Thierry Graça
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thierry Ramos da Graça | ||
| Date of birth | 27 January 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Mindelo, Cape Verde | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013 | AD Oeiras | ||
| 2014 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Benfica B | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Estoril | 29 | (0) |
| 2020 | Doxa Katokopias | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018– | Cape Verde | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 February 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2018 | |||
Thierry Ramos da Graça (born 27 January 1995) is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays for the Cape Verde national team as a goalkeeper.
Club career
He started his career in Cape Verde. In 2013, he joined Portuguese club AD Oeiras to play in the U-19 league before moving to Benfica's youth team in the middle of the season.[2]
On 6 May 2014, he, Rafael Ramos and Estrela signed a professional contract with S.L. Benfica until June 2020, joining the B-team in the following season.[3] On 1 October 2014, he made his professional debut for Benfica B in a 1–1 draw against Santa Clara.[4]
On 3 June 2016, he signed for Primeira Liga side G.D. Estoril Praia.[5]
International career
Graça made his international debut for the Cape Verde national team in a 3–0 win over Tanzania for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, on 12 October 2018.[6]
Honours
Benfica
- UEFA Youth League: Runner-up 2013–14[7]
References
- ^ Thierry Graça at ForaDeJogo (archived). Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ Edisport. "Thierry Graça: "Fiz tudo para chegar a um grande" - Benfica - Jornal Record". xl.pt.
- ^ "Três Juniores rubricaram contrato profissional com o Clube". Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Site Oficial.
- ^ "Benfica B - Santa Clara (Jornada 9 Segunda Liga 2014-2015) - Liga Portugal". ligaportugal.pt.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.inforpress.publ.cv/can2019-cabo-verde-vence-tanzania-3-0-e-mantem-intactas-as-chances-de-apuramento-para-os-camaroes/
- ^ "'Proud' Benfica hold heads high after final defeat". UEFA. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
External links
- Thierry Graça at Soccerway
- Thierry Graça – UEFA competition record (archive)
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- 1995 births
- Living people
- People from Mindelo
- Cape Verdean footballers
- Cape Verde international footballers
- Cape Verdean expatriate footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- S.L. Benfica B players
- LigaPro players
- G.D. Estoril Praia players
- Primeira Liga players
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Cape Verdean football biography stubs