Joel Ferreira
Portuguese footballer (born 1992)
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Joel António Soares Ferreira (born 10 January 1992) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga 3 club C.D. Trofense.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joel António Soares Ferreira[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 January 1992[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Porto, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Trofense | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2010 | Porto | ||
| 2007–2008 | → Padroense (loan) | ||
| 2010–2011 | Gondomar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2015 | Gondomar | 113 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Mafra | 37 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Estoril | 42 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Académica | 18 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Mafra | 24 | (5) |
| 2020–2022 | Arouca | 23 | (0) |
| 2022 | Chaves | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Leixões | 24 | (0) |
| 2024– | Trofense | 57 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 May 2026 | |||
Club career
Born in Porto, Ferreira spent his first four years as a senior with local team Gondomar S.C. in the third division. In summer 2015 he signed with C.D. Mafra,[2] making his professional debut on 8 August by playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 away draw against Gil Vicente F.C. in the Segunda Liga.[3]
On 21 June 2016, after suffering relegation, Ferreira signed a three-year deal with G.D. Estoril Praia.[4] He first appeared in the Primeira Liga on 15 August, starting a 0–2 home loss to C.D. Feirense.[5]
Ferreira returned to the second tier on 12 July 2018, joining Académica de Coimbra.[6] He continued competing at that level the following seasons with Mafra[7] and F.C. Arouca,[8] contributing 22 matches (26 in all competitions) in 2020–21[9] as the latter club won two promotions in two years to return to the top flight.[10]
On 21 January 2022, after only four official games in the first half of the campaign, Ferreira left the Estádio Municipal de Arouca as a free agent and returned to division two with G.D. Chaves.[9] In the following years, he represented Leixões SC (second tier)[11] and C.D. Trofense (Liga 3).[12]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Taça de Portugal | Taça da Liga | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gondomar | 2011–12 | Segunda Divisão | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Segunda Divisão | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | Campeonato Nacional de Seniores | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 3 | |||
| 2014–15 | Campeonato Nacional de Seniores | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| Total | 113 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 114 | 3 | ||||
| Mafra | 2015–16 | LigaPro | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | |
| Estoril | 2016–17 | Primeira Liga | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Total | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 45 | 0 | |||
| Académica | 2018–19 | LigaPro | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |
| Mafra | 2019–20 | LigaPro | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 6 | |
| Arouca | 2020–21 | Liga Portugal 2 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Chaves | 2021–22 | Liga Portugal 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Leixões | 2022–23 | Liga Portugal 2 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Liga Portugal 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| Trofense | 2023–24 | Liga 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Liga 3 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | |||
| Total | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 316 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 334 | 10 | ||
- Appearances in promotion play-offs
