João Graça
Midfield - Central Midfield
at Rio Ave FC
at Rio Ave FC
1,734 days · joined 2021-08-25
👕200+ Apps
Market value
€300k
Rating · 24/25
5.4
Average
Central Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
9
clubs played for
12/13
debut season
0.06
goals / match
Rio Ave FC
top club · 94 apps
Position rank · 24/25
#2041
goals rank
#1838
assists rank
15
season goals
13
season assists
Among 2,799 Midfield - Central Midfields · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€800k
peak value · 2016
—
top transfer fee
6
best season · 15/16
13 / 1
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1995-06-18 · 6 players total
268Appearances
15Goals
13Assists
48Yellow cards
0Red cards
38Full matches (90′)
| Full name | João Graça |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | João Salazar da Graça |
| Date of birth | 1995-06-18 (30 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Matosinhos, Portugal |
| Citizenship |  Portugal |
| Position | Midfield - Central Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 177.00 m |
| Current club | Rio Ave FC |
| Joined | 2021-08-25 |
| Contract expires | 2026-06-30 |
| Agent | MadeinFootball |
Jul 2024
24/25 — Rio Ave FC
21 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2023
23/24 — Rio Ave FC
29 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — Rio Ave FC
20 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2021
Transfer: Mafra → Rio Ave
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — Rio Ave FC
24 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Oct 2020
Transfer: Leixões → Mafra
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — CD Mafra
25 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — Leixões SC
22 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
Transfer: Oliveirense → Leixões
19/20 · Transfer
Jan 2019
Transfer: Feirense → Oliveirense
18/19 · Transfer
Jan 2019
Transfer: Arouca → Feirense
18/19 · Return from loan
Jul 2018
18/19 — FC Arouca, UD Oliveirense
16 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
Transfer: Feirense → Arouca
18/19 · Loan
Aug 2017
Transfer: FC Porto B → Feirense
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — CD Feirense
12 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — FC Porto B
32 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2015
15/16 — FC Porto B, FC Porto
43 matches · 6 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — FC Porto B
17 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2014
Transfer: FC Porto U19 → FC Porto B
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2013
13/14 — FC Porto B, FC Porto Youth League
7 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — FC Porto B
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2012
Transfer: FC Porto U17 → FC Porto U19
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2011
Transfer: Padroense U17 → FC Porto U17
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2010
Transfer: FC Porto U15 → Padroense U17
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2008
Transfer: Boavista CJ → FC Porto U15
08/09 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €800k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 2053 other Midfield - Central Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 24/25. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.19/90
Assists1 total · 0.19/90
G+A2 total · 0.37/90
Yellow cards1 total · 0.19/90
Minutes played by club
Rio Ave FC
14.2%
CD Mafra
0.0%
Leixões SC
8.5%
FC Arouca
0.0%
UD Oliveirense
6.7%
CD Feirense
0.0%
FC Porto B
63.3%
FC Porto
0.0%
FC Porto Youth League
7.3%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Ave FC | 4 | 21/22 | 24/25 | 94 | 1 | 3 | 486 |
| CD Mafra | 1 | 20/21 | 20/21 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leixões SC | 1 | 19/20 | 19/20 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 291 |
| FC Arouca | 1 | 18/19 | 18/19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UD Oliveirense | 1 | 18/19 | 18/19 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 229 |
| CD Feirense | 1 | 17/18 | 17/18 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FC Porto B | 5 | 12/13 | 16/17 | 93 | 7 | 8 | 2,163 |
| FC Porto | 1 | 15/16 | 15/16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FC Porto Youth League | 1 | 13/14 | 13/14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 248 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | Liga Portugal | Rio Ave FC | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 486 |
| 24/25 | Taça de Portugal | Rio Ave FC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Liga Portugal | Rio Ave FC | 28 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Taça de Portugal | Rio Ave FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Allianz Cup | Rio Ave FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Liga Portugal | Rio Ave FC | 19 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Taça de Portugal | Rio Ave FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Allianz Cup | Rio Ave FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Liga Portugal 2 | Rio Ave FC | 18 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Taça de Portugal | Rio Ave FC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Allianz Cup | CD Mafra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Liga Portugal 2 | CD Mafra | 24 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Taça de Portugal | CD Mafra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Allianz Cup | Leixões SC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | LigaPro | Leixões SC | 18 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 291 |
