José Sá
Portuguese footballer (born 1993) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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José Pedro Malheiro de Sá (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛ sa]; born 17 January 1993) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers and the Portugal national team.
![]() Sá with Portugal at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | José Pedro Malheiro de Sá[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1993-01-17) 17 January 1993 (age 31)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Braga, Portugal[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2009 | Palmeiras Braga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | Merelinense | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | Benfica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Marítimo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2015 | Marítimo B | 74 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2016 | Marítimo | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | Porto B | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2019 | Porto | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | → Olympiacos (loan) | 21 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2021 | Olympiacos | 62 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021– | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 108 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Portugal U20 | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2015 | Portugal U21 | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | Portugal U23 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023– | Portugal | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:41, 19 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 June 2024 |
He started his career with Marítimo B, making his debut with the first team in 2013, before signing for FC Porto in 2016. Sá was loaned for one year to Super League Greece side Olympiacos in 2018, in a deal which was made permanent at the end of the season. With Olympiacos, he won two Super League Greece titles and the Greek Football Cup, including a domestic double in 2020. In 2021, he signed with Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Sá is a former Portuguese under-21 international, reaching the European Championship final in 2015. He was part of the full squad that finished third at the 2017 Confederations Cup and won the 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals on home soil, and was also chosen for the 2022 World Cup. The following year, he made his senior international debut.