João Simões (footballer, born 2007)
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| Full name | João Pedro Arnauth Barrocas Simões | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 6 January 2007 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Portimão, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Sporting CP | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 52 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2018 | Portimonense | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2024 | Sporting CP | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Sporting CP B | 9 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Sporting CP | 16 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Portugal U15 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Portugal U17 | 39 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Portugal U19 | 9 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Portugal U21 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 03:52, 14 December 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:40, 7 November 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
João Pedro Arnauth Barrocas Simões (born 6 January 2007) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP.
Club career
Simões began playing football with the youth academy of Portimonense, before moving to the youth side of Sporting CP in 2018. On 11 February 2021, he signed a youth contract with Sporting.[1] On 9 February 2023, he signed his first professional contract with the club.[2] He was promoted to Sporting CP B in the summer of 2024.[3] He made his senior and professional debut for Sporting as a substitute in a 6–0 Taça de Portugal win over Amarante on 22 November 2024.[4]
International career
Simões is a youth international for Sporting. He played for the Portugal U17s at the 2023 and 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. In the 2024 edition of the tournament, he captained his side and led them to the final where they lost to the Italy U17s.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 18 December 2025[6]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sporting CP B | 2024–25 | Liga 3 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | ||||
| Sporting CP | 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| 2025–26 | Primeira Liga | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| Total | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 25 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 4 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
Honours
Sporting CP
Portugal U17
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship runner-up: 2024[9]
References
- ^ "João Simões assina contrato de formação do Sporting". www.record.pt.
- ^ "Sporting: jovem de 16 anos assina contrato profissional". CNN Portugal.
- ^ "Amorim fala de Debast, João Simões e ainda Essugo: "Podíamos ter ficado..."". O Jogo. 26 September 2024.
- ^ "Sporting-Amarante, 6-0 João Simões e a estreia: «É um sonho que tenho desde que cheguei ao Sporting em 2018» | Abola.pt". Abola.pt. 22 November 2024.
- ^ "João Santos e João Simões confiantes para o arranque". FPF. 19 November 2024.
- ^ João Simões at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- ^ "Sporting beat Vitoria to clinch Portuguese title". Reuters. 17 May 2025. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ^ "Sporting CP Wins 2025 Taça de Portugal After Extra-Time Thriller vs Benfica". beIN Sports. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ^ "UEFA Under-17 EURO final report: Italy 3-0 Portugal". UEFA. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
External links
- João Simões at Soccerway (archive)
- João Simões national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)