João Rangel
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João António Soares Rangel[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 July 2001[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Leiston | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2017 | Norwich City | ||
| 2017–2019 | Barnsley | ||
| 2018–2019 | → Mansfield Town (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Académica B | ||
| 2020–2021 | A.D. Nogueirense | ||
| 2021 | Gainsborough Trinity | ||
| 2021–2022 | Pontefract Collieries | 19 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Kings Lynn Town | ||
| 2022 | → Wisbech Town (loan) | ||
| 2022 | → Barton Town (loan) | ||
| 2023 | Gorleston | ||
| 2023–2024 | Wroxham | 3 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | Lowestoft Town | 37 | (7) |
| 2025– | Leiston | 27 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Timor-Leste | 2 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:00, 12 February 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:00, 12 February 2026 (UTC) | |||
João António Soares Rangel (born 17 July 2001) is a semi-professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Southern League Premier Division Central club Leiston. Born in Portugal, he represents the Timor-Leste national team.
Non League
Rangel signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division side Gainsborough Trinity on 10 August 2021.[2] Rangel played for Northern Premier League Division One East side Pontefract Collieries during the 2021–22 season.[3] João signed for Kings Lynn Town on 28 September 2022.[4] Rangel signed for Barton Town on loan on 22 November 2022.[5] João signed for Gorleston for the remainder of the season on 6 March 2023, following the termination of his Kings Lynn Town contract.[6] Rangel signed for Lowestoft Town on 2 September 2024. [7][8] Rangel signed for Southern League Premier Division Central side Leiston on 25 June 2025.[9] João made his debut for Leiston on 9 August 2025, in the opening day of the 2025–26 Southern League Premier Division Central season, scoring and assisting in 2-2 draw.[10]
International career
Timor-Leste
Rangel made his debut for Timor-Leste on in a 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification fixture at home to the Philippines on 9 October 2025, João came on as a 60th minute substitute for Mouzinho, Philippines ran out 4-1 winners.[11][12] Rangel scored his first goal for Timor-Leste during his second match, the reverse fixture against the Philippines on 14 October 2025, João scored what turned out to be a consolation for Timor-Leste in the added on time in the first half, it actually gave Timor-Leste the lead in the match, but they eventually went on to lose 3-1, with Rangel later been substituted for João Pedro on the 82nd minute.[13][14]
