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Afonso Moreira
Personal information
Full name Afonso Bastardo Moreira
Date of birth (2005-03-19) 19 March 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Lamego, Portugal
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Gil Vicente
(on loan from Sporting CP)
Number 90
Youth career
2013–2017 Cracks de Lamego
2017–2023 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Sporting CP B 33 (4)
2023– Sporting CP 1 (0)
2024Gil Vicente (loan) 4 (0)
International career
2021–2022 Portugal U17 11 (5)
2022 Portugal U18 3 (0)
2022– Portugal U19 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:11, 23 December 2023 (UTC)

Afonso Bastardo Moreira (born 19 March 2005) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP. He plays regularly for the B team.

Career

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Moreira is a youth product of his local club Cracks Clube de Lamego, before moving to Sporting CP as a youth in 2017.[2] On 26 July 2021, he signed his first professional contract with Sporting.[3] On 20 August 2022, he extend his contract with the club until 2025 and starting playing with their reserves.[4] He was promoted to Sporting's senior side in the summer of 2023.[5] He made his senior and professional debut with Sporting CP in a 3–2 Primeira Liga win over Vizela on 12 August 2023.[6]

On 26 January 2024, Moreira extended his contract with Sporting until 2028, with his release clause being set at €60 million.[7]

On 29 January 2024, Sporting CP sent Moreira on loan to fellow Primeira Liga club Gil Vicente until the end of the 2023–24 season where he played 5 games but got injured in March.[8]

Moreira returned from loan to Sporting, playing for B team in Liga 3 and also the under-19 in UEFA Youth League.

International career

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Moreira is a youth international for Portugal, having played up to the Portugal U19s.[9]

Career statistics

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As of match played 27 January 2024[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sporting CP B 2022–23 Liga 3 24 4 24 4
2023–24 Liga 3 9 0 9 0
Total 33 4 33 4
Sporting CP 2023–24 Primeira Liga 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Gil Vicente (loan) 2023–24 Primeira Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 34 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 36 4

References

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  1. ^ "Afonso Bastardo Moreira". www.sporting.pt. 11 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Afonso Moreira: conheça a nova jóia do Sporting que está a deixar os adeptos loucos" [Afonso Moreira: meet Sporting's new jewel who is making the fans lose their minds]. Leonino (in European Portuguese). 2 April 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Afonso Moreira assinou contrato profissional pelo Sporting" [Afonso Moreira signed professional contract for Sporting]. Record (in European Portuguese). 26 July 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  4. ^ "OFICIAL: Sporting renova com quatro jogadores da equipa B" [OFFICIAL; Sporting renews with four B team players] (in European Portuguese). CNN Portugal. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Afonso Moreira na pré-época do Sporting: ″O irmão disse que o miúdo era um craque...″" [Afonso Moreira in Sporting's pre-season: ″The brother said the kid was an ace...″] (in European Portuguese). O Jogo. 24 June 2023.
  6. ^ "'Sacrificado': Confiança intacta em Afonso Moreira (Sporting)". A Bola.
  7. ^ "Afonso Moreira renova contrato" [Afonso Moreira renews contract] (in European Portuguese). Sporting CP. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  8. ^ "OFICIAL: Afonso Moreira é reforço do Gil Vicente FC" [OFFICIAL: Afonso Moreira is a Gil Vicente FC reinforcement] (in European Portuguese). Gil Vicente F.C. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Afonso Moreira sente-se um privilegiado e recorda: «Há uns anos ficava a ver vídeos deles»" [Afonso Moreira feels privileged and remembers: «A few years ago I watched videos of them»] (in European Portuguese). Record. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  10. ^ Afonso Moreira at Soccerway
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