João André Ribeiro Vieira (born 19 December 1991) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a

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for Liga 3 club Varzim.

Club career

Born in

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, Vieira joined hometown

União Leiria União Desportiva de Leiria, commonly known as União de Leiria (), is a Portuguese football club based in Leiria, central Portugal. Founded on 6 June 1966, it currently plays in the Campeonato de Portugal, holding home matches at Estádio Dr. M ...

's youth system at the age of 8 where he completed his formation. He made his senior debuts in the

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at the third level of the league system, on loan to Atlético Reguengos in the 2010-11 season. In the 2011 summer he left União Leiria whiteout never appeared officially for its first team to spend two seasons at Marítimo B, the

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. The first season in the

where he scored 7 goals in 19 Appearances. In the following campaign Vieira made his professional debut in a match against

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on 12 August 2012. He netted twice in the season's and his last match for the club – in a 2–0 away win against

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. For 2013-14, Vieira joined

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in the Campeonato Nacional, the newly created third-tier football league in

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after the merging of the Segunda Divisão and Terceira Divisão. He started impressively and was netting four times in five matches. At the end of the 2013-14 he finished with a career-high 26 goals in 31 matches, and ended as 2013–14 top scorer. On 5 June 2015, Vieira signed a three-year deal with top league club

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 ...

. On 27 June 2022, Vieira joined

. A year later, he moved to Varzim.Varzim reforça ataque com contratação de João Vieira
maissemanario.pt, 20 June 2023

References

External links

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Stats and profile at LPFP
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vieira, Joao 1991 births People from Leiria Footballers from Leiria District Living people Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football forwards Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players Segunda Divisão players Liga 3 (Portugal) players U.D. Leiria players Atlético S.C. players C.S. Marítimo players G.D. Chaves players Moreirense F.C. players C.D. Feirense players F.C. Vizela players U.D. Vilafranquense players C.D. Cova da Piedade players Casa Pia A.C. players S.C.U. Torreense players Varzim S.C. players