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2024–25 FC Porto Season ...
The 2024–25 season was the 132nd season in the history of FC Porto, and the club's 90th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. In addition to the domestic league, the club participated in the Taça de Portugal, the Taça da Liga, the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, the UEFA Europa League, and the newly expanded FIFA Club World Cup. This is Porto's first full season since 2017–18 without veteran defender Pepe, who departed the club after his contract expired. Players Current squad Technical staff References {{DEFAULTSORT:2024-25 FC Porto Season FC Porto seasons Porto Porto Porto Porto (), also known in English language, English as Oporto, is the List of cities in Portugal, second largest city in Portugal, after Lisbon. It is the capital of the Porto District and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Porto c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Villas-Boas
LuÃs André de Pina Cabral e Villas-Boas (; born 17 October 1977) is a Portuguese sports executive, and former professional Manager (association football), football manager, who is currently the List of FC Porto presidents, president of Portuguese sports club FC Porto, Porto. He was among the growing number of top-level managers who never played football professionally, and one of the few managers to have never played beyond youth football. His managerial career highlights include an undefeated 2010–11 FC Porto season, 2010–11 season in the Primeira Liga with Porto, winning four trophies and becoming the youngest manager to win 2010–11 UEFA Europa League, a European title in the process; guiding Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Tottenham Hotspur to a then-record tally of 72 points in the Premier League during the 2012–13 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, 2012–13 season (the most points by a team finishing outside the top four at the time); and three trophies during his spell w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samu Aghehowa
Samuel Omorodion Aghehowa (born 5 May 2004) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Primeira Liga club Porto and the Spain national team. After coming through Granada's youth academy, Aghehowa began playing for the club's reserve team in 2022, being promoted to the first team in 2023. He subsequently signed with Atlético Madrid, being immediately loaned to La Liga club Alavés. In August 2024, Aghehowa joined Porto for a transfer fee of €15 million. Eligible to play for Nigeria, Aghehowa represented Spain at various youth international levels. He won a gold medal with the Spain under-23 team at the 2024 Summer Olympics. He then made his senior international debut in 2024. Club career Granada Born in Melilla to Nigerian parents, Aghehowa moved to Seville at a young age. After playing for local side AD Nervión in his hometown of Sevilla, he joined Granada's youth setup in 2021. On 6 March 2022, Aghehowa made his senior debut for Granada's reserve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Gomes
William Gomes Carvalho Santos (born 15 March 2006), better known as William Gomes, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and winger for Primeira Liga club Porto. Career Since joining São Paulo's youth academy in 2021, William Gomes was frequently called up for Brazil's youth teams, in the U15 and U17 categories. Being part of a generation considered to have great talent, he had a meteoric rise in the 2023 season, being quickly promoted to the professional squad by manager Dorival Júnior. William signed his first professional contract in March 2023, with a release clause of R$ 440 million. He was called for the first team squad for the first time on 12 November 2023, in the match against Santos. On 22 November 2023, he made his debut as a professional footballer against Fluminense Fluminense Football Club () is a Brazilian sports club based in the neighbourhood of Laranjeiras, in Rio de Janeiro, being the oldest football club in the state sinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Eustáquio
Stephen Antunes Eustáquio ( ; born 21 December 1996) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club Porto and vice-captains the Canada national team. After starting out at Nazarenos, he has spent most of his club career in Portugal with Torreense, Leixões, Chaves, Paços de Ferreira and Porto. He also played briefly in Mexico with Cruz Azul. Born in Canada, Eustáquio represented Portugal at youth level. However, in 2019 he committed to play for Canada and debuted for them in November of that year. He was part of their squad that reached the semi-finals of the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup, also being selected for the 2022 World Cup and the 2024 Copa América. Club career Early career Born in Leamington, Ontario, to Portuguese parents, Eustáquio first played soccer with Leamington Minor Soccer, moving to Portugal at age 7. After beginning with amateurs Nazarenos, he spent two seasons in the third division with Torreense. Leix ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iván Marcano
Iván Marcano Sierra (; born 23 June 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Primeira Liga club Porto as a central defender. After starting out at Racing de Santander and appearing for the club in La Liga, he went on to spend the better part of his career with Porto, playing 265 competitive matches and winning the 2017–18, 2019–20 and 2021–22 Primeira Liga championships. He also had spells abroad in Greece (Olympiacos, twice), Russia and Italy. Marcano represented Spain at under-21 level. Club career Racing Santander-born Marcano, a youth graduate of hometown's Racing de Santander, made his first appearance with the main squad in an away win over UD AlmerÃa on 30 September 2007, due to injuries in the Cantabrian side. However, he had to leave the pitch in the second half of the game, also due to injury, and was unable to play for three months. For the 2008–09 campaign, Marcano was definitely promoted to the first team under new manager Juan Ramà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otávio (footballer, Born 2002)
Otávio Ataide da Silva (born 21 April 2002), known simply as Otávio, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Primeira Liga club Porto. Club career Flamengo During his youth career, Otávio played for Internacional and Flamengo. He made his professional debut for Flamengo's main team on 27 September 2020, starting in a 1–1 draw in a Série A match away at Palmeiras, after a COVID-19 outbreak ruled out most of the main squad. Sampaio Corrêa (loan) On 18 February 2022, Flamengo loaned Otávio to Série B club Sampaio Corrêa until the end of the 2022 season. However, he failed to break into the team, making just one appearance in the state championship and, in July 2022, the loan was cancelled and Otávio returned to Flamengo. Famalicão On 31 January 2023, Flamengo sent Otávio on loan to Portuguese Primeira Liga club Famalicão, until the end of the 2022–23 season. On 16 June 2023, he joined the side on a permanent deal, signin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juventus F
