He started playing for Sporting, Portimonense and Braga, being successively loaned by the first and third clubs and only totalling one Primeira Liga appearance for them. From 2011 until 2015 he competed in Romania, mainly with CFR Cluj.
Felgueiras won 42 caps for Portugal at youth level.
Club career
Sporting and Portimonense
Born in Viana do Castelo, Felgueiras joined Sporting CP's youth system in 2002 at the age of 15, from local SC Vianense.[2] In early 2003, following an injury to regular starter Nélson Pereira, he was called to the first team for training,[3] but he only managed to be called up for a competitive game during his tenure, remaining an unused substitute against Gil Vicente F.C. on 29 August 2004.[4]
Felgueiras was loaned by Braga to Romanian club FC Brașov for the 2011–12 campaign.[16] The following year, after cutting all ties with the former, he agreed to a four-year contract with CFR Cluj also in Liga I,[17] making his debut in the competition with his new team on 5 August in 3–0 home victory over FC Vaslui.[18]
On 19 September 2012, Felgueiras put on a Player of the match performance against former side Braga, in a 2–0 Champions League group stage away win, being subsequently selected for the Team of the Round.[19][20] In the same competition, he was also in goal to help to a 1–0 defeat of Manchester United at Old Trafford,[21] being subsequently linked to Premier League's Everton as a backup to Tim Howard and commenting: "Any player would be interested in playing in the Premier League. I am very happy to hear about Everton's interest, but I will only think about leaving at the end of the season";[22] he also claimed that Portugal manager Paulo Bento "has been paying attention" to his performance,[23] and that Sporting and S.L. Benfica had reportedly shown interest in acquiring his services.[24]
Felgueiras received the first red card of his Romanian career (second overall) on 27 July 2013, in a 2–2 home draw against ACS Poli Timișoara.[25] In November, as Cluj was facing a financial crisis, he and other players boycotted a league match;[26] in total, he appeared in 100 games for the club in all competitions.[27]
Konyaspor
On 2 February 2015, Felgueiras signed for Turkey's Konyaspor for three and a half years and €800.000.[28] He made his debut ten days later, in a cup match against Galatasaray SK which ended with a 4–1 away loss.[29]
Later years
Felgueiras returned to Portugal on 1 February 2016, joining F.C. Paços de Ferreira until 30 June 2017.[30] He made 20 appearances in 2017–18, in a top-flight relegation.[31]
After an unassuming spell in the Cypriot First Division with Anorthosis Famagusta F.C., Felgueiras returned to his homeland and signed with his former club Espinho at the end of August 2019.[32] However, two weeks later, the 32-year-old announced that he was retiring from football for personal reasons.[33]
^Neves, Hugo; Farinha, Carlos (9 June 2007). "Mário Felgueiras quase assegurado" [Mário Felgueiras nearly confirmed]. Record (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
^Alves, Armando (30 June 2007). "Mário Felgueiras assina" [Mário Felgueiras signs]. Record (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
^Queirós, Eugénio (5 July 2010). "Na peugada de Eduardo" [On Eduardo's footsteps]. Record (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
