Frédéric Ferreira Maciel (born 15 March 1994) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays for Romanian club ASC Oțelul Galați as a

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Club career

Born in

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, France of Portuguese descent, Maciel joined

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's academy at the age of 16. He made his senior debut with the reserves, going on to spend several seasons in the Segunda Liga; in 2014–15, he scored a squad-best 13 goals in 43 games to help to a 13th-place finish. On 13 July 2015, Maciel signed a three-year deal with

Royal Mouscron-Péruwelz 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 betwee ...

which was to be initially a one-year loan with option to buy. He was sparingly used during the campaign, with the side narrowly avoiding relegation from the

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. Maciel returned to his country of adoption in summer 2016, agreeing to a two-year contract at

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 ...

. His

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debut occurred on 29 October, when he came on as a 62nd-minute substitute for

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in a 2–1 away win against

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. In the final game of the season, he scored his only league goal in a 3–1 home victory over former club Porto. Though he was not involved in

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at all, he played his part in their conquest of the

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by scoring the only goal of the second-round defeat of

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at the

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. On 19 November 2017, in the fourth round of the

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, he added two more in a 5–2 win over F.C. Felgueiras 1932 at the same venue. On 10 January 2018, Maciel moved across the second division to

Gil Vicente F.C. Gil Vicente Futebol Clube (), commonly known as Gil Vicente, founded in 1924, is a Portuguese football club that plays in Barcelos. It competes in the Primeira Liga, the top division of football in the country, and it is named after the Portugues ...

on a 2-year deal. He made ten starts as the team from Barcelos suffered

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, and scored in a 2–1 loss at

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on 25 February; injury cost him the entire 2018–19, and new manager

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informed him that he was not in his plans for the club now restored to the top flight. On 2 September 2019,

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Maciel joined

Varzim S.C. Varzim Sport Club () is a Portuguese football team based in Póvoa de Varzim, near Porto in the north of the country. The club was founded on 25 December 1915, and has played at the Estádio do Varzim Sport Club since it was founded. The club pl ...

on a one-year contract.

Honours

Moreirense *

: 2016–17

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Maciel, Frederic 1994 births Living people French people of Portuguese descent Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Grenoble Men's association football wingers Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players Padroense F.C. players FC Porto B players Moreirense F.C. players Gil Vicente F.C. players Varzim S.C. players Lusitânia F.C. players S.C.U. Torreense players Belgian Pro League players Royal Excel Mouscron players Liga I players ASC Oțelul Galați players Portugal men's youth international footballers Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Romania