Artur Jorge Marques Amorim (born 14 August 1994), known as Artur Jorge (), is a Portuguese professional

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who plays for Emirati club

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as a

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. Formed at

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, he made 94

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appearances, also representing

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and

Moreirense Moreirense Futebol Clube is a Portuguese professional football club based in Moreira de Cónegos, Guimarães Municipality, in Minho. Founded on 1 November 1938, it plays in the Liga Portugal 2, holding home games at Parque de Jogos Comendador Joa ...

. He also played top-flight football in Belgium, Romania, Cyprus and the United Arab Emirates.

Club career

Braga

Born in

, Artur Jorge joined local

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's youth system at the age of 10. He started playing as a senior with

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, going on to spend several seasons with them in the Segunda Liga. Additionally, during 2014–15, he was loaned to

Vilaverdense F.C. Länk FC Vilaverdense (formerly known as Vilaverdense F.C.) is a Portuguese Association football, football club based in Vila Verde Municipality, Vila Verde in the district of Braga. Länk FC Vilaverdense FC currently plays in the Liga 3 (Portu ...

and

S.C. Freamunde Sport Clube Freamunde is a Portuguese Association football, football club based in Freamunde, Paços de Ferreira. Founded on 19 March 1933, it currently plays in the Campeonato de Portugal (league), Campeonato de Portugal, holding home matches at ...

. Artur Jorge made both his main squad and

debut on 19 September 2016, coming on as a 71st-minute substitute for the injured André Pinto in a 3–1 away loss against

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. He contributed a further 15 starts until the end of the season, in a fifth-place finish; on 3 December he was

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after 35 minutes for conceding a

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in a 1–0 defeat at

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with a foul on André Silva, who missed the attempt. He added four appearances in the

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, including a start in the 1–0 final loss to

Moreirense F.C. Moreirense Futebol Clube is a Portuguese professional football club based in Moreira de Cónegos, Guimarães Municipality, in Minho. Founded on 1 November 1938, it plays in the Liga Portugal 2, holding home games at Parque de Jogos Comendador Joa ...

on 29 January 2017. On 15 August 2017, after renewing his contract for one year and less than one month on loan at

Royal Excel Mouscron Royal Excel Mouscron (, ), commonly known as Mouscron or familiarly as REM, was a Belgian professional football club based in Mouscron. The team was formed as ''Royal Mouscron-Péruwelz'' in the spring of 2010 as a result of the merging between ...

, Artur Jorge agreed to a

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-long loan deal with Romanian club

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. His debut came three days later in an away match against SC Juventus București, scoring an

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after just 13 seconds in an eventual 2–1 win.

Vitória Setúbal

Artur Jorge returned to his country and its top division on 13 June 2018, joining Vitória F.C. on a three-year contract. He started in all but one of his 30 appearances in his second season, but his team were relegated to the third tier due to irregularities; on 3 August, he scored the only goal at home to Moreirense to reach the League Cup group stage.

APOEL and Moreirense

In September 2020, Artur Jorge signed a two-year deal with

APOEL FC APOEL FC ( el, ΑΠΟΕΛ; short for Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Ελλήνων Λευκωσίας, ''Athletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias'', literally "Athletic Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia") ...

of the

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. He cancelled this arrangement at the halfway point after a runners-up campaign, and signed a three-year deal with Moreirense back home. Artur Jorge scored the first top-flight goal of his career on 14 May 2022 as the season ended with a 4–1 home victory over

F.C. Vizela Futebol Clube de Vizela is a Portuguese football club based in Vizela, Braga District. Founded in 1939, it currently plays in the Liga Portugal Bwin, holding home games at the Estádio do Futebol Clube de Vizela, with a capacity for 6,100 spect ...

, putting the

Moreira de Cónegos Moreira de Cónegos is a Portuguese ''freguesia'' ("civil parish") and town in the municipality of Guimarães which is in the Braga District in northern Portugal. The population in 2021 was 4,652, in an area of 4.72 km². Sports The town is ...

team in the relegation play-offs.

Later career

Artur Jorge rescinded his contract with the relegated club and went back abroad on 31 July 2022, signing for

in the

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Personal life

Artur Jorge's father, known by the same name, was also a footballer and a defender. He too played for Braga, and managed the club in two spells.

Career statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Artur Jorge 1994 births Living people Footballers from Braga Portuguese footballers Men's association football defenders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players S.C. Braga B players Länk FC Vilaverdense players S.C. Freamunde players S.C. Braga players Vitória F.C. players Moreirense F.C. players Royal Excel Mouscron players Liga I players FC Steaua București players Cypriot First Division players APOEL FC players UAE Pro League players Al Bataeh Club players Portuguese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Belgium Expatriate footballers in Romania Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Expatriate footballers in the United Arab Emirates Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Romania Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates