Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jorge Samuel Figueiredo Fernandes[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 30 January 1996||
Place of birth | Braga, Portugal[1] | ||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Rio Ave | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2007 | Braga | ||
2007–2011 | Sporting CP | ||
2011−2014 | Braga | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014−2018 | Braga B | 98 | (15) |
2017−2018 | → Tondela (loan) | 14 | (0) |
2018−2020 | Rio Ave | 6 | (0) |
2020 | → Leixões (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2020−2021 | Leixões | 25 | (4) |
2021– | Rio Ave | 65 | (7) |
International career | |||
2015 | Portugal U19 | 3 | (0) |
2016 | Portugal U20 | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:14, 19 May 2024 (UTC) |
Jorge Samuel Figueiredo Fernandes (born 30 January 1996), known as Joca, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Rio Ave F.C. as a midfielder.
Born in Braga, Joca had two youth spells with local S.C. Braga, the last one starting at the age of 15. He made his senior debut with their reserves on 9 August 2014, coming on as a 76th-minute substitute in a 1–0 away loss against C.D. Tondela in the Segunda Liga;[2] he went to spend three full seasons with the side, always in that division.
On 11 July 2017, after scoring a career-best 12 goals during the campaign with Braga B,[3] Joca was loaned to Primeira Liga club Tondela.[4] His first game in the competition occurred on 9 September, when he featured one minute in the 2–2 home draw with F.C. Paços de Ferreira.[5]
On 27 July 2018, Joca signed a three-year contract at Rio Ave F.C. also of the Portuguese top tier.[6] In January 2020, not being part of manager Carlos Carvalhal's plans, he was loaned to Leixões S.C. until June.[7]
Joca joined Leixões on a permanent basis on 18 August 2020.[8] In July 2021, however, he returned to the Estádio dos Arcos on a one-year deal.[9]
Rio Ave won the second division in 2021–22, with Joca contributing three goals from 31 matches.[10][11] He missed the vast majority of the following season with a knee injury.[12][13]
Rio Ave