João Ricardo Pereira Queirós (born 22 April 1998) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a central defender for

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Club career

Born in

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, Viana do Castelo, Queirós played youth football for a host of clubs, joining S.C. Braga at the age of 16. On 21 May 2017, in the last day of the season and while still a junior, he made his senior debut with the reserves, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 home draw against Sporting CP B in the Segunda Liga. On 18 July 2017, Queirós signed a five-year contract with Bundesliga team

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. During his tenure in Germany, however, he was solely associated to the reserve side. Queirós returned to his homeland in June 2018, joining Sporting CP and being assigned to their newly created under-23 team. On 8 August 2019, still owned by Köln, he moved to Willem II of the Dutch Eredivisie. In August 2021, Queirós was released from his contract and signed with Liga Portugal 2 club

International career

Queirós won his only cap for Portugal at under-21 level on 25 May 2018, coming on as a late substitute in the 3–2

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victory over Italy in Estoril.

References

External links

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Portuguese League profile
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Queiros, Joao 1998 births Living people People from Viana do Castelo Sportspeople from Viana do Castelo District Portuguese footballers Association football defenders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players S.C. Braga B players Sporting CP footballers G.D. Chaves players Juventude de Pedras Salgadas players Regionalliga players 1. FC Köln II players 1. FC Köln players Willem II (football club) players Portugal youth international footballers Portugal under-21 international footballers Portuguese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Germany Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Germany Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands