João Lameira
Personal information
Full name João Pedro Santos Lameira
Date of birth (1999-04-19) 19 April 1999
Place of birth Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Baltika Kaliningrad
Number 66
Youth career
2007–2008 Caldas São Jorge
2008–2011 Feirense
2011–2012 Sporting
2012–2013 Feirense
2013–2018 Porto
2014–2015Padroense (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Porto B 7 (1)
2019–2020 União Leiria 16 (2)
2020Académica (loan) 0 (0)
2020–2021 Real SC 25 (2)
2021–2023 Torreense 55 (2)
2023– Baltika Kaliningrad 2 (0)
International career
2015 Portugal U16 9 (1)
2015–2016 Portugal U17 14 (0)
2016–2017 Portugal U18 7 (0)
2017 Portugal U20 2 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA European U17 Championship
WinnerAzerbaijan 2016
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 August 2023

João Pedro Santos Lameira (born 19 April 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Russian club Baltika Kaliningrad as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Santa Maria da Feira, Lameira had two spells at hometown club C.D. Feirense as a youth, either side of one season at Sporting CP.[1] In 2013, he joined FC Porto's ranks, and on 22 September 2018, he made his professional debut with the reserve team in a LigaPro match against U.D. Oliveirense; he came on as an added-time substitute for Madi Queta in a 1–1 away draw.[2] He played seven games over the season, scoring once on the final day on 18 May 2019 in a 2–2 draw away to Vitória de Guimarães B.[3]

Lameira signed for U.D. Leiria in the third-tier Campeonato de Portugal ahead of the 2019–20 season; he was described by José Roque of the Diário de Leiria as their best signing that transfer window.[4] On 31 January 2020 he moved back up to the second tier on an 18-month deal with Académica de Coimbra;[5] unused, he moved back to the third level and Real S.C. in June.

On 7 July 2021, Lameira signed a one-year deal at S.C.U. Torreense of the new Liga 3.[1] He played 25 times as they won promotion as champions in his first season, scoring once as the winner in a 2–1 comeback victory at home to F.C. Felgueiras 1932 on 2 April 2022.[6] He then signed for another season.[7] He played 30 times as the Torres Vedras-based club came 9th in the second tier, scoring once in a 3–0 home win over former club Porto B on 11 March 2023.[8]

On 8 June 2023, Lameira signed a three-year contract with the Russian Premier League club Baltika Kaliningrad.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 September 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Porto B 2018–19 Liga Portugal 2 7171
União Leiria 2019–20 Campeonato de Portugal 162162
Académica (loan) 2020–21 Liga Portugal 2 00000000
Real SC 2020–21 Campeonato de Portugal 25210262
Torreense 2021–22 Liga Portugal 2 2512000271
2022–23 Liga Portugal 2 3011040361
Total 5513040631
Baltika Kaliningrad 2023–24 Russian Premier League 204050
Career total 1057804000001177

Honours

Torreense
Portugal

References

  1. 1 2 Ponte, Pedro (7 July 2021). "João Lameira reforça o meio-campo do Torreense" [João Lameira bolsters Torreense's midfield]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  2. "Oliveirense 1-1 FC Porto B". ForaDeJogo. 2018-09-22. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  3. "FC Porto B empata nos descontos frente ao Vitória B, na despedida da II Liga" [FC Porto B draw in added time against Vitória B, on last day of II Liga]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 18 May 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  4. Roque, José (9 July 2019). "UD Leiria começa a 'arrumar a casa' com nove reforços" [UD Leiria start to 'furnish the house' with nine additions]. Diário de Leiria (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  5. Chambel, Ricardo (31 January 2020). "João Lameira reforça a Académica" [João Lameira bolsters Académica]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  6. "Reviravolta do Manuel Marques! Torreense vence o Felgueiras" [Manuel Marques' comeback! Torreense defeat Felgueiras] (in Portuguese). ONFM. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  7. 1 2 "Mais uma renovação de contrato no Torreense: agora é João Lameira" [Yet another contract renewal at Torreense: this time it's João Lameira]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 5 June 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  8. "Torreense-FC Porto B, 3-0: Regresso às vitórias após duas jornadas" [Torreense-FC Porto B, 3-0: Return to winning ways after two matchdays]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 March 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  9. "BEM-VINDO, ЖОАО!" [BEM-VINDO, JOAO!] (in Russian). FC Baltika Kaliningrad. 8 June 2023.
  10. "Under-17 - Portugal prevail on penalties against Spain". UEFA. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
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