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João Afonso

João Afonso

Defender - Centre-Back  at CD Tondela
Age35
CitizenshipPortugal
Height1.88 m
Footright
BornMay 28, 1990
at CD Tondela 678 days · joined 2024-07-16
👕200+ Apps ⏳Veteran
Market value €75k
Centre-Back Defender

Career snapshot

8
clubs played for
11/12
debut season
0.03
goals / match
CD Santa Clara
top club · 91 apps

Career highs

€2.20m
peak value · 2015
—
top transfer fee
4
best season · 19/20
—
int'l / penalties

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Shares 1990-05-28 · 6 players total

324Appearances
11Goals
16Assists
45Yellow cards
1Red cards
80Full matches (90′)
Full nameJoão Afonso
Name in home countryJoão Ricardo da Silva Afonso
Date of birth1990-05-28 (35 yrs)
Place of birthCastelo Branco, Portugal
CitizenshipPortugal
PositionDefender - Centre-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height188.00 m
Current clubCD Tondela
Joined2024-07-16
Contract expires2026-06-30
AgentFutBiz
Jul 2025
25/26 — CD Tondela
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2024
Transfer: Torreense → Tondela
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
24/25 — CD Tondela
33 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2023
23/24 — SC União Torreense
36 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2022
Transfer: Santa Clara → Torreense
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — SC União Torreense, CD Santa Clara
30 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — CD Santa Clara
25 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2020
20/21 — CD Santa Clara
28 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — CD Santa Clara
38 matches · 4 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
Transfer: Vit. Guimarães → Santa Clara
19/20 · Transfer
Jan 2019
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — Vitória Guimarães SC
6 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2018
Transfer: Córdoba CF → Vit. Guimarães
17/18 · Return from loan
Jul 2017
Transfer: Vit. Guimarães → Córdoba CF
17/18 · Loan
Jul 2017
17/18 — Córdoba CF, Vitória Guimarães SC
30 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2017
Transfer: Estoril → Vit. Guimarães
16/17 · Return from loan
Aug 2016
Transfer: Vit. Guimarães → Estoril
16/17 · Loan
Jul 2016
16/17 — GD Estoril Praia, Vitória Guimarães SC B
36 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — Vitória Guimarães SC, Vitória Guimarães SC B
30 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Feb 2015
Injury: unknown
9 games missed
Jul 2014
14/15 — Vitória Guimarães SC
27 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2014
Transfer: BC Branco → Vit. Guimarães
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2013
13/14 — Benfica Castelo Branco
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2011
11/12 — Benfica Castelo Branco
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2009
Transfer: C. Branco U19 → BC Branco
09/10 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €2.20m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
7,172 min
Minutes played by club
CD Tondela 0.0%
SC União Torreense 36.8%
CD Santa Clara 25.3%
Vitória Guimarães SC 37.9%
Córdoba CF 0.0%
GD Estoril Praia 0.0%
Vitória Guimarães SC B 0.0%
Benfica Castelo Branco 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
CD Tondela 2 24/25 25/26 36 0 3 0
SC União Torreense 2 22/23 23/24 66 4 3 2,638
CD Santa Clara 4 19/20 22/23 91 4 3 1,813
Vitória Guimarães SC 4 14/15 18/19 68 3 6 2,721
Córdoba CF 1 17/18 17/18 22 0 0 0
GD Estoril Praia 1 16/17 16/17 33 0 1 0
Vitória Guimarães SC B 2 15/16 16/17 6 0 0 0
Benfica Castelo Branco 2 11/12 13/14 2 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

2€550K4€1.1M5€1.7M7€2.2M14/15 — 1 goals (Vitória Guimarães SC)14/15 — 3 assists414/1515/16 — 2 assists215/1616/17 — 1 assists116/1717/18 — 1 goals (Vitória Guimarães SC)117/1818/19 — 1 goals (Vitória Guimarães SC)18/19 — 1 assists218/1919/20 — 4 goals (CD Santa Clara)19/20 — 3 assists719/2020/2121/2222/23 — 2 goals (SC União Torreense)22/23 — 1 assists322/2323/24 — 2 goals (SC União Torreense)23/24 — 2 assists423/2424/25 — 3 assists324/2525/2614/15 — €100K15/16 — €2.2M16/17 — €2M17/18 — €1.5M18/19 — €1M19/20 — €1M20/21 — €1M21/22 — €800K22/23 — €300K23/24 — €100K24/25 — €100K25/26 — €75KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

