Playing position Role Footballer Number 13 Height 1.84 m | 1996–2002 Vianense Weight 78 kg Name Mario Felgueiras | |
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Full name Mario Jorge Quintas Felgueiras Date of birth (1986-12-12) 12 December 1986 (age 29) Place of birth Viana do Castelo, Portugal Current team Konyaspor (#13 / Goalkeeper) | ||
Mario Felgueiras welcome to Anorthosis Famagusta
Mário Jorge Quintas Felgueiras (born 12 December 1986) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for F.C. Paços de Ferreira as a goalkeeper.
Contents
- Mario Felgueiras welcome to Anorthosis Famagusta
- Sporting Portimonense
- Braga
- Romania
- Konyaspor
- International career
- Club statistics
- M rio felgueiras vs j lio c sar
- References
He started playing for Sporting, Portimonense and Braga, being successively loaned by the first and third clubs and only amassing one Primeira Liga appearance between the two combined. From 2011 onwards he competed he Romania, mainly with CFR Cluj.
Felgueiras gained 42 caps for Portugal at youth level.
Sporting / Portimonense
Born in Viana do Castelo, Felgueiras joined Sporting Clube de Portugal's youth system in 2002 at the age of 15, from local SC Vianense. In early 2003, following an injury to regular starter Nélson Pereira, he was called to the first team for training, but he only managed to be called up for a competitive game during his tenure, remaining an unused substitute against Gil Vicente F.C. on 29 August 2004.
In the 2005 summer, Felgueiras was loaned to S.C. Espinho in the third division for two years, being first-choice in his second season. Subsequently he was released by the Lisbon side, signing a two-year contract with Portimonense SC in the second level; he kept consecutive clean sheets in his first two official matches with his new club.
Braga
For the 2008–09 campaign, Felgueiras returned to the Primeira Liga, joining S.C. Braga as a free agent on a 4+1 deal. He only appeared in one game in his first year, ten minutes of a 1–1 draw at league champions FC Porto in the last matchday.
In 2009–10, Felgueiras was loaned to another top flight club, Vitória de Setúbal. In July 2010 he returned to Braga, appearing in both legs of the 4–2 aggregate win against Celtic F.C. for the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League; however, he was soon deemed surplus to requirements and made way for another Brazilian (Felipe, the 17th in the squad), leaving for Rio Ave F.C. until the end of the season– his official debut came in the league opener, a 0–1 home loss against C.D. Nacional.
Romania
Felgueiras was loaned by Braga to Romanian club FC Brașov for the 2011–12 campaign. The following year, after cutting all ties with the former, he agreed to a four-year contract with CFR Cluj also in Liga I, making his debut in the competition with his new team on 5 August in 3–0 home win over FC Vaslui.
On 19 September 2012, Felgueiras put on a Man of the match performance against former side Braga, in a 2–0 Champions League group stage away win, being subsequently selected for the Team of the Round. In the same competition, he was also in goal to help to a 1–0 triumph over Manchester United at Old Trafford, being subsequently linked to Premier League's Everton as a backup to Tim Howard and commenting: "Any player would be interested in playing in the Premier League. I am very happy to hear about Everton's interest, but I will only think about leaving at the end of the season"; he also claimed that Portugal manager Paulo Bento "has been paying attention" to his performance, and that Sporting and S.L. Benfica had reportedly shown interest in acquiring his services.
Felgueiras received the first red card of his Romanian career (second overall) on 27 July 2013, in a 2–2 home draw against ACS Poli Timișoara. In November, as Cluj was facing a financial crisis, he and other players boycotted a league match; in total, he appeared in 100 games for the club all competitions comprised.
Konyaspor
On 2 February 2015, Felgueiras signed for Turkey's Konyaspor for three-and-a-half years and €800.000. He made his debut ten days later, in a cup match against Galatasaray SK which ended with a 1–4 away loss.
International career
On 8 February 2005, still a junior, Felgueiras made his first and only appearance for the Portugal under-21 team, playing 13 minutes in a 2–0 friendly win over the Republic of Ireland.