Frederico André Ferrão Venâncio (born 4 February 1993) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays for Spanish club

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as a

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Club career

Vitória Setúbal

Born in

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, Venâncio joined local Vitória FC's youth academy at the age of 9, then returned for his last year as a junior from

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. He made his

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debut for the former club on 13 January 2013, coming on as a late substitute in a 5–0 home win against

Moreirense FC 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 scored his first league goal on 7 April of the same year, but in a 2–1 away loss to

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. On 16 August 2017, Venâncio signed with English

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side

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on a

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-long loan. He made his league debut on 23 December, playing the full 90 minutes in the 1–2 home defeat against

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. Venâncio scored his first and only goal for Wednesday on 6 May 2018, helping the hosts defeat

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5–1.

Vitória Guimarães

Venâncio signed a four-year contract with

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on 7 July 2018. A reserve player under Luís Castro in his

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, he became first choice after

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took over. On 4 October 2020, Venâncio was loaned to Spanish

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club

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for one year.

Eibar

On 6 July 2021, Venâncio joined

of the same country and league on a three-year deal.

International career

Venâncio earned the first of his two

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for the Portugal under-21 team on 25 March 2013, featuring the last minutes of the 2–1 friendly defeat of the

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. He was part of the squad at the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, being an unused squad member for the runners-up.

Personal life

Venâncio's father,

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, was also a footballer and a central defender. He too was brought up at Vitória.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Venancio, Frederico 1993 births Living people Sportspeople from Setúbal Portuguese footballers Association football defenders Primeira Liga players Vitória F.C. players Vitória S.C. players English Football League players Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players Segunda División players CD Lugo players SD Eibar footballers Portugal youth international footballers Portugal under-21 international footballers Portuguese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate footballers in Spain Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in England Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Spain