João Carlos Almeida Leandro (born 13 September 1995), known as Joca, is a Portuguese
footballer
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who plays as a
central defender
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Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...
.
Club career
Born in
Lourosa (Santa Maria da Feira), Joca spent his formative years with local club
C.D. Feirense
Clube Desportivo Feirense, commonly known as CD Feirense or just Feirense, is a Portuguese association football, football club based in Santa Maria da Feira. Founded on 18 March 1918, Feirense play in the LigaPro, the second tier of football in ...
. His only competitive game with the first team occurred on 13 August 2014, when he played 90 minutes against
C.D. Aves for
that season's
Taça da Liga
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(1–1 home draw).
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1995 births
Living people
Footballers from Santa Maria da Feira
Portuguese men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Segunda Divisão players
C.D. Feirense players
S.C. Espinho players
Lusitânia F.C. players
21st-century Portuguese sportsmen