João Aurélio

João Aurélio
Personal information
Full name João Miguel Coimbra Aurélio
Date of birth (1988-08-17) 17 August 1988
Place of birth Beja, Portugal
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Vitória Guimarães
Number 20
Youth career
1996–2002 Desportivo Beja
2002–2005 Despertar
2005–2007 Vitória Guimarães
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Penalva 34 (5)
2008–2016 Nacional 186 (6)
2016– Vitória Guimarães 1 (0)
National team
2008–2010 Portugal U21 11 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 August 2016.


João Miguel Coimbra Aurélio (born 17 August 1988) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Vitória S.C. as a midfielder.

Club career

Nacional

Born in Beja, Aurélio began his professional career with lower league club S.C. Penalva. In the 2008–09 season, he moved straight into the Primeira Liga with Madeira's C.D. Nacional, managing ten league appearances in his first year and scoring in a 2–1 away win against C.F. Os Belenenses on 26 April 2009.

In the following campaign, Aurélio started impressively, netting against Sporting Clube de Portugal in the opener – although he also scored in his own net – and S.C. Olhanense, both 1–1 draws. Additionally, he also started and scored in the UEFA Europa League 4–3 home triumph over FC Zenit Saint Petersburg (eventually 5–4 aggregate win).[1]

Aurélio continued to be an important first-team element in the following six top division seasons, appearing in 149 games combined and netting in a 3–0 triumph at Rio Ave F.C. on 28 September 2013. He also featured regularly as right back.[2]

Vitória Guimarães

On 9 June 2016, Aurélio signed a two-year contract with Vitória SC, where he had played youth football from ages 17–19.[3]

International career

After good performances for Nacional, Aurélio was called up to the under-21 side by Oceano, for the 2011 UEFA European Championship qualifiers: in the 81st minute of the match against Lithuania, he came on as a substitute for S.L. Benfica's Fábio Coentrão and headed in the final 4–1 three minutes later.

Personal life

Aurélio's twin brother, Luís, is also a footballer and a midfielder. He played most of his career in the lower leagues, and they shared teams at Nacional.[4]

Club statistics

As of 11 May 2014[5]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Penalva 2007–08 345200000365
Total 34 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 36 5
Nacional 2008–09 101102000131
2009–10 274303081415
2010–11 190203000240
2011–12 160101040220
2012–13 240202000280
2013–14 261103100300
Total 122 6 10 0 14 1 12 1 158 8
Career Total 156 11 12 0 14 1 12 1 194 13

References

  1. "Nacional 4–3 Zenit". UEFA.com. 20 August 2009. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  2. "Regressos de João Aurélio e Rodrigo Pinho" [Returns of João Aurélio and Rodrigo Pinho] (in Portuguese). Record. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  3. "João Aurélio reforça o Vitória de Guimarães" [João Aurélio bolsters Vitória de Guimarães] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  4. "Sub-21: Os De Boer de Beja" [Under-21: Beja's De Boers] (in Portuguese). Record. 18 April 2009. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  5. "João Aurélio". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
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