Juventus Football Club (; from , ), commonly known as Juventus or colloquially as Juve (), is an Italian professional football club based in Turin, Piedmont, who compete in Serie A, the top tier of the Italian football league system. Founded in 1897 by a group of Turinese students, the club played in different grounds around the city, and plays now in Juventus Stadium. Nicknamed ("the Old Lady"), it has won 36 official league titles, 15 Coppa Italia trophies and nine Italian Super Cups, being the record holder for all these competitions; they also hold two Intercontinental Cups, two European Cup / UEFA Champions Leagues, one European Cup Winners' Cup, three UEFA Cups (Italian record), two UEFA Super Cups and one UEFA Intertoto Cup (Italian record). Consequently, the side leads the historical Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC) classification, whilst on the international stage the club occupies the sixth position in Europe and the twelfth in the world for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiago Djaló
Tiago Emanuel Embaló Djaló (; 9 April 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Juventus, and the Portugal national team. Club career Sporting CP Djaló was born in Amadora, Lisbon metropolitan area to Bissau-Guinean parents, and he joined Sporting CP's academy in 2013 from Sport Futebol Damaiense. On 24 February 2018, still a junior, he made his professional debut in the LigaPro with their reserves, playing 74 minutes in a 2–2 home draw against Académica de Coimbra. On 11 April 2018, Djaló scored his first goal in the second division, closing the 1–1 home draw with Famalicão. AC Milan In January 2019, Djaló was signed by AC Milan as his contract with Sporting was about to expire. In July, alongside several other youth team players, he was invited to train with the first team by the newly appointed coach Marco Giampaolo. He appeared in his only match for the club in a friendly with Novara, coming on as a second-hal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pepe (footballer, Born 1983)
Kepler Laveran de Lima Ferreira OM (born 26 February 1983), known as Pepe (, ), is a former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Born in Brazil, he played for Portugal national team. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest defenders of all time and the greatest Portuguese defender of all time. Born and raised in Brazil, Pepe moved to Portugal to sign with MarÃtimo, before moving to Porto in 2004. During his first Porto stint, he won two Primeira Liga titles, two Taças de Portugal and the Intercontinental Cup. Three years later, he moved to Real Madrid and went on to become a mainstay for the club, winning fifteen major honours, including three La Liga titles, two FIFA Club World Cup titles, two Copa del Rey titles and three UEFA Champions League titles, playing a crucial part in all three UEFA Champions League wins. Out of contract, Pepe signed with Turkish club BeÅŸiktaÅŸ in 2017, before returning to Porto in 2019. In his final stint with the ''Drag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017–18 FC Porto Season
The 2017–18 FC Porto season was the club's List of FC Porto seasons, 108th competitive season and the Primeira Liga#All-time Primeira Liga table, 84th consecutive season in the Primeira Liga, top flight of Football in Portugal, Portuguese football. The season began on 9 August 2017 and concluded on 12 May 2018. Porto won the 2017–18 Primeira Liga title in the penultimate matchday following a draw between direct rivals S.L. Benfica, Benfica and Sporting CP. In doing so, they secured their first league title since the 2012–13 Primeira Liga, 2012–13 season and first overall title since the 2013 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. Porto also competed in the 2017–18 Taça da Liga and the 2017–18 Taça de Portugal; in both competitions, they reached the semi-finals but were eliminated by Sporting CP after a penalty shoot-out (association football), penalty shootout. In UEFA competitions, Porto participated for the 7th consecutive and 22nd overall time in the UEFA Champions Leagu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football In Portugal
Association football (), the most popular sport in Portugal, has a long and storied history in the country, following its introduction in 1875 in cities such as Funchal, Lisbon, Porto and Coimbra by English merchants and Portuguese students arriving back home from studying in England. This led to the establishment of local clubs dedicated to the practice of the sport. Initially, football was played between neighbour clubs, but soon enough citywide and regional tournaments started to take place around the nation. Soon after the start of the 20th century, the need to establish which club was the best in Portugal culminated with the organizing of the " Campeonato de Portugal" (now known as "Taça de Portugal"), with subsequent bragging rights going mostly to clubs from Lisbon and Porto. Portugal's top domestic league, the Primeira Liga, was founded in 1934 and is home to internationally successful clubs such as S.L. Benfica, FC Porto and Sporting CP – the " Big Three", who us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Porto
Futebol Clube do Porto, Order of Prince Henry, MHIH, Order of Merit (Portugal), OM (), commonly known as FC Porto or simply Porto, is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Porto. It is best known for the professional association football, football team playing in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football league system, Portuguese football. Founded on 28 September 1893, Porto is one of the "Big Three (Portugal), Big Three" (Portuguese: ''Os Três Grandes'') teams in Portugal – together with Lisbon-based O Clássico, rivals Benfica and FC Porto–Sporting CP rivalry, Sporting CP, that have appeared in every season of the Primeira Liga since its establishment in 1934. They are nicknamed ''dragões'' (Dragons), for the mythical creature atop the club's crest, and ''Azuis e brancos'' (Blue-and-whites), for the shirt colours. Those colours are in stripes with blue shorts. The club supporters are called ''portistas''. Since 2003, Porto have played their ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
