João Aurélio

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João Aurélio
Personal information
Full name João Miguel Coimbra Aurélio[1]
Date of birth (1988-08-17) 17 August 1988 (age 36)[1]
Place of birth Beja, Portugal[1]
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Position(s) Right-back, midfielder
Team information
Current team
Nacional
Number 2
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)
2016–2018 Vitória Guimarães 47 (0)
2018–2020 Moreirense 50 (4)
2020–2022 Pafos 56 (1)
2022– Nacional 56 (1)
International career
2008 Portugal U20 6 (2)
2008–2010 Portugal U21 11 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:49, 11 June 2024 (UTC)

João Miguel Coimbra Aurélio (born 17 August 1988) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for C.D. Nacional as a right-back or a right midfielder.

He spent the vast majority of his career with Nacional, making 239 competitive appearances over eight seasons. He later represented Vitória de Guimarães and Moreirense, totalling 283 Primeira Liga games.

Club career

Nacional

Born in Beja, Aurélio began his professional career with lower league club S.C. Penalva do Castelo. 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.[2]

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

Aurélio continued to be an important first-team element in the following six top-division seasons, appearing in 149 matches and scoring in a 3–0 victory at Rio Ave F.C. on 28 September 2013.[6] He also featured regularly as right back.[7]

Vitória Guimarães

On 9 June 2016, Aurélio signed a two-year contract with Vitória SC, where he had played youth football from ages 17 to 19.[8] He played 62 total games for the team from Guimarães, including four in their run to the final of the Taça de Portugal, but was unused in the decisive match that the team lost 2–1 to S.L. Benfica.[9]

Aurélio started in a 3–1 defeat to the same opponent in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira on 5 August 2017.[10]

Moreirense

Having turned down the chance to play in Croatia for HNK Hajduk Split, Aurélio moved to Vitória's neighbours Moreirense F.C. on a two-year deal on 20 June 2018.[11] In his third appearance, on 27 August, he scored with the last touch of the game to seal a 1–1 home draw with B-SAD.[12]

Pafos

On 25 August 2020, the 32-year-old Aurélio left Portugal for the first time, signed for a two-year contract at Pafos FC of the Cypriot First Division on a free transfer.[13]

International career

After good performances for Nacional, Aurélio was called up to the Portugal 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.[14]

Personal life

Aurélio's twin brother, Luís, was also a footballer and a midfielder. He played most of his career in the lower leagues, and they shared teams at Nacional.[15][16]

Career statistics

As of 7 June 2021[17][18]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other[lower-alpha 1] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Penalva 2007–08 34 5 2 0 36 5
Nacional 2008–09 10 1 1 0 2 0 13 1
2009–10 27 4 3 0 3 0 8 1 41 5
2010–11 19 0 2 0 3 0 24 0
2011–12 16 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 22 0
2012–13 24 0 2 0 2 0 28 0
2013–14 26 1 1 0 3 1 30 2
2014–15 33 0 6 1 1 0 2 0 42 1
2015–16 31 0 4 0 4 0 39 0
Total 186 6 20 1 19 1 14 1 239 9
Vitória Guimarães 2016–17 25 0 5 0 2 0 32 0
2017–18 22 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 1 0 32 0
Total 47 0 7 0 5 0 4 0 1 0 64 0
Moreirense 2018–19 21 2 0 0 0 0 21 2
2019–20 29 2 0 0 1 0 30 2
Total 50 4 0 0 1 0 51 4
Pafos 2020–21 36 1 1 0 37 1
Career Total 353 16 30 1 25 1 18 1 1 0 427 19

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  17. João Aurélio profile at ForaDeJogo
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