João Aragão
Portuguese footballer (born 2008)
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João Soares Aragão (born 24 March 2008) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Primeira Liga club Braga.
 Aragão at the U17 2025 World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | João Soares Aragão | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 24 March 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Coimbra, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Winger | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Braga | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2018 | Académica de Coimbra | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | NS Ança | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Feirense | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2025 | Braga | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Braga B | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Braga | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Portugal U15 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Portugal U16 | 7 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Portugal U17 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Portugal U18 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:25, 27 October 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
Aragão is a product of the youth academies of the Portuguese clubs Académica de Coimbra, NS Ança, Feirense and Braga.[1] On 2 August 2024, he signed his first professional contract with Braga until 2027.[2] He made his senior and professional debut with Braga in a 2–0 UEFA Europa League win over Red Star Belgrade on 23 October 2025.[3]
International career
Aragão played for the Portugal U17s at the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, where they won the competition.[4][1] Thereafter he proceeded to play during the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup hosted in Qatar where they also won the competition, achieving Portugal's first victory in the category and third overall world award. [5]
Honours
Portugal U17