João Resende
Portuguese footballer (born 2003)
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João Pedro Moreira Resende (born 26 March 2003) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish Primera Federación club Pontevedra on loan from Primeira Liga club Estrela da Amadora.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Pedro Moreira Resende | ||
| Date of birth | 26 March 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Guimarães, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Pontevedra (on loan from Estrela da Amadora) | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2013 | Fafe | ||
| 2013–2015 | CB Póvoa Lanhoso | ||
| 2015–2019 | Vitória Guimarães | ||
| 2019–2022 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Benfica B | 20 | (3) |
| 2023–2025 | União de Leiria | 36 | (3) |
| 2024 | → Académica (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2025– | Estrela da Amadora | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Pontevedra (loan) | 34 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Portugal U15 | 4 | (4) |
| 2019 | Portugal U16 | 9 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | Portugal U17 | 7 | (2) |
| 2021 | Portugal U19 | 1 | (1) |
| 2022 | Portugal U20 | 2 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 November 2022 | |||
Club career
In July 2023, Resende left Benfica's B team and signed a three-year contract with Liga Portugal 2 club União de Leiria.[1][2]
On 31 January 2024, Leiria sent Resende on loan to Liga 3 club Académica until the end of the 2023–24 season.[3]
On 1 July 2025, Resende signed a three-year contract with Estrela da Amadora.[4] After making his top-level debut with late-substitute appearances in two opening games of the 2025–26 Primeira Liga for Estrela, on 1 September 2025 he was loaned to Pontevedra in Spanish third-tier Primera Federación.[5]
International career
Resende has represented Portugal at youth international level.[6]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Benfica B | 2021–22 | Liga Portugal 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
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