- Neca (footballer)
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Neca Personal information Full name João Alexandre Duarte Ferreira Fernandes Date of birth December 31, 1979 Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club Vitória Setúbal Number 99 Youth career Belenenses Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1997–2005 Belenenses 143 (17) 2005–2006 Vitória Guimarães 29 (1) 2006–2007 Marítimo 10 (0) 2007 → Konyaspor (loan) 31 (8) 2008–2009 Ankaraspor 41 (6) 2010– Vitória Setúbal 38 (8) National team 1999 Portugal U20 2 (0) 2001–2002 Portugal U21 4 (0) 2002 Portugal 2 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 August 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).João Alexandre Duarte Ferreira Fernandes, aka Neca (born 31 December 1979 in Lisbon), is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Vitória de Setúbal as a midfielder.
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Club career
Neca started playing professionally for local club C.F. Os Belenenses, being a starter from an early age. In 2005–06, he moved to fellow top division side Vitória Sport Clube and, although he was an important first team member, the Guimarães outfit was relegated.
In the summer of 2006, Neca signed for C.S. Marítimo on a Bosman transfer. However, after limited play, he was loaned out to Turkish club Konyaspor in January 2007. He was definitely released by the Madeira club in December, but stayed in Turkey, switching to Ankaraspor.
In late December 2009, Neca agreed on a return to his country, signing with struggling Vitória de Setúbal until the end of the season, contributing with 11 games and two goals as the Sadinos eventually escaped relegation.
International career
Neca represented Portugal at both the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship[1] and the 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.
In 2002, courtesy of his consistent performances at Belenenses, he earned two full caps.
References
- ^ Neca (footballer) – FIFA competition record
External links
- Stats and profile at Zerozero
- Stats at ForaDeJogo (Portuguese)
- Neca (footballer) at National-Football-Teams.com
Portugal squad – 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship 1 Leite • 2 Briguel • 3 Faísca • 4 Tonel • 5 Ribeiro • 6 Ednilson • 7 Cândido Costa • 8 Viana • 9 Postiga • 10 Paulo Costa • 11 Teixeira • 12 Márcio Santos • 13 Bruno Alves • 14 Alhandra • 15 Makukula • 16 Tiago • 17 P.Mendes • 18 Semedo • 19 Neca • 20 Miguel • 21 Paulo Ferreira • 22 Ivo • Coach: Oliveira
Vitória F.C. – current squad 1 Matos · 2 Suswam · 3 R. Silva · 4 Anderson · 5 Miguelito · 7 Gallo · 8 Tengarrinha · 9 Lopes · 10 Zahavi · 11 José Pedro · 13 Igor · 14 Djikine · 19 Gonçalves · 20 Hugo Leal · 21 João Silva · 22 Michel · 25 Diego · 28 Severino · 37 Amaro · 68 Ney · 70 Graça · 76 Ricardo · 87 Pitbull · 88 Thiago · 99 Neca · - Fidalgo · Coach: Ribeiro
Categories:- 1979 births
- Living people
- People from Lisbon
- Portuguese footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Primeira Liga players
- C.F. Os Belenenses players
- Vitória S.C. players
- C.S. Marítimo players
- Vitória F.C. players
- Süper Lig players
- Konyaspor footballers
- Ankaraspor footballers
- Portugal international footballers
- Portuguese expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Turkey
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