João Lameira
Portuguese footballer
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João Pedro Santos Lameira (born 19 April 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga I club Oțelul Galați, which he captains.
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| Full name | João Pedro Santos Lameira | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 19 April 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Oțelul Galați | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Caldas São Jorge | ||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2011 | Feirense | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Sporting | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Feirense | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2018 | Porto | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | → Padroense (loan) | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Porto B | 7 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | União Leiria | 16 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | → Académica (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Real SC | 25 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Torreense | 55 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Baltika Kaliningrad | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | → Oțelul Galați (loan) | 52 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Oțelul Galați | 41 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Portugal U16 | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Portugal U17 | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Portugal U18 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Portugal U20 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 August 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Born in Santa Maria da Feira, Lameira had two spells at hometown club C.D. Feirense as a youth, either side of one season at Sporting CP.[1] In 2013, he joined FC Porto's ranks, and on 22 September 2018, he made his professional debut with the reserve team in a LigaPro match against U.D. Oliveirense; he came on as an added-time substitute for Madi Queta in a 1–1 away draw.[2] He played seven games over the season, scoring once on the final day on 18 May 2019 in a 2–2 draw away to Vitória de Guimarães B.[3]
Lameira signed for U.D. Leiria in the third-tier Campeonato de Portugal ahead of the 2019–20 season; he was described by José Roque of the Diário de Leiria as their best signing that transfer window.[4] On 31 January 2020 he moved back up to the second tier on an 18-month deal with Académica de Coimbra;[5] unused, he moved back to the third level and Real S.C. in June.
On 7 July 2021, Lameira signed a one-year deal at S.C.U. Torreense of the new Liga 3.[1] He played 25 times as they won promotion as champions in his first season, scoring once as the winner in a 2–1 comeback victory at home to F.C. Felgueiras 1932 on 2 April 2022.[6] He then signed for another season.[7] He played 30 times as the Torres Vedras-based club came 9th in the second tier, scoring once in a 3–0 home win over former club Porto B on 11 March 2023.[8]
On 8 June 2023, Lameira signed a three-year contract with the Russian Premier League club Baltika Kaliningrad.[9] On 16 January 2024, Lameira moved to Romanian club Oțelul Galați on loan with an option to buy.[10] In June 2025, the player was transferred to the Liga I team, signing a two-year contract.[11]
Career statistics
- As of match played 28 August 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Porto B | 2018–19 | Liga Portugal 2 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
| União Leiria | 2019–20 | Campeonato de Portugal | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | ||||
| Académica (loan) | 2020–21 | Liga Portugal 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Real SC | 2020–21 | Campeonato de Portugal | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 2 | |||
| Torreense | 2021–22 | Liga Portugal 2 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | Liga Portugal 2 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 1 | |||
| Total | 55 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 63 | 1 | ||||
| Baltika Kaliningrad | 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Oțelul Galați (loan) | 2023–24 | Liga I | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 21 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | Liga I | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 38 | 0 | ||||
| Oțelul Galați | 2025–26 | Liga I | 34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 4 | |||
| 2026–27 | Liga I | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 93 | 7 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 102 | 8 | ||||
| Career total | 198 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 219 | 15 | ||
- Includes Taça de Portugal, Russian Cup, Cupa României
- Includes Taça da Liga