Frederico Venâncio

Frederico André Ferrão Venâncio (born 4 February 1993) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Spanish club CD Lugo on loan from Vitória S.C. as a central defender.

Frederico Venâncio
Personal information
Full name Frederico André Ferrão Venâncio[1]
Date of birth (1993-02-04) 4 February 1993[1]
Place of birth Gâmbia, Portugal[1]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Lugo
(on loan from Vitória Guimarães)
Number 23
Youth career
2002–2010 Vitória Setúbal
2010–2011 Benfica
2011–2012 Vitória Setúbal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2018 Vitória Setúbal 115 (6)
2017–2018 → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 20 (1)
2018– Vitória Guimarães 25 (0)
2020– → Lugo (loan) 10 (1)
National team
2012–2013 Portugal U20 8 (0)
2013–2014 Portugal U21 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 November 2020

Club career

Vitória Setúbal

Born in Gâmbia – Pontes – Alto da Guerra, Setúbal, Venâncio joined local Vitória FC's youth academy at the age of 9, then returned for his last year as a junior from S.L. Benfica. He made his Primeira Liga debut for the former club on 13 January 2013, coming on as a late substitute in a 5–0 home win against Moreirense FC.[2] He scored his first league goal on 7 April of the same year, but in a 1–2 away loss to Rio Ave FC.[3]

On 16 August 2017, Venâncio signed with English Championship side Sheffield Wednesday on a season-long loan.[4] He made his league debut on 23 December, playing the full 90 minutes in the 1–2 home defeat against Middlesbrough.[5]

Venâncio scored his first and only goal for Wednesday on 6 May 2018, helping the hosts defeat Norwich City 5–1.[6]

Vitória Guimarães

On 7 July 2018, Venâncio signed a four-year contract with Vitória de Guimarães.[7] A reserve player under Luís Castro in his first year,[8] he became first choice after Ivo Vieira took over.[9]

On 4 October 2020, Venâncio was loaned to Spanish Segunda División club CD Lugo, for one year.[10]

International career

Venâncio earned the first of his two caps for the Portugal under-21 team on 25 March 2013, featuring the last minutes of the 2–1 friendly defeat of the Republic of Ireland in Dundalk.[11] He was part of the squad at the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship,[12] being an unused squad member for the runners-up.[13]

Personal life

Venâncio's father, Pedro, was also a footballer and a central defender. He too was brought up at Vitória.[14][15]

Career statistics
As of match played 19 July 2020[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Domestic Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Vitória Setúbal 2012–13 Primeira Liga 71003000101
2013–14 181104100232
2014–15 311103000351
2015–16 310200000330
2016–17 263104100314
2017–18 2000100030
Vitória F.C. total 115650152001358
Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 2017–18 Championship 201500000251
Vitória Guimarães 2018–19 Primeira Liga 5020100080
2019–20 200003030260
Vitória Guimarães total 250204030340
Career total 1607120192301949

    References
    1. "Frederico Venâncio" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
    2. Nunes, Luís Miguel (13 January 2013). "V. Setúbal-Moreirense: Meyong brilha em goleada sadina" [V. Setúbal-Moreirense: Meyong shines in sadino rout] (in Portuguese). Relvado. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
    3. "Rio Ave vence Setúbal e continua colado ao Sporting" [Rio Ave defeat Setúbal and are still glued to Sporting] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 7 April 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
    4. "Owls complete Federico Venancio loan capture". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
    5. "Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 Middlesbrough". BBC Sport. 23 December 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
    6. "Sheffield Wednesday 5–1 Norwich City". BBC Sport. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
    7. Santos, José (7 July 2018). "Frederico Venâncio é reforço" [Frederico Venâncio is an addition]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 January 2019.
    8. "Frederico Venâncio quer jogar mais pelo Vitória de Guimarães nesta época" [Frederico Venâncio wants to play more for Vitória de Guimarães this season] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
    9. Machado, José Miguel (24 November 2019). "Venâncio ao palco" [Venâncio takes the stage]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 October 2020.
    10. "Frederico Venâncio, nuevo jugador del CD Lugo" [Frederico Venâncio, new player of CD Lugo] (in Spanish). CD Lugo. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
    11. "Portugal vence a Irlanda" [Portugal defeat Ireland]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 25 March 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
    12. "Os 23 convocados para o Europeu de sub-21" [The 23 selected for the under-21 European Championships]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 7 June 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
    13. Kell, Tom (30 June 2015). "Spot-on Sweden beat Portugal to win U21 EURO". UEFA. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
    14. Fonseca, Manuel (16 August 2013). "Aposta nos jovens da casa para tentar fazer milagres" [Bet on home youths to try and work miracles]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 August 2017.
    15. Lopes Pereira, Ricardo (22 August 2016). "Pedro Venâncio: «Gonçalo Guedes tropeçou numa minhoca»" [Pedro Venâncio: «Gonçalo Guedes tripped on a worm»]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 August 2017.
    16. Frederico Venâncio at Soccerway
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