11/12: 0011/1213/14: 0013/1414/15: 1114/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 1117/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 4419/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 0021/2222/23: 2222/2323/24: 2223/2424/25: 0024/2525/26: 0025/26

Assists by season

11/12: 0011/1213/14: 0013/1414/15: 3314/1515/16: 2215/1616/17: 1116/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 3319/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 0021/2222/23: 1122/2323/24: 2223/2424/25: 3324/2525/26: 0025/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 Liga Portugal CD Tondela 3 0 0 1 0 0
24/25 Liga Portugal 2 CD Tondela 33 0 3 6 0 0
23/24 Allianz Cup SC União Torreense 2 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Liga Portugal 2 SC União Torreense 33 2 2 3 0 1,438
23/24 Taça de Portugal SC União Torreense 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Allianz Cup SC União Torreense 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Liga Portugal CD Santa Clara 0 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Liga Portugal 2 SC União Torreense 29 2 1 5 1 1,200
21/22 Allianz Cup CD Santa Clara 2 0 0 1 0 0
21/22 Liga Portugal CD Santa Clara 15 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Taça de Portugal CD Santa Clara 2 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 UECL Quali CD Santa Clara 6 0 0 1 0 0
20/21 Liga NOS CD Santa Clara 25 0 0 2 0 0
20/21 Taça de Portugal CD Santa Clara 3 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Allianz Cup CD Santa Clara 3 1 0 0 0 270
19/20 Liga NOS CD Santa Clara 33 2 2 1 0 1,434
19/20 Taça de Portugal CD Santa Clara 2 1 1 0 0 109
18/19 Allianz Cup Vitória Guimarães SC 0 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Liga NOS Vitória Guimarães SC 5 0 1 0 0 0
18/19 Taça de Portugal Vitória Guimarães SC 1 1 0 0 0 90
17/18 2ª División Córdoba CF 21 0 0 6 0 0
17/18 Copa del Rey Córdoba CF 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Liga NOS Vitória Guimarães SC 8 1 0 2 0 631
16/17 Allianz Cup GD Estoril Praia 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Ledman LigaPro Vitória Guimarães SC B 3 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Liga NOS GD Estoril Praia 27 0 1 5 0 0
16/17 Taça de Portugal GD Estoril Praia 5 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 Allianz Cup Vitória Guimarães SC 0 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Europa League Qualifying Vitória Guimarães SC 2 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 Ledman LigaPro Vitória Guimarães SC B 3 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Liga NOS Vitória Guimarães SC 24 0 2 3 0 0
15/16 Taça de Portugal Vitória Guimarães SC 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Allianz Cup Vitória Guimarães SC 2 0 0 1 0 0
14/15 Liga NOS Vitória Guimarães SC 23 1 3 6 0 2,000
14/15 Taça de Portugal Vitória Guimarães SC 2 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Taça de Portugal Benfica Castelo Branco 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Taça de Portugal Benfica Castelo Branco 1 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
09/10 2009-07-01 C. Branco U19 BC Branco Transfer 0 —
14/15 2014-07-01 BC Branco Vit. Guimarães Transfer 0 —
16/17 2016-08-31 Vit. Guimarães Estoril Loan 1500000 —
16/17 2017-06-30 Estoril Vit. Guimarães Return from loan 1500000 —
17/18 2017-07-09 Vit. Guimarães Córdoba CF Loan 1500000 —
17/18 2018-01-30 Córdoba CF Vit. Guimarães Return from loan 1000000 —
19/20 2019-07-01 Vit. Guimarães Santa Clara Transfer 700000 —
22/23 2022-08-31 Santa Clara Torreense Transfer 300000 —
24/25 2024-07-16 Torreense Tondela Transfer 100000 —
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
14/15 Cruciate ligament strain 2015-02-27 2015-05-09 72 9
18/19 Ankle injury 2019-01-21 2019-02-26 37 5
Current€75k
Peak€2.20m
Low€75k
Δ since start−€25k
€75k€606k€1.14m€1.67m€2.20m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €75k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €125k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €850k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €100k

No national team data.

TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Neneco 1 0 0
Mansur 1 0 0
Bruno Gaspar 2 0 0
Keffel 1 0 0
Cryzan 1 0 0
Tomané 1 0 0
Osama Rashid 1 1 0
Thiago Santana 1 0 0
Nuno Campos 1 0 0
Cafú 1 0 0
Patrick 1 1 0
Costinha 2 1 0
Fábio Cardoso 2 2 0
Balanta Jr. 1 0 0
Anderson Carvalho 2 0 0
Rafael Ramos 2 0 0
Nené 1 0 0
Vagner 1 0 0
Carlos Júnior 2 1 0
Lincoln 1 1 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
19/20 Liga NOS CD Santa Clara 2 33
22/23 Liga Portugal 2 SC União Torreense 2 29
23/24 Liga Portugal 2 SC União Torreense 2 33

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
24/25 Liga Portugal 2 CD Tondela 3 33
14/15 Liga NOS Vitória Guimarães SC 3 23
15/16 Liga NOS Vitória Guimarães SC 2 24

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
17/18 2018-01-30 Córdoba CF Vit. Guimarães Return from loan — €1.00m
17/18 2017-07-09 Vit. Guimarães Córdoba CF Loan — €1.50m
16/17 2017-06-30 Estoril Vit. Guimarães Return from loan — €1.50m
16/17 2016-08-31 Vit. Guimarães Estoril Loan — €1.50m

Last 50 matches for CD Tondela The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2026-05-16 PO1 FC Arouca 3–1 CD Tondela Available
2026-05-11 PO1 CD Tondela 2–0 Moreirense FC Available
2026-05-11 PO1 CD Tondela 2–0 Moreirense FC Available
2026-05-03 PO1 Casa Pia AC 0–1 CD Tondela Available
2026-05-03 PO1 Casa Pia AC 0–1 CD Tondela Available
2026-04-29 PO1 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–2 CD Tondela Available
2026-04-29 PO1 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–2 CD Tondela Available
2026-04-25 PO1 CD Tondela 0–2 CD Nacional Available
2026-04-25 PO1 CD Tondela 0–2 CD Nacional Available
2026-04-19 PO1 FC Porto 2–0 CD Tondela Available
2026-04-19 PO1 FC Porto 2–0 CD Tondela Available
2026-04-13 PO1 CD Tondela 2–2 Gil Vicente FC Available
2026-04-03 PO1 Vitória Guimarães 5–0 CD Tondela Available
2026-03-21 PO1 CD Tondela 0–0 AVS Available
2026-03-09 PO1 CD Tondela 0–1 Rio Ave FC Available
2026-03-01 PO1 CD Tondela 2–2 CD Santa Clara Available
2026-02-20 PO1 CF Estrela da Amadora 0–2 CD Tondela Available
2026-02-13 PO1 CD Tondela 1–1 FC Alverca Available
2026-02-07 PO1 GD Estoril Praia 2–2 CD Tondela Available
2026-02-01 PO1 CD Tondela 0–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica Available
2026-01-25 PO1 FC Famalicão 3–0 CD Tondela Available
2026-01-18 PO1 CD Tondela 0–1 Sporting Clube de Braga Available
2026-01-11 PO1 Moreirense FC 1–0 CD Tondela Available
2026-01-03 PO1 CD Tondela 3–1 FC Arouca Available
2025-12-21 PO1 CD Tondela 1–2 Casa Pia AC Available
2025-12-15 PO1 CD Nacional 3–1 CD Tondela Available
2025-12-07 PO1 CD Tondela 0–2 FC Porto Available
2025-11-29 PO1 Gil Vicente FC 0–1 CD Tondela Available
2025-11-08 PO1 CD Tondela 0–1 Vitória Guimarães Available
2025-11-02 PO1 AVS 2–2 CD Tondela Available
2025-10-26 PO1 CD Tondela 0–3 Sporting Clube de Portugal Available
2025-10-05 PO1 Rio Ave FC 3–0 CD Tondela Available
2025-09-27 PO1 CD Santa Clara 1–2 CD Tondela Available
2025-09-21 PO1 CD Tondela 0–0 CF Estrela da Amadora Available
2025-09-12 PO1 FC Alverca 1–0 CD Tondela Available
2025-08-31 PO1 CD Tondela 2–2 GD Estoril Praia Available
2025-08-23 PO1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–0 CD Tondela Available
2025-08-16 PO1 CD Tondela 0–1 FC Famalicão Available
2025-08-10 PO1 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–0 CD Tondela Available
2025-05-17 PO2 União Leiria – CD Tondela TIMED
2025-05-11 PO2 CD Tondela – FC Alverca TIMED
2025-05-04 PO2 CD Tondela – GD Chaves TIMED
2025-04-27 PO2 Portimonense SC – CD Tondela TIMED
2025-04-19 PO2 CD Tondela – FC Vizela TIMED
2025-04-13 PO2 Paços de Ferreira – CD Tondela TIMED
2025-04-05 PO2 CD Tondela – CD Feirense TIMED
2025-03-29 PO2 UD Oliveirense – CD Tondela TIMED
2025-03-16 PO2 CD Tondela 2–1 SL Benfica B Available
2025-03-10 PO2 Leixões SC 0–1 CD Tondela Available
2025-03-01 PO2 CD Tondela 2–2 União Torreense Available

