Mário Loja
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mário Jorge Amora Loja | ||
| Date of birth | 27 December 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Setúbal, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1988 | Pelezinhos | ||
| 1989–1996 | Vitória Setúbal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2001 | Vitória Setúbal | 95 | (0) |
| 2001–2004 | Boavista | 59 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Beira-Mar | 20 | (0) |
| 2005–2009 | Créteil | 123 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Arouca | 29 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Boavista | 24 | (3) |
| 2012 | Estrela Vendas Novas | 15 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Alcochetense | 4 | (0) |
| 2013–2017 | Fabril | 65 | (3) |
| 2017–2019 | Comércio Indústria | ||
| Total | 434 | (10) | |
| International career | |||
| 1995 | Portugal U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Portugal U18 | 13 | (0) |
| 1997 | Portugal U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 1999 | Portugal U21 | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mário Jorge Amora Loja (born 27 December 1977) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a left back or a central defender.
Club career
Born in Setúbal, Loja joined local club Vitória FC's youth system in 1989, aged 11. From 1996 to 2005, save for one season, he competed in the Primeira Liga, also representing Boavista F.C. and S.C. Beira-Mar and appearing in a total of 152 matches.
Loja moved abroad in the summer of 2005, signing with US Créteil-Lusitanos and spending his first two years in the French Ligue 2. Subsequently, he returned to his homeland, where he played lower league or amateur football until his retirement.[1]
References
- ^ Lopes, Carlos (14 July 2017). "Mário Loja tem quase 40 anos e continua a jogar" [Mário Loja is almost 40 and he continues to play]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 September 2018.
External links
- Mário Loja at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- National team data (in Portuguese)
- Mário Loja at Soccerway
Categories:
- 1977 births
- Living people
- People from Setúbal
- Portuguese footballers
- Association football defenders
- Primeira Liga players
- LigaPro players
- Portuguese Second Division players
- Vitória F.C. players
- Boavista F.C. players
- S.C. Beira-Mar players
- F.C. Arouca players
- G.D. Fabril players
- Ligue 2 players
- Championnat National players
- US Créteil-Lusitanos players
- Portugal youth international footballers
- Portugal under-21 international footballers
- Portuguese expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in France