Personal information | |||
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Full name | João Miguel Passos Manuel Pica [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 8 April 1986||
Place of birth | Moura, Portugal [1] | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Castro Daire | ||
Youth career | |||
1995–2003 | Moura | ||
2003–2004 | Desportivo Beja | ||
2004–2005 | Vitória Setúbal | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2005–2007 | Vitória Setúbal B | 3 | (0) |
2007 | Elvas | ||
2008–2009 | Ribeirão | 43 | (1) |
2009–2010 | Varzim | 21 | (1) |
2011–2012 | Moreirense | 16 | (1) |
2011–2012 | → Tondela (loan) | 26 | (2) |
2012–2017 | Tondela | 103 | (6) |
2017–2022 | Académico Viseu | 81 | (2) |
2022– | Castro Daire | 19 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:32, 25 November 2023 (UTC) |
João Miguel Passos Manuel Pica (born 8 April 1986) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for AD Castro Daire as a central defender.
Pica was born in Moura, Alentejo. Until the age of 23, he alternated between the third and fourth divisions of Portuguese football, representing Vitória de Setúbal B, O Elvas C.A.D. and G.D. Ribeirão.
In the summer of 2009, Pica signed for Segunda Liga club Varzim S.C. and, on 8 August, made his professional debut in a 1–0 home win against C.D. Fátima in the first round of the Taça da Liga. [2] In January 2011, he moved to fellow league side Moreirense FC. [3]
In June 2012, after spending one season with C.D. Tondela in division three on loan, Pica agreed to a permanent deal after helping to promotion to the second tier. In the 2014–15 campaign, he contributed 19 games and one goal [4] as his team reached the Primeira Liga for the first time in their history [5] and, subsequently, renewed his expiring contract for a further year. [6]
Pica played his first match in the top flight on 20 December 2015, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 1–3 home loss to Vitória de Setúbal. [7] [8] Initially fourth or fifth-choice stopper, he was an everpresent figure in the season's final stretch, [9] scoring three goals in seven games as Tondela avoided relegation in the last matchday. [10] [11] [12]
On 27 June 2017, Pica joined Académico de Viseu F.C. of the second division. [13]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | João Miguel Passos Manuel Pica [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 8 April 1986||
Place of birth | Moura, Portugal [1] | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Castro Daire | ||
Youth career | |||
1995–2003 | Moura | ||
2003–2004 | Desportivo Beja | ||
2004–2005 | Vitória Setúbal | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2005–2007 | Vitória Setúbal B | 3 | (0) |
2007 | Elvas | ||
2008–2009 | Ribeirão | 43 | (1) |
2009–2010 | Varzim | 21 | (1) |
2011–2012 | Moreirense | 16 | (1) |
2011–2012 | → Tondela (loan) | 26 | (2) |
2012–2017 | Tondela | 103 | (6) |
2017–2022 | Académico Viseu | 81 | (2) |
2022– | Castro Daire | 19 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:32, 25 November 2023 (UTC) |
João Miguel Passos Manuel Pica (born 8 April 1986) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for AD Castro Daire as a central defender.
Pica was born in Moura, Alentejo. Until the age of 23, he alternated between the third and fourth divisions of Portuguese football, representing Vitória de Setúbal B, O Elvas C.A.D. and G.D. Ribeirão.
In the summer of 2009, Pica signed for Segunda Liga club Varzim S.C. and, on 8 August, made his professional debut in a 1–0 home win against C.D. Fátima in the first round of the Taça da Liga. [2] In January 2011, he moved to fellow league side Moreirense FC. [3]
In June 2012, after spending one season with C.D. Tondela in division three on loan, Pica agreed to a permanent deal after helping to promotion to the second tier. In the 2014–15 campaign, he contributed 19 games and one goal [4] as his team reached the Primeira Liga for the first time in their history [5] and, subsequently, renewed his expiring contract for a further year. [6]
Pica played his first match in the top flight on 20 December 2015, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 1–3 home loss to Vitória de Setúbal. [7] [8] Initially fourth or fifth-choice stopper, he was an everpresent figure in the season's final stretch, [9] scoring three goals in seven games as Tondela avoided relegation in the last matchday. [10] [11] [12]
On 27 June 2017, Pica joined Académico de Viseu F.C. of the second division. [13]