Francisco Moura

Francisco Sampaio Moura (born 16 August 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for S.C. Braga as a left back.

Francisco Moura
Personal information
Full name Francisco Sampaio Moura[1]
Date of birth (1999-08-16) 16 August 1999[1]
Place of birth Braga, Portugal[1]
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Braga
Number 74
Youth career
2008–2011 Academia Lacatoni
2011–2018 Braga
2014–2015 → Palmeiras Braga (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Braga B 5 (0)
2019–2020 → Académica (loan) 10 (1)
2020– Braga 5 (2)
National team
2017 Portugal U18 7 (0)
2017–2018 Portugal U19 14 (1)
2018–2019 Portugal U20 12 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:15, 8 November 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Braga, Moura joined S.C. Braga's youth system at the age of 12. On 28 October 2018 he made his LigaPro debut with their reserves, coming on as a 68th-minute substitute in a 0–2 away loss against U.D. Oliveirense.[2]

In the summer of 2019, Moura was loaned to Académica de Coimbra also in the Portuguese second tier.[3] He scored his first goal as a professional on 28 December in the 4–3 home victory over Oliveirense,[4] but appeared in only ten competitive matches during his spell at the Estádio Cidade de Coimbra.

Moura returned to Braga's first team ahead of the 2020–21 season, under newly appointed manager Carlos Carvalhal.[5] He played his first game in the Primeira Liga on 25 September, being replaced at half-time of the 0–1 home defeat to C.D. Santa Clara.[6]

On 8 November 2020, playing in front of Nuno Sequeira as a left midfielder, Moura scored twice in a 3–2 win at S.L. Benfica.[7]

International career

Moura made three late substitute appearances for Portugal at the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship that the nation won in Finland, including one in the final against Italy.[8]

References
  1. "Francisco Moura" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 8 November 2020.
  2. "Oliveirense-Sp. Braga B, 2–0: Bis de Fati vale primeira vitória na Liga" [Oliveirense-Sp. Braga B, 2–0: Fati brace equals first League win]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 October 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  3. Magalhães, Sérgio (29 July 2019). "Francisco Moura reforça a Académica" [Francisco Moura strengthens Académica]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  4. "Académica-Oliveirense, 4–3: chuva de golos em Coimbra" [Académica-Oliveirense, 4–3: goal rain in Coimbra]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 December 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  5. Andrade, Tomaz (15 September 2020). "Um talento "da casa" a brilhar no Braga de Carvalhal: "É uma máquina"" ["Homegrown" talent shines in Carvalhal's Braga: "He's a beast"]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  6. Ferreira, Bruno José (25 September 2020). "Sp. Braga-Santa Clara, 0–1 (crónica)" [Sp. Braga-Santa Clara, 0–1 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  7. Andrónico, Bruno (8 November 2020). "Benfica 2–3 SC Braga: Vitória bracarense depois de segunda parte eletrizante" [Benfica 2–3 SC Braga: Braga win after electrifying second half] (in Portuguese). SAPO. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  8. "Italy 3–4 Portugal". UEFA. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
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