Miguel Vieira

Miguel Vieira
Personal information
Full name Luís Miguel Vieira Silva[1]
Date of birth (1990-10-08) 8 October 1990 (age 34)[1]
Place of birth Amarante, Portugal[1]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
2000–2008 Vila Meã
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 Vila Meã 49 (0)
2012−2013 Espinho 30 (2)
2013–2015 Aves 65 (4)
2015–2018 Paços Ferreira 55 (5)
2018–2019 Lugo 34 (1)
2019–2022 İstanbul Başakşehir 1 (0)
2020 → Wolfsberger AC (loan) 7 (0)
2020–2021 → Waasland-Beveren (loan) 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 February 2021

Luís Miguel Vieira Silva (born 8 October 1990), known as Vieira, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a central defender.

Club career

Born in Amarante, Porto District, Vieira played lower league or amateur football until the age of 23. In the summer of 2013 he signed with Segunda Liga club C.D. Aves, making his professional debut on 18 August in a 1–1 away draw against U.D. Oliveirense where he played the full 90 minutes.[2] In his second season, he scored a career-best four goals (in 40 matches) to help his team to the 18th position, still above the relegation zone.[3]

In June 2015, Vieira moved to the Primeira Liga after signing a two-year contract with F.C. Paços de Ferreira.[4] His maiden appearance in the competition took place on 30 August of that year, when he came on as a 42nd-minute substitute in a 1–1 home draw with F.C. Arouca.[5]

Vieira scored four times again in the 2017–18 campaign.[3] One of those goals came on 11 March 2018 as the hosts defeated eventual champions FC Porto 1–0,[6] being nonetheless relegated as second-bottom.[7]

On 17 July 2018, Vieira moved abroad for the first time in his career after agreeing to a three-year deal with Segunda División side CD Lugo.[8] On 30 July of the following year, however, he was transferred to İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. of the Turkish Süper Lig.[9]

Vieira spent the next two seasons on loan, first with Wolfsberger AC in the Austrian Football Bundesliga[10] then Waasland-Beveren in the Belgian Pro League.[11] In February 2022, after only six competitive appearances at the Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium, the 31-year-old left by mutual consent.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Miguel Vieira" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Oliveirense-Aves: 1–1: Equilíbrio dominou" [Oliveirense-Aves: 1–1: Balance was the name of the game]. Record (in Portuguese). 18 August 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  3. ^ a b Santos, Mónica (19 March 2018). "Miguel Vieira, um central com golo, perto de novo recorde" [Miguel Vieira, a scoring stopper, close to new record]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Miguel Vieira assina por duas temporadas" [Miguel Vieira signs for two seasons] (in Portuguese). F.C. Paços Ferreira. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Paços e Arouca dividem pontos (1–1)" [Paços and Arouca share points (1–1)] (in Portuguese). F.C. Paços Ferreira. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  6. ^ Andrade, David (11 March 2018). "FC Porto sai de Paços de Ferreira sob aviso vermelho" [FC Porto leave Paços de Ferreira on red alert]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Porto campeão, Benfica na Champions. Paços e Estoril despromovidos" [Porto champions, Benfica to the Champions League. Paços and Estoril relegated] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Miguel Vieira nuevo jugador del CD Lugo" [Miguel Vieira new player of CD Lugo] (in Spanish). CD Lugo. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  9. ^ "Miguel Vieira traspasado al İstanbul Başakşehir FK" [Miguel Vieira transferred to İstanbul Başakşehir FK] (in Spanish). CD Lugo. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  10. ^ "Olá Miguel!" [Hello Miguel!] (in German). Wolfsberger AC. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  11. ^ De Jonge, Martijn (6 October 2020). "Welkom op de Freethiel, Miguel Vieira!" [Welcome to Freethiel, Miguel Vieira!] (in Dutch). Waasland-Beveren. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  12. ^ "OFICIAL: Basaksehir rescinde com Miguel Vieira" [OFFICIAL: Basaksehir cut ties with Miguel Vieira] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.