreira é reforço do Chaves" [Joel Ferreira is a Chaves addition]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  10. ^ Roseiro, Bruno (30 May 2021). "A família Pinho está de volta: Arouca sobe em épocas consecutivas, volta à Primeira Liga quatro anos depois e condena Rio Ave à descida" [The Pinho family is back: Arouca promote in consecutive seasons, return to the First League four years later and condemn Rio Ave to relegation]. Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  11. ^ "Joel Ferreira confirmado como reforço do Leixões" [Joel Ferreira confirmed as Leixões' reinforcement]. Record (in Portuguese). 2 August 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  12. ^ Mesquita, Artur (27 January 2024). "Defesa do Trofense passa a contar com a experiência de Joel Ferreira" [Trofense defence can now count on Joel Ferreira's experience]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  13. ^ Joel Ferreira at Soccerway