Miguel Martelo Lourenço (born 27 May 1992) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a

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for Liga 3 club Pêro Pinheiro.

Club career

Born in Quinta do Conde, Sesimbra, Setúbal District, Lourenço joined

Vitória de Setúbal Vitoria or Vitória may refer to : People * Francisco de Vitoria (c. 1483–1546), a Spanish Renaissance theologian * Alberto Vitoria (1956–2010), Spanish footballer * Rui Vitória (born 1970), Portuguese retired footballer * Steven Vitória (b ...

's youth system in 2006, aged 14. He made his senior debut with amateurs

Casa Pia AC Casa Pia Atlético Clube is a Portuguese multi-sports founded in 1920 and based in Lisbon, Portugal, best-known for its football team, that competes in the Primeira Liga. The club is named after Casa Pia, a Portuguese children's charity, and many ...

, on loan. Lourenço first appeared in the

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on 26 August 2012, playing the second half of a 0–5 home loss against S.L. Benfica as the hosts were already trailing 3–0 and with one player less. His first goal arrived on 23 February of the following year, when he scored the game's only through a header to defeat S.C. Beira-Mar also at the

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. For 2013–14, Lourenço was loaned to Segunda Liga team

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. He subsequently returned, going on to total 24 league matches over the following two top-flight seasons. On 28 June 2016, still owned by Vitória, Lourenço joined Zira FK on loan, leaving at the end of the campaign. Released by the former club one year later, he returned to his country and remained a free agent until late December 2017, when he signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with

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of the second division. Lourenço ventured abroad again in March 2023, moving to Norwegian third-tier Kvik Halden FK. He went back to Portugal on 15 September, signing for Liga 3 club

C.A. Pêro Pinheiro Clube Atlético Pero Pinheiro is a Portugal, Portuguese sports club from Pero Pinheiro, Sintra. The men's football team plays in the Liga 3 (Portugal), Liga 3, the third tier of Portuguese football. History Pero Pinheiro also had a stint on the ...

International career

Lourenço won 13 caps for Portugal across all youth levels. His first for the under-21 team arrived on 15 October 2012, when he played the first 45 minutes in a 0–1

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home loss to Ukraine.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lourenco, Miguel 1992 births Living people People from Sesimbra Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Setúbal District Men's association football central defenders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Liga 3 (Portugal) players Vitória F.C. players Casa Pia A.C. players C.D. Santa Clara players C.F. União players C.D. Mafra players Azerbaijan Premier League players Zira FK players Kvik Halden FK players Portugal men's youth international footballers Portugal men's under-21 international footballers Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Norway