Jorginho (footballer, born June 1998)
.jpg) Jorginho with Ilves in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo Jorge Silva Araújo | ||
| Date of birth | 27 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Famalicão | ||
| 2007–2008 | Operário Famalicão | ||
| 2008–2010 | CB Póvoa de Lanhoso | ||
| 2010–2018 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Benfica B | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Famalicão | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Sporting da Covilhã | 23 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Ilves | 30 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Portugal U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Portugal U16 | 9 | (1) |
| 2016 | Portugal U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | Portugal U19 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024 | |||
Ricardo Jorge Silva Araújo (born 27 June 1998), also known as Jorginho, is a Portuguese professional footballer who most recently played as a left-back for Finnish club Ilves.
Club career
[edit]After playing in his native Portugal for Benfica B, Famalicão and Sporting da Covilhã, Jorginho moved to Finland in July 2023 after signing with Ilves in the country's top tier Veikkausliiga.[1][2] On 31 October 2024, it was reported that Jorginho would leave Ilves. During one-and-a-half seasons he spent with the club, he made 42 appearances, scored three goals and provided 12 assists in all competitions combined. He also won the 2023 Finnish Cup with Ilves, and they finished as the Veikkausliiga runners-up in the 2024 season.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 19 October 2024.
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Benfica B | 2016–17 | LigaPro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | LigaPro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | LigaPro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | LigaPro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Famalicão | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sporting da Covilhã | 2022–23 | Liga Portugal 2 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 3[b] | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Ilves | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | |
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 5[d] | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
| Total | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 54 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 70 | 3 | ||
- ^ Includes Taça de Portugal and Suomen Cup
- ^ Includes Taça da Liga
- ^ Includes UEFA Conference League
- ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
Honours
[edit]Benfica
- UEFA Youth League runner-up: 2016–17
Ilves
- Finnish Cup: 2023[4]
- Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2024[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Jorginho siirtyy Ilvekseen, Iltalehti, 27 July 2023
- ^ Jorginho siirtyy Ilvekseen, Aamulehti, 27 July 2023
- ^ Ilves menettää tähtipelaajansa – uusi seura ulkomailla, suomifutis.com, 31 October 2024
- ^ Ilves voitti Hongan Suomen Cupin finaalissa, Yle, 30 September 2023
- ^ Ilveksen päävalmentaja hopeasta: ”Voitettu mitali”, Yle, 19 October 2024
External links
[edit]- Jorginho at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Jorginho at Soccerway
- Jorginho national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
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- Living people
- 1998 births
- Sportspeople from Vila Nova de Famalicão
- Portuguese men's footballers
- Footballers from Braga District
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Portugal men's youth international footballers
- Veikkausliiga players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- F.C. Famalicão players
- S.L. Benfica B players
- S.C. Covilhã players
- Portuguese expatriate men's footballers
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
- Portuguese football defender stubs