Place of birth Porto, Portugal Name Jorge Monteiro Date joined 2011 1996–2007 Porto Weight 69 kg | Number 77 Height 1.71 m Playing position Role Footballer | |
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Full name Jorge Filipe Monteiro dos Santos Lourenco Date of birth (1988-08-15) 15 August 1988 (age 27) Current team AEK Larnaca F.C. (#77 / Forward) | ||
Jorge Filipe Monteiro dos Santos Lourenço (born 15 August 1988), known as Monteiro, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Greek club Iraklis 1908 Thessaloniki F.C. as a winger.
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Portugal
Born in Porto, Monteiro played youth football with local FC Porto, having joined its youth system at the age of 8. Until his release on 30 June 2010, he was consecutively loaned to G.D. Ribeirão, C.F. Estrela da Amadora, S.C. Covilhã (twice) and Portimonense SC.
Monteiro's Primeira Liga input during this timeframe consisted of 13 minutes with the second club, in a 0–1 away loss against Vitória F.C. on 31 August 2008.
Cyprus
In the 2011 summer, after one season in his country's Segunda Liga with C.D. Santa Clara, Monteiro signed with AEL Limassol in the Cypriot First Division. In his first year, he contributed with two goals in 26 games to help his team win the national championship after a 44-year wait.
Monteiro scored a career-best 18 goals in the 2013–14 campaign, topping the goal charts as the side ranked second after eventual winners APOEL FC. During his three-year tenure, he netted 26 times from 105 appearances all competitions comprised, and also reached the final of the domestic cup twice.
Later years
Monteiro returned to his country and its top level for 2014–15, joining Moreirense FC. In January 2015, however, he moved back to Cyprus' with AEK Larnaca FC, going on to score ten official goals over a 12-month period.
International career
All youth categories comprised, Monteiro gained 30 caps for Portugal and scored five goals. His debut with the under-21s occurred on 11 July 2009, in a 0–1 friendly defeat to Cape Verde.