João Miguel Xavier Ferreira dos Santos (born 14 September 1993), commonly known as João Miguel, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a

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for Liga Portugal 2 club Penafiel.

Club career

Miguel signed for Romanian club Argeș Pitești in 2022. In his career, João Miguel also played for teams such as

S.C. Salgueiros Sport Comércio e Salgueiros (), commonly known as simply Salgueiros, is a Portuguese multi-sports club from the city of Porto, in the northern region of the country. Founded on 8 December 1911, in the parish of Paranhos, it is mostly known f ...

, U.D. Leiria or

C.D. Mafra Clube Desportivo Mafra is a Portuguese football club, currently playing in the Liga Bwin. They are based in the town of Mafra and own Campo Doutor Mário Silveira stadium, but the games are played in Estádio Municipal de Mafra. Founded in 1965 ...

References

1993 births Living people People from Maia, Portugal Footballers from Porto District Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football defenders Men's association football central defenders S.C. Salgueiros players Anadia F.C. players U.D. Leiria players C.D. Mafra players FC Argeș Pitești players F.C. Penafiel players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players Liga Portugal 2 players Liga I players Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Romania {{Portugal-footy-defender-stub