Rodrigo Escoval
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Rodrigo Pereira Escoval[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 May 1997[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vizela | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Sacavenense | ||
| 2007–2016 | Benfica | ||
| 2014–2015 | → Casa Pia (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Benfica B | 16 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Istra 1961 | 12 | (0) |
| 2018–2022 | Rijeka | 84 | (1) |
| 2022 | Anorthosis | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Volos | 29 | (0) |
| 2023– | Vizela | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:19, 10 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
João Rodrigo Pereira Escoval (born 8 May 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Primeira Liga club F.C. Vizela.
Club career
Escoval was born in Lisbon. He joined S.L. Benfica's youth system at the age of 10, signing from SG Sacavenense also in the region.[2]
On 24 August 2016, Escoval made his professional debut for the B team, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 away win against F.C. Vizela in the LigaPro.[3] He contributed a further nine starts until the end of the season, helping to a final fourth position.[4]
On 18 August 2017, the 20-year-old Escoval and teammate Filipe Ferreira were sold to NK Istra 1961 from the Croatian First Football League, as Mato Miloš moved in the opposite direction.[5] On 10 January 2018, he signed a 1+1⁄2-year contract with HNK Rijeka of the same country and league, with a three-year extension option.[6] He scored his first top-flight goal while in service of the latter club, opening the 2–0 away victory over NK Varaždin on 28 September 2019.[7]
Escoval joined Anorthosis Famagusta FC of the Cypriot First Division on 31 January 2022, until June 2023.[8]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Benfica B | 2015–16 | LigaPro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Istra 1961 | 2017–18 | Prva HNL | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Rijeka | 2017–18 | Prva HNL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Total | 84 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 106 | 2 | ||
| Anorthosis | 2021–22 | Cypriot First Division | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Volos | 2022–23 | Super League Greece | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Career total | 143 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 173 | 2 | ||
Honours
Rijeka
References
- ^ a b c d "João Escoval" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "Caso raro. Benfica B jogou com 18 jogadores portugueses, 17 deles da formação" [Rare event. Benfica B played with 18 Portuguese players, 17 being from the youth system] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ "Vizela-Benfica B, 1–2: José Gomes dá o triunfo às águias" [Vizela-Benfica B, 1–2: José Gomes gives eagles win]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 August 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ "Hélder Cristóvão: «O que foi feito o ano passado de nada serve neste»" [Hélder Cristóvão: "What was done last year does not matter one bit this one"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Benfica inclui dois "bês" no negócio de Mato Milos" [Benfica include two "Bs" in Mato Milos deal] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ "Joao Escoval novi igrač Rijeke: 'Rijeka je veliki klub'" [Joao Escoval new player of Rijeka: 'Rijeka is a big club'] (in Croatian). HNK Rijeka. 10 January 2018. Archived from the original on 29 April 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ Frančišković, Denis (30 October 2019). "TIBOR HALILOVIĆ: Napadačka igra, presing i što raniji gol recept za prolaz u četvrtfinale Kupa" [TIBOR HALILOVIĆ: Attacking play, pressing and recipe for the earliest goal possible to reach the Cup quarter-finals]. Novi list (in Croatian). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ "Έναρξη συνεργασίας με Rodrigo Escoval" [Start of cooperation with Rodrigo Escoval] (in Greek). Anorthosis Famagusta. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ a b Rodrigo Escoval at Soccerway
- ^ "João Escoval" (in Croatian). Hrnogomet. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
External links
- Rodrigo Escoval at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Portuguese men's footballers
- Footballers from Lisbon
- Men's association football defenders
- Primeira Liga players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Casa Pia A.C. players
- S.L. Benfica B players
- F.C. Vizela players
- Croatian Football League players
- NK Istra 1961 players
- HNK Rijeka players
- Cypriot First Division players
- Anorthosis Famagusta FC players
- Super League Greece players
- Volos F.C. players
- Portuguese expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Croatia
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Greece