Market value
€1.10m
Central Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
3
clubs played for
22/23
debut season
0.04
goals / match
FC Alverca
top club · 79 apps
Career highs
€1.10m
peak value · 2025
—
top transfer fee
2
best season · 22/23
—
int'l / penalties
Born the same day
Shares 2002-05-23 · 6 players total
93Appearances
4Goals
8Assists
11Yellow cards
0Red cards
50Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Miguel Pires |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Miguel Cristóvão Pires |
| Date of birth | 2002-05-23 (24 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Almada, Portugal |
| Citizenship |  Portugal |
| Position | Midfield - Central Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 185.00 m |
| Current club | UD Leiria |
| On loan from | ↩ CD Santa Clara parent contract: 2026-06-30 |
| Joined | 2025-09-01 |
| Contract expires | 2026-06-30 |
Jun 2026
Transfer: Leiria → Santa Clara
25/26 · Return from loan
Sep 2025
Transfer: Santa Clara → Leiria
25/26 · Loan
Jul 2025
25/26 — CD Santa Clara
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2025
Transfer: Santa Clara U23 → Santa Clara
25/26 · Transfer
Jun 2025
Transfer: Alverca → Santa Clara U23
24/25 · Return from loan
Jul 2024
24/25 — FC Alverca
37 matches · 1 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2024
Transfer: Santa Clara U23 → Alverca
23/24 · Loan
Jul 2023
23/24 — CD Santa Clara, FC Alverca, CD Santa Clara U23
25 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2023
Transfer: Alverca → Santa Clara U23
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — FC Alverca
28 matches · 2 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2022
Transfer: Alverca B → Alverca
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2020
Transfer: Amora U19 → Alverca B
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2019
Transfer: Cova Piedade 17 → Amora U19
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2017
Transfer: Benfica U15 → Cova Piedade 17
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2015
Transfer: Benfica Yth → Benfica U15
15/16 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.10m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Minutes played by club
CD Santa Clara
0.2%
FC Alverca
99.8%
CD Santa Clara U23
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD Santa Clara | 2 | 23/24 | 25/26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| FC Alverca | 3 | 22/23 | 24/25 | 79 | 3 | 8 | 4,505 |
| CD Santa Clara U23 | 1 | 23/24 | 23/24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | UECL Qualifiers | CD Santa Clara | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Liga Portugal 2 | FC Alverca | 34 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2,610 |
| 24/25 | Taça de Portugal | FC Alverca | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Allianz Cup | CD Santa Clara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Liga 3 - Promotion | FC Alverca | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Liga Portugal 2 | CD Santa Clara | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Liga Revelação | CD Santa Clara U23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Revelação U23 - Qualif. round | CD Santa Clara U23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Taça de Portugal | CD Santa Clara | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 22/23 | Liga 3 | FC Alverca | 21 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1,422 |
| 22/23 | Liga 3 - Promotion | FC Alverca | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 473 |
| 22/23 | Taça de Portugal | FC Alverca | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/16 | 2015-07-01 | Benfica Yth | Benfica U15 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-01 | Benfica U15 | Cova Piedade 17 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-01 | Cova Piedade 17 | Amora U19 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-07-01 | Amora U19 | Alverca B | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-07-01 | Alverca B | Alverca | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-07-01 | Alverca | Santa Clara U23 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-02-02 | Santa Clara U23 | Alverca | Loan | 125000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2025-06-30 | Alverca | Santa Clara U23 | Return from loan | 1100000 | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-07-01 | Santa Clara U23 | Santa Clara | Transfer | 1100000 | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-09-01 | Santa Clara | Leiria | Loan | 1100000 | — |
| 25/26 | 2026-06-30 | Leiria | Santa Clara | Return from loan | 1100000 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current€1.10m
Peak€1.10m
Low—
Δ since start+€975k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.10m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €225k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €125k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rúben Pina | 2 | 0 | 851 |
| Valter Zacarias | 2 | 1 | 840 |
| Mohcine Hassan | 2 | 1 | 828 |
| João Lima | 2 | 0 | 666 |
| Luiz Miguel | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricardo Rodrigues | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| David Bruno | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nkanyiso Shinga | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Thauan Lara | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcos Silva | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Luiz | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jefferson Nem | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Kadú | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Diogo Martins | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ageu | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Zé Oliveira | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Carter | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brenner | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrézinho | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Venaque | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | Liga 3 - Promotion | FC Alverca | 1 | 6 |
| 22/23 | Liga 3 | FC Alverca | 1 | 21 |
| 23/24 | Taça de Portugal | CD Santa Clara | 1 | 1 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | Liga Portugal 2 | FC Alverca | 4 | 34 |
| 22/23 | Liga 3 - Promotion | FC Alverca | 2 | 6 |
| 22/23 | Liga 3 | FC Alverca | 2 | 21 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 2026-06-30 | Leiria | Santa Clara | Return from loan | — | €1.10m |
| 25/26 | 2025-09-01 | Santa Clara | Leiria | Loan | — | €1.10m |
| 24/25 | 2025-06-30 | Alverca | Santa Clara U23 | Return from loan | — | €1.10m |
| 23/24 | 2024-02-02 | Santa Clara U23 | Alverca | Loan | — | €125k |
Teams faced most often by Miguel Pires'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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CS Marítimo | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 67% |
| Paços de Ferreira | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 40% |
| Leixões SC | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 25% |
| Casa Pia AC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 50% |
| União Leiria | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 75% |
| FC Arouca | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 25% |
| FC Penafiel | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 25% |
| Académico de Viseu | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 25% |
| União Torreense | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 50% |
| FC Porto B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 50% |
| FC Porto | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 0% |
| CD Mafra | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 50% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | Senior debut season | |
| 22/23 | 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 | 37 | 2,610 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 |
| 23/24 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 22/23 | 28 | 1,895 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.09 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Liga Portugal 2
37 apps
1 G
4 A
Liga 3 - Promotion
20 apps
1 G
2 A
Liga 3
21 apps
1 G
2 A
Taça de Portugal
5 apps
1 G
0 A
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Frequently asked about Miguel Pires
Who is Miguel Pires?
Miguel Pires is a Portugal professional footballer who plays as a central midfield for UD Leiria.
How old is Miguel Pires?
Miguel Pires is 24 years old. He was born on May 23, 2002 in Almada.
What position does Miguel Pires play?
Miguel Pires plays as a central midfield (Midfield - Central Midfield).
What club does Miguel Pires play for?
Miguel Pires currently plays for UD Leiria.
How many career goals has Miguel Pires scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Miguel Pires has scored 4 goals in 93 appearances.
What is Miguel Pires's market value?
Miguel Pires's most recent reported market value is €1.10m.