Josué Pesqueira
Portuguese footballer (born 1990) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Josué Filipe Soares Pesqueira (born 17 September 1990), known simply as Josué, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Soares and the second or paternal family name is Pesqueira.
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![]() Josué with Legia Warsaw in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Josué Filipe Soares Pesqueira[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1990-09-17) 17 September 1990 (age 33)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Valongo, Portugal[1] | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1999–2009 | Porto | ||
2005–2006 | → Padroense (loan) | ||
2007 | → Candal (loan) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2011 | Porto | 0 | (0) |
2009 | → Covilhã (loan) | 5 | (1) |
2010 | → Penafiel (loan) | 14 | (1) |
2010–2011 | → VVV (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2011–2013 | Paços Ferreira | 42 | (0) |
2013–2017 | Porto | 20 | (4) |
2014–2016 | → Bursaspor (loan) | 44 | (7) |
2016 | → Braga (loan) | 12 | (2) |
2016–2017 | → Galatasaray (loan) | 25 | (2) |
2017–2018 | Osmanlıspor | 9 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Akhisarspor | 20 | (2) |
2019–2021 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 53 | (13) |
2021–2024 | Legia Warsaw | 94 | (23) |
International career | |||
2009 | Portugal U19 | 3 | (0) |
2009 | Portugal U20 | 3 | (2) |
2010–2012 | Portugal U21 | 17 | (3) |
2013–2014 | Portugal | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:52, 27 May 2024 (UTC) |
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He spent most of his career attached to Porto, though he was often loaned out, and also represented Paços de Ferreira and Braga in the Primeira Liga. Abroad, he played for four clubs in Turkey's Süper Lig, among them Bursaspor and Galatasaray. He also had a three-year spell at Legia Warsaw, where he won the Polish Cup and the Polish Super Cup in 2023.
Josué made his full debut for Portugal in 2013.