| 19/20 | Taça de Portugal | Leixões SC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Allianz Cup | FC Arouca | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Ledman LigaPro | UD Oliveirense | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 229 |
| 18/19 | Ledman LigaPro | FC Arouca | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Taça de Portugal | FC Arouca | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Liga NOS | CD Feirense | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Taça CTT | CD Feirense | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Taça de Portugal | CD Feirense | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Ledman LigaPro | FC Porto B | 32 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1,604 |
| 15/16 | Ledman LigaPro | FC Porto B | 43 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 559 |
| 15/16 | Liga NOS | FC Porto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Liga Portugal 2 | FC Porto B | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Liga Portugal 2 | FC Porto B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | UEFA Youth League | FC Porto Youth League | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 248 |
| 12/13 | Liga Portugal 2 | FC Porto B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/09 | 2008-07-01 | Boavista CJ | FC Porto U15 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-07-01 | FC Porto U15 | Padroense U17 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 11/12 | 2011-07-01 | Padroense U17 | FC Porto U17 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-07-01 | FC Porto U17 | FC Porto U19 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | FC Porto U19 | FC Porto B | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-08-24 | FC Porto B | Feirense | Transfer | 750000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-01 | Feirense | Arouca | Loan | 200000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-01-14 | Arouca | Feirense | Return from loan | 100000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-01-26 | Feirense | Oliveirense | Transfer | 100000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-01 | Oliveirense | Leixões | Transfer | 100000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-10-05 | Leixões | Mafra | Transfer | 225000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-08-25 | Mafra | Rio Ave | Transfer | 200000 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current€300k
Peak€800k
Low€100k
Δ since start+€50k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €175k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €125k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €225k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #31372 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #16373 | #20 | 0 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #16372 | #15 | 6 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #16371 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chidozie Awaziem | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rui Moreira | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Boateng | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gleison Moreira | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Aziz Yakubu | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Guga | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ismael Díaz | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Raúl Gudiño | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Leonardo Ruiz | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Diogo Verdasca | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Rafa Soares | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Francisco Ramos | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Víctor García | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Rúben Macedo | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Omar Govea | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Amine Oudrhiri | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Renato Pantalon | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Fábio Ronaldo | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| André Silva | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jhonatan | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/16 | Ledman LigaPro | FC Porto B | 6 | 43 |
| 19/20 | LigaPro | Leixões SC | 3 | 18 |
| 18/19 | Ledman LigaPro | UD Oliveirense | 2 | 13 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/16 | Ledman LigaPro | FC Porto B | 5 | 43 |
| 16/17 | Ledman LigaPro | FC Porto B | 3 | 32 |
| 19/20 | LigaPro | Leixões SC | 2 | 18 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | 2019-01-14 | Arouca | Feirense | Return from loan | — | €100k |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-01 | Feirense | Arouca | Loan | — | €200k |
Last 50 matches for Rio Ave FC 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.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-16 | PO1 |
Casa Pia AC | 2–1 | Rio Ave FC | Available |
| 2026-05-11 | PO1 |
Rio Ave FC | 1–4 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | Available |
| 2026-05-11 | PO1 |
Rio Ave FC | 1–4 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | Available |
| 2026-05-03 | PO1 |
Rio Ave FC | 0–0 | Gil Vicente FC | Available |
| 2026-05-03 | PO1 |
Rio Ave FC | 0–0 | Gil Vicente FC | Available |
| 2026-04-25 | PO1 |
Vitória SC | 2–0 | Rio Ave FC | Available |
| 2026-04-25 | PO1 |