Teams faced most often by João Afonso's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
CS Marítimo 8 2 2 4 7 10 -3 25%
Vitória Guimarães 6 1 1 4 4 9 -5 17%
Boavista 6 1 1 4 8 10 -2 17%
CD Tondela 6 4 1 1 9 5 +4 67%
Portimonense SC 6 2 4 0 7 5 +2 33%
Sporting Braga 6 1 1 4 9 17 -8 17%
Rio Ave FC 6 1 1 4 5 10 -5 17%
Paços de Ferreira 6 3 1 2 6 4 +2 50%
SL Benfica 6 1 0 5 6 17 -11 17%
Sporting CP 6 0 0 6 2 13 -11 0%
FC Porto 6 0 1 5 3 10 -7 0%
Moreirense FC 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 50%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
11/12 Senior debut season
14/15 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
25/26 3 0 1 0 0 0
24/25 33 0 6 0 0 0
23/24 36 1,438 3 0 0 0.19
22/23 30 1,200 5 0 1 0.45
21/22 25 0 2 0 0 0
20/21 28 0 2 0 0 0
19/20 38 1,813 1 0 0 0.05
17/18 30 631 8 0 0 1.14
16/17 36 0 6 0 0 0
15/16 30 0 4 1 0 0
14/15 27 2,000 7 0 0 0.32

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Liga Portugal
163 apps
4 G
9 A
Liga Portugal 2
101 apps
4 G
6 A
Taça de Portugal
19 apps
2 G
1 A
Allianz Cup
11 apps
1 G
0 A
UECL Quali
6 apps
0 G
0 A
2ª División
21 apps
0 G
0 A

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Who is João Afonso?

João Afonso is a Portugal professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for CD Tondela.

How old is João Afonso?

João Afonso is 35 years old. He was born on May 28, 1990 in Castelo Branco.

What position does João Afonso play?

João Afonso plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).

What club does João Afonso play for?

João Afonso currently plays for CD Tondela.

How many career goals has João Afonso scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, João Afonso has scored 11 goals in 324 appearances.

What is João Afonso's market value?

João Afonso's most recent reported market value is €75k.