Xavier Catarino Venâncio (born 29 May 1999) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a

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for Académica de Coimbra.

Football career

On 18 September 2018, Venâncio made his professional debut with

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in a

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match against

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* 1999 births Living people People from Mafra, Portugal Portuguese footballers Association football midfielders Association football defenders F.C. Rieti players Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F. players Serie C players Liga Portugal 2 players Portuguese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Italy Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Italy Sportspeople from Lisbon District {{Portugal-footy-midfielder-stub