José Sá

José Pedro Malheiro de Sá (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛ sa]; born 17 January 1993) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Greek club Olympiacos.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Malheiro and the second or paternal family name is Sá.
José Sá
Sá with Olympiacos in 2019
Personal information
Full name José Pedro Malheiro de Sá[1]
Date of birth (1993-01-17) 17 January 1993[1]
Place of birth Braga, Portugal
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Olympiacos
Number 1
Youth career
2002–2009 Palmeiras Braga
2009–2010 Merelinense
2011 Benfica
2011–2012 Marítimo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Marítimo B 74 (0)
2013–2016 Marítimo 16 (0)
2016 Porto B 16 (0)
2016–2019 Porto 15 (0)
2018–2019 → Olympiacos (loan) 21 (0)
2019– Olympiacos 50 (0)
National team
2012–2013 Portugal U20 14 (0)
2013–2015 Portugal U21 16 (0)
2016 Portugal U23 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2021

Club career

Marítimo

Born in Braga, Sá finished his formation with Madeira's C.S. Marítimo, joining the club at the age of 18. On 23 January 2013 he made his professional debut with the B team, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–0 home draw against U.D. Oliveirense for the second division championship.[2]

In the 2013 off-season, Sá was promoted to the main squad by manager Pedro Martins.[3] He played his first game in the Primeira Liga on 18 August in a 2–1 home win over S.L. Benfica,[4] and kept his position for the following matchday, a 0–3 loss at FC Porto.[5]

During his tenure in Funchal, Sá acted as understudy to Frenchman Romain Salin.[6]

Porto

On 25 January 2016, both Sá and teammate Moussa Marega joined Porto on four-and-a-half-year contracts, with the services of the former being acquired for €1.5 million.[7] During his early spell, he was second-choice to Spain international Iker Casillas.[8][9]

Sá made his debut in the UEFA Champions League on 17 October 2017, starting in a 2–3 loss for the group stage away to RB Leipzig and committing a blunder in the eighth minute which resulted in the opposition's first goal.[10] He became the starter from that point onwards but, following a 0–5 home defeat against Liverpool for the same competition, lost his place again.[11]

Olympiacos

On 31 August 2018, deemed surplus to requirements by manager Sérgio Conceição,[12] Sá joined Olympiacos F.C. on a season-long loan.[13] He became first choice over Andreas Gianniotis shortly after arriving, as the team was coached by his compatriot and former Marítimo boss Martins.[14]

On 15 May 2019, Sá agreed to a permanent four-year deal.[15] During the campaign, he kept a total of 18 clean sheets.[16]

International career

Sá represented Portugal at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He played all the matches and minutes in Turkey, in an eventual round-of-16 exit.

On 6 August 2013, Sá received his first call-up to the under-21 team, for a friendly game with Switzerland.[17] He featured in the second half of the 5–2 win, on the 14th.[18]

Sá was first-choice at the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, keeping clean sheets in all games but one as the national side finished in second place in the Czech Republic; in the final, he saved from Sweden's Abdul Khalili in the penalty shootout following a goalless draw at the Eden Arena.[19][20][21][22]

On 25 May 2017, Sá was called to the full side for the first time, being named by manager Fernando Santos in a provisional 24-man squad for that year's FIFA Confederations Cup.[23]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 3 January 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Marítimo B 2012–13[24] Segunda Liga 180———180
2013–14[24] Segunda Liga 180———180
2014–15[24] Segunda Liga 380———380
Total 740———740
Marítimo 2012–13[24] Primeira Liga 0000000000
2013–14[24] Primeira Liga 801020—110
2014–15[24] Primeira Liga 300010—40
2015–16[25] Primeira Liga 502020—90
Total 160305000240
Porto B 2015–16[24] LigaPro 160———160
Porto 2015–16[24] Primeira Liga 0000000000
2016–17[25] Primeira Liga 1020300060
2017–18[25] Primeira Liga 14010105[lower-alpha 3]0210
Total 150304050270
Olympiacos 2018–19[24] Super League Greece 21030—7[lower-alpha 4]0310
2019–20[24] Super League Greece 33000—15[lower-alpha 4]0480
2020–21[24] Super League Greece 16 0 0 0 — 8 0 24 0
Total 70030—3001030
Career total 191090903502450
  1. Includes Taça de Portugal, Greek Cup
  2. Includes Taça da Liga
  3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Club

