Josué Pesqueira
 Josué with Porto in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Josué Filipe Soares Pesqueira | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Ermesinde, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Galatasaray (on loan from Porto) | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2009 | Porto | ||
| 2005–2006 | → Padroense (loan) | ||
| 2007 | → Candal (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Porto | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Covilhã (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2010 | → Penafiel (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | → VVV (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Paços Ferreira | 42 | (0) |
| 2013– | Porto | 20 | (4) |
| 2014–2016 | → Bursaspor (loan) | 44 | (7) |
| 2016– | → Braga (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | Portugal U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2009 | Portugal U20 | 3 | (2) |
| 2010–2012 | Portugal U21 | 17 | (3) |
| 2013– | Portugal | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 16 May 2016 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 March 2014 | |||
Josué Filipe Soares Pesqueira (born 17 September 1990), known simply as Josué, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for S.C. Braga on loan from FC Porto as an attacking midfielder.
Club career
Early years / Paços
Born in Ermesinde, Porto District, Josué joined FC Porto's youth system at the age of nine. He spent his first two seasons as a senior on loan, both in Portugal and abroad, representing successively S.C. Covilhã,[1] F.C. Penafiel (both in the Segunda Liga) and VVV-Venlo (Netherlands).[2]
In the 2011 summer Josué was released by Porto with only two official appearances to his credit, both in the Taça da Liga, and signed with F.C. Paços de Ferreira. He made his Primeira Liga debut on 17 September, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–1 away loss against C.D. Nacional; in his second year he contributed with 23 league appearances – 18 starts – as the club finished a best-ever third and qualified to the UEFA Champions League, and was chosen as Best Young Player in the competition in the process.[3]
Return to Porto
Josué agreed on a return to former side Porto on 29 May 2013, penning a four-year contract and moving alongside manager Paulo Fonseca.[4][5] He scored his first goal for his new club on 19 August, starting and netting through a penalty kick in a 3–1 win at Vitória de Setúbal.[6]
Deemed surplus to requirements at Porto as practically all Portuguese players, Josué then spent two years on loan at Bursaspor. He made his Süper Lig debut on 30 August 2014, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–2 home loss against Galatasaray SK.
International career
Josué gained 26 caps for Portugal all youth categories comprised, including 17 for the under-21 team. He made his debut with the full side on 11 October 2013, playing 21 minutes in a 1–1 home draw against Israel for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[7]
In the second leg of the play-offs against Sweden on 19 November, Josué (who was not used in the game) extended his middle finger towards the opposing fans, while celebrating his country's qualification to the World Cup after the final whistle.[8]
Club statistics
- As of 19 November 2015
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Porto | 2008–09[9] | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Covilhã (loan) | 2009–10[9] | Segunda Liga | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 2 | ||
| Penafiel (loan) | 2009–10[9] | Segunda Liga | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| VVV (loan) | 2010–11[10] | Eredivisie | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Paços Ferreira | 2011–12[9] | Primeira Liga | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2012–13[9] | Primeira Liga | 23 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 33 | 5 | |||
| Total | 42 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 5 | — | — | 56 | 6 | ||||
| Porto | 2013–14[9] | Primeira Liga | 20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 35 | 5 |
| Bursaspor (loan) | 2014–15[10] | Süper Lig | 30 | 7 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | 39 | 9 | |||
| 2015–16[10] | Süper Lig | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Total | 39 | 7 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 49 | 9 | ||||
| Career total | 133 | 13 | 22 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 179 | 23 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
- ^ Appearances in Turkish Super Cup
Honours
Club
- Porto
- Braga
Individual
- Primeira Liga: Breakthrough Player of the Year 2012–13[3]
- SJPF Young Player of the Month: February 2013[12]
References
- ^ "Josué e Steven por empréstimo" (in Portuguese). Record. 28 June 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "VVV huurt spelers van FC Porto" (in Dutch). Fox Sports. 25 June 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Matic foi o melhor jogador da época 2012/13" (in Portuguese). Record. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Josué e Licá assinaram até 2017" (in Portuguese). Porto's official website. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Porto move for Josué and Licá". UEFA.com. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ "V. Setúbal 1–3 FC Porto: campeão entra a meio gás" (in Portuguese). Relvado. 18 August 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Portugal pegged back by late Israel strike". UEFA.com. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- ^ "Här ger portugisen svenska folket fingret" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d e f "Josué". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ^ a b c "Josue". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ^ "Supertaça: FC Porto 3 – Vit. de Guimarães 0 – final" (in Portuguese). TSF. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "I Liga: Josué foi o melhor jovem em fevereiro" (in Portuguese). Relvado. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
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External links
- Template:Zerozero profile
- Josué at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Josué at the Turkish Football Federation
- Josué Pesqueira at National-Football-Teams.com
- Josué – FIFA competition record (archived)
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Portuguese footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Primeira Liga players
- Segunda Liga players
- FC Porto players
- Padroense F.C. players
- S.C. Covilhã players
- F.C. Penafiel players
- F.C. Paços de Ferreira players
- S.C. Braga players
- Eredivisie players
- VVV-Venlo players
- Süper Lig players
- Bursaspor footballers
- Portugal youth international footballers
- Portugal under-21 international footballers
- Portugal international footballers
- Portuguese expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Expatriate footballers in Turkey
- Portuguese expatriates in the Netherlands
- Portuguese expatriates in Turkey