Ângelo Rafael Teixeira Alpoim Meneses (born 3 July 1993) is a

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professional

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who plays as a

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for Liga 1 club RANS Nusantara.

Career

Club

On 16 February 2014, Meneses made his professional debut with Oliveirense in a

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match against

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. On 19 June 2019, Ararat-Armenia announced the signing of Meneses, leaving two seasons later after amassing 36 league appearances and 1 one goal for Ararat-Armenia in the league and 53 appearances and 2 goals in all competitions. On 2 July 2021, he returned to

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on a one-year contract.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Ararat-Armenia

Armenian Premier League The Armenian Premier League ( hy, VBET Հայաստանի Պրեմիեր Լիգա, known as the VBET Armenian Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the top association football, football competition in Armenia. From 1936 to 1991, the compet ...

(1): 2019–20 *

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(1):

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References

External links

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Stats and profile at LPFP
* 1993 births Sportspeople from Vila Nova de Famalicão Footballers from Braga District Living people Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football defenders F.C. Famalicão players Rio Ave F.C. players U.D. Oliveirense players F.C. Penafiel players FC Ararat-Armenia players S.C. Covilhã players RANS Nusantara F.C. players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players Liga Portugal 2 players Armenian Premier League players Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Armenia Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Armenia Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia {{Portugal-footy-defender-stub