Porto B

Porto

Olympiacos

International

Portugal

Individual

References
  1. "FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017: List of players: Portugal" (PDF). FIFA. 20 March 2018. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  2. "Marítimo B-Oliveirense, 0–0: Pouca ambição resulta em nulo" [Marítimo B-Oliveirense, 0–0: Little ambition has zero as result]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 January 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  3. "Pedro Martins chamou apenas dois reforços" [Pedro Martins called only two additions]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 17 August 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  4. Andrade, David (18 August 2013). "Exibição paupérrima e opções de Jesus mantêm a má tradição do Benfica" [Awful display and Jesus choices keep Benfica's bad tradition]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  5. "Porto 3–0 Marítimo, 2.ª jornada da I Liga" [Porto 3–0 Marítimo, League I 2nd matchday] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 25 August 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  6. "Guarda-redes José Sá desperta cobiça lá fora" [Goalkeeper José Sá is coveted outside]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 June 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  7. Ruela, João; Fernandes, Nuno (26 January 2016). "FC Porto paga cinco milhões e desvia Marega e José Sá de Alvalade" [FC Porto pay five million and hijack Marega and José Sá from Alvalade]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  8. "José Sá quer sentar Iker Casillas" [José Sá wants to seat Iker Casillas] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  9. Figueiredo, João Tiago; Pires, Sérgio (19 October 2017). "José Sá por Casillas e mais cinco surpresas na baliza do FC Porto" [José Sá for Casillas and another five surprises in goal of FC Porto] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  10. "Leipzig 3–2 Porto". UEFA. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  11. ""José Sá? A responsabilidade não é só dele"" ["José Sá? He's not the only one to blame"]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 16 February 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  12. "José Sá deixou estágio para tratar do futuro" [José Sá left training camp to take care of future]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 23 July 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  13. Ο Ζοζέ Σα για τα γκολπόστ του Ολυμπιακού [José Sá an Olympiacos goalkeeper] (in Greek). Gazzetta. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  14. Ολυμπιακός: Ενεργοποιεί τη ρήτρα για Σα [Olympiacos: Sá clause activated] (in Greek). Onsports. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  15. Nicolaides, Shaun (15 May 2019). "OFFICIAL: Sa signs Olympiacos contract until 2023". Agona Sport. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  16. Nicolaides, Shaun (23 March 2020). "SLGR regular season review: Five solid shot-stoppers". Agona Sport. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  17. "Sub-21 convocados" [Under-21 list] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  18. "Sub-21: Portugal–Suíça, 5–2 (crónica)" [Under-21: Portugal–Switzerland, 5–2 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 14 August 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  19. Jurejko, Jonathan (18 June 2015). "England U21 0–1 Portugal U21". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  20. Ashby, Kevin (21 June 2015). "Improved Italy fail to break Portugal down". UEFA. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  21. Hart, Simon (27 June 2015). "Five-goal Portugal stun Germany in semi-finals". UEFA. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  22. Kell, Tom (30 June 2015). "Spot-on Sweden beat Portugal to win U21 EURO". UEFA. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  23. Gouveia, Ricardo (25 May 2017). "Seleção: Renato Sanches e Éder de fora da Taça das Confederações" [National team: Renato Sanches and Éder out of Confederations Cup] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  24. "José Sá". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  25. "José Sá". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  26. "FC Porto é campeão nacional 2017/2018" [FC Porto are 2017/2018 national champions] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  27. "Olympiacos win their 45th Greek Super League title". Greek City Times. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  28. "Portugal regressa ao topo da Europa. Liga das Nações fica em casa" [Portugal return to the top of Europe. Nations League stays home] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  29. ""Portugal fez uma prova excelente", diz Fernando Santos" ["Portugal had an excellent tournament", Fernando Santos says] (in Portuguese). TSF. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  30. "The official Under-21 Team of the Tournament". UEFA. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
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