Thierry Graça
Personal information
Full name Thierry Ramos da Graça
Date of birth (1995-01-27) 27 January 1995
Place of birth Mindelo, Cape Verde
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
2013 Oeiras
2014 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Benfica B 1 (0)
2016–2019 Estoril 29 (0)
2020 Doxa Katokopias 6 (0)
2021 Amora 4 (0)
International career‡
2018 Cape Verde 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 February 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2018

Thierry Ramos da Graça (born 27 January 1995) is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.

Club career

He started his career in Cape Verde. In 2013, he joined Portuguese club AD Oeiras to play in the U-19 league before moving to Benfica's youth team in the middle of the season.[2]

On 6 May 2014, he, Rafael Ramos and Estrela signed a professional contract with S.L. Benfica until June 2020, joining the B-team in the following season.[3] On 1 October 2014, he made his professional debut for Benfica B in a 1–1 draw against Santa Clara.[4]

On 3 June 2016, he signed for Primeira Liga side G.D. Estoril Praia.[5]

International career

Graça made his international debut for the Cape Verde national team in a 3–0 win over Tanzania for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, on 12 October 2018.[6]

Honours

Benfica

References

  1. ↑ Thierry Graça at ForaDeJogo (archived). Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  2. ↑ Edisport. "Thierry Graça: "Fiz tudo para chegar a um grande" - Benfica - Jornal Record". xl.pt.
  3. ↑ "Três Juniores rubricaram contrato profissional com o Clube". Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Site Oficial.
  4. ↑ "Benfica B - Santa Clara (Jornada 9 Segunda Liga 2014-2015) - Liga Portugal". ligaportugal.pt.
  5. ↑ "Thierry Graça, Luís Ribeiro e José Moreira são reforços - Estoril Praia". Archived from the original on 12 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "CAN'2019: Cabo Verde vence Tanzânia (3-0) e mantém intactas as chances de apuramento para os Camarões - Inforpress". www.inforpress.publ.cv. Archived from the original on 13 October 2018.
  7. ↑ "'Proud' Benfica hold heads high after final defeat". UEFA. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.


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