Iuri Medeiros

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Picanço and the second or paternal family name is Medeiros.

Iuri José Picanço Medeiros (born 10 July 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Emirati club Al-Nasr as a winger.

Iuri Medeiros

Personal information
Full name	Iuri José Picanço Medeiros[1]
Date of birth	(1994-07-10) 10 July 1994 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth	Horta, Portugal
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Al-Nasr
Number	10
Youth career
2004–2005	Sporting Horta
2005–2013	Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2017	Sporting CP B	68	(12)
2015	→ Arouca (loan)	17	(3)
2015–2016	→ Moreirense (loan)	29	(8)
2016–2017	→ Boavista (loan)	27	(7)
2017–2019	Sporting CP	6	(0)
2018–2019	→ Genoa (loan)	13	(2)
2019	→ Legia Warsaw (loan)	14	(3)
2019–2021	1. FC Nürnberg	9	(0)
2020–2021	→ Braga (loan)	15	(5)
2021–2023	Braga	54	(17)
2023–	Al-Nasr	26	(4)
International career
2009	Portugal U15	2	(0)
2009–2010	Portugal U16	7	(1)
2010–2011	Portugal U17	12	(3)
2011–2012	Portugal U18	10	(1)
2013	Portugal U19	2	(0)
2014	Portugal U20	4	(0)
2014−2017	Portugal U21	19	(1)
2016	Portugal U23	1	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Portugal UEFA European Under-21 Championship Runner-up 2015 Czech Republic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:35, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

He achieved Primeira Liga figures of 148 games and 40 goals, for Sporting CP and Braga as well as loans to Arouca, Moreirense and Boavista. He also had brief spells in Italy, Poland and Germany, and won the 2020–21 Taça de Portugal with Braga.

Medeiros earned 56 caps and scored six goals for Portugal's youth teams.

Club career

Sporting CP

Born in Horta, Azores, Medeiros joined Sporting CP's youth system in 2005, aged 11.^[2] He went on to spend three full seasons with their reserves in the Segunda Liga, his debut as a professional arriving of on 11 August 2012 as he came on as a 62nd-minute substitute for Filipe Chaby in a 1−0 away loss against U.D. Oliveirense.^[3]

Medeiros was loaned to F.C. Arouca in the 2015 January transfer window,^[4] playing his first game in the Primeira Liga on the 18th in a 1−0 defeat at Moreirense FC.^[5] He subsequently served two season-long top division loans, at Moreirense^[6] and Boavista FC.^[7] While at the service of the former, he scored his first goal in the competition on 25 September 2015 to help to a 2−2 home draw with FC Porto^[8] and, on 12 March 2017, netted a brace to help the latter defeat C.S. Marítimo 3−0.^[9]

Returned to the Estádio José Alvalade for the 2017−18 campaign,^[