João Pedro Ventura Medeiros (born 14 January 1994), known as João Ventura, is a
Portuguese footballer
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who plays for
Real S.C. as a
forward
Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward.
Forward may also refer to:
People
*Forward (surname)
Sports
* Forward (association football)
* Forward (basketball), including:
** Point forward
** Power forward (basketball)
** Smal ...
.
Football career
Born in Rosário,
Lagoa (Azores)
Lagoa (; Portuguese for lagoon) is a municipality in the southwestern part of São Miguel Island in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 14,442, in an area of 45.59 km². Lagoa is located east of Ponta Delgada, the island capital.
History
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, Ventura started playing with local
Operário, joining the club's youth system at the age of nine and making his senior debuts in 2011 in the
third division. In the following year he signed for neighbouring
Santa Clara, appearing in only three
second level games in
his debut season (38 minutes of action).
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1994 births
People from Lagoa, Azores
Footballers from the Azores
Living people
Portuguese men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Segunda Divisão players
C.D. Santa Clara players
Ideal SC players
Real S.C. players
Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco players
Liga Portugal 2 players
21st-century Portuguese sportsmen