João Carlos Araújo Fonseca Silva (born 30 August 1989), known as Talocha, is a Portuguese professional

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who plays for S.C. Farense as a

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Club career

Born in Antas,

Vila Nova de Famalicão Vila Nova de Famalicão () is a Portuguese town with a population of approximately 133,048 inhabitants () in an area of 201,59 km2, subdivided into 49 parishes (Administrative Division of 11 Unions of Parishes and 23 Parish Councils,). Insert ...

, Talocha developed at F.C. Famalicão, and played his first senior matches for his hometown club in the lower divisions, including their 2008–09 nadir in the

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's first district league. He transferred across the third tier to

F.C. Vizela Futebol Clube de Vizela is a Portuguese Association football, football club based in Vizela, Braga District. Founded in 1939, it currently plays in the Liga Portugal Bwin, holding home games at the Estádio do Futebol Clube de Vizela, with a cap ...

in 2013. On 17 December of the following year, he scored twice against

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in the last 16 of the

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, albeit in a 3–2 home loss. On 29 May 2016, Talocha jumped two divisions to the Primeira Liga, signing for Boavista F.C. on a two-year deal. He made his professional debut in the

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-opening 2–0 home win over F.C. Arouca, on 14 August. Having barely missed a game, he got his first goal on 14 January 2018 to open a win by the same score against Portimonense S.C. also at the ''

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'', after a

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by David Simão. When Talocha was about to become a

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in May 2018, Boavista gave him a new deal for the next two years. A year later, he completed a century of appearances with the side from

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in a match with

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, amidst interest from other clubs. On 5 August 2019, Talocha reached an agreement to end his contract with a year remaining and headed abroad for the first time, to Atromitos F.C. in Super League Greece; his former employers remained 20% of his economic rights. He switched to the

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the following

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, joining champions

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. Talocha returned to the Portuguese top flight on 7 August 2020, signing a two-year deal with

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 ...

References

External links

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Portuguese League profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Talocha 1989 births Living people Sportspeople from Vila Nova de Famalicão Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Braga District Men's association football fullbacks Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players F.C. Famalicão players F.C. Vizela players Boavista F.C. players Gil Vicente F.C. players S.C. Farense players Super League Greece players Atromitos F.C. players Latvian Higher League players Riga FC players Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Latvia Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Greece Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Latvia