Vitória Guimarães | 2–0 | Rio Ave FC | Available |
| 2026-04-17 | PO1 |
Rio Ave FC | 2–2 | AVS | Available |
| 2026-04-17 | PO1 |
Rio Ave FC | 2–2 | AVS | Available |
| 2026-04-11 | PO1 |
CD Santa Clara | 0–2 | Rio Ave FC | Available |
| 2026-04-04 | PO1 |
Rio Ave FC | 1–2 | FC Alverca | Available |
| 2026-03-22 | PO1 |
GD Estoril Praia | 1–2 | Rio Ave FC | Available |
| 2026-03-15 | PO1 |
Rio Ave FC | 2–1 | CF Estrela da Amadora | Available |
| 2026-03-09 | PO1 |
CD Tondela | 0–1 | Rio Ave FC | Available |
| 2026-03-01 | PO1 |
Rio Ave FC | 0–0 | FC Famalicão | Available |
| 2026-02-22 | PO1 |
FC Porto | 1–0 | Rio Ave FC | Available |
| 2026-02-16 | PO1 |
Rio Ave FC | 1–2 | Moreirense FC | Available |
| 2026-02-08 | PO1 |
Sporting Clube de Braga | 3–0 | Rio Ave FC | Available |
| 2026-01-31 | PO1 |
Rio Ave FC | 0–3 | FC Arouca | Available |
| 2026-01-25 | PO1 |
CD Nacional | 4–0 | Rio Ave FC | Available |
| 2026-01-17 | PO1 |
Rio Ave FC | 0–2 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | Available |
| 2026-01-04 | PO1 |
Rio Ave FC | 3–1 | Casa Pia AC | Available |
| 2025-12-28 | PO1 |
Sporting Clube de Portugal | 4–0 | Rio Ave FC | Available |
| 2025-12-20 | PO1 |
Gil Vicente FC | 2–2 | Rio Ave FC | Available |
| 2025-12-13 | PO1 |
Rio Ave FC | 0–1 | Vitória Guimarães | Available |
| 2025-12-06 | PO1 |
AVS | 1–2 | Rio Ave FC | Available |
| 2025-11-30 | PO1 |
Rio Ave FC | 1–1 | CD Santa Clara | Available |
| 2025-11-08 | PO1 |
FC Alverca | 1–1 | Rio Ave FC | Available |
| 2025-11-01 | PO1 |
Rio Ave FC | 0–4 | GD Estoril Praia | Available |
| 2025-10-25 | PO1 |
CF Estrela da Amadora | 1–2 | Rio Ave FC | Available |
| 2025-10-05 | PO1 |
Rio Ave FC | 3–0 | CD Tondela | Available |
| 2025-09-28 | PO1 |
FC Famalicão | 0–0 | Rio Ave FC | Available |
| 2025-09-23 | PO1 |
Sport Lisboa e Benfica | 1–1 | Rio Ave FC | Available |
| 2025-09-19 | PO1 |
Rio Ave FC | 0–3 | FC Porto | Available |
| 2025-09-13 | PO1 |
Moreirense FC | 3–1 | Rio Ave FC | Available |
| 2025-08-31 | PO1 |
Rio Ave FC | 2–2 | Sporting Clube de Braga | Available |
| 2025-08-23 | PO1 |
FC Arouca | 3–3 | Rio Ave FC | Available |
| 2025-08-17 | PO1 |
Rio Ave FC | 1–1 | CD Nacional | Available |
| 2025-05-16 | PO1 |
Rio Ave FC | 1–1 | Gil Vicente FC | Available |
| 2025-05-10 | PO1 |
CD Nacional | 3–3 | Rio Ave FC | Available |
| 2025-05-05 | PO1 |
Rio Ave FC | 2–0 | CF Estrela da Amadora | Available |
| 2025-04-27 | PO1 |
Vitória Guimarães | 3–0 | Rio Ave FC | Available |
| 2025-04-22 | PO1 |
Rio Ave FC | 1–2 | Sporting CP | Available |
| 2025-04-18 | PO1 |
Rio Ave FC | 1–1 | CD Santa Clara | Available |
| 2025-04-13 | PO1 |
Moreirense FC | 0–2 | Rio Ave FC | Available |
| 2025-04-07 | PO1 |
Rio Ave FC | 0–2 | Boavista FC | Available |
| 2025-04-03 | PO1 |
Sporting CP | 2–0 | Rio Ave FC | Available |
| 2025-03-29 | PO1 |
Casa Pia AC | 2–1 | Rio Ave FC | Available |
| 2025-03-16 | PO1 |
Rio Ave FC | 2–3 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | Available |
| 2025-03-10 | PO1 |
FC Famalicão | 1–0 | Rio Ave FC | Available |
Teams faced most often by João Graça's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD Tondela | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 11% |
| CS Marítimo | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 50% |
| Portimonense SC | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 50% |
| GD Chaves | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 14% |
| Paços de Ferreira | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 14% |
| Moreirense FC | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 67% |
| Sporting CP | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 17% |
| Vitória Guimarães | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 33% |
| CD Santa Clara | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 33% |
| FC Porto | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 0% |
| CD Feirense | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 17% |
| FC Alverca | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 0% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 13/14 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 21 | 486 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 |
| 23/24 | 29 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | 22 | 291 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.24 |
| 18/19 | 16 | 229 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.79 |
| 16/17 | 32 | 1,604 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 |
| 15/16 | 43 | 559 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1.45 |
| 14/15 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | 7 | 248 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.73 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
LigaPro
166 apps
12 G
11 A
UEFA Youth League
6 apps
2 G
0 A
Liga Portugal
72 apps
1 G
1 A
Taça de Portugal
15 apps
0 G
1 A
Taça CTT
9 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is João Graça?
João Graça is a Portugal professional footballer who plays as a central midfield for Rio Ave FC.
How old is João Graça?
João Graça is 30 years old. He was born on June 18, 1995 in Matosinhos.
What position does João Graça play?
João Graça plays as a central midfield (Midfield - Central Midfield).
What club does João Graça play for?
João Graça currently plays for Rio Ave FC.
How many career goals has João Graça scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, João Graça has scored 15 goals in 268 appearances.
What is João Graça's market value?
João Graça's most recent reported market value is €300k.