Miguel Martelo Lourenço (born 27 May 1992) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a

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for Campeonato de Portugal club Amora.

Club career

Born in Quinta do Conde,

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, Lourenço joined Vitória de Setúbal's youth system in 2006, aged 14. He made his senior debut with amateurs Casa Pia AC, on loan. Lourenço first appeared in the

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on 26 August 2012, playing the second half of a 0–5 home loss against

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as the hosts were already trailing 3–0 and with one player less. His first goal arrived on 23 February of the following year, when he scored the game's only through a header to defeat S.C. Beira-Mar also at the

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. For 2013–14, Lourenço was loaned to Segunda Liga team C.D. Santa Clara. He subsequently returned, going on to total 24 league matches over the following two top-flight seasons. On 28 June 2016, still owned by Vitória, Lourenço joined

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on loan, leaving at the end of the campaign. Released by the former club one year later, he returned to his country and remained a

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until late December 2017, when he signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with

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of the second division. Lourenço ventured abroad again in March 2023, moving to Norwegian third-tier

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. He went back to Portugal on 15 September, signing for Liga 3 club C.A. Pêro Pinheiro.

International career

Lourenço won 13

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for

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across all youth levels. His first for the under-21 team arrived on 15 October 2012, when he played the first 45 minutes in a 0–1 friendly home loss to

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lourenco, Miguel 1992 births Living people People from Sesimbra 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Setúbal District Men's association football central defenders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Liga 3 (Portugal) players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players Vitória F.C. players Casa Pia A.C. players C.D. Santa Clara players C.F. União players C.D. Mafra players Amora F.C. players Azerbaijan Premier League players Zira FK players Kvik Halden FK players Portugal men's youth international footballers Portugal men's under-21 international footballers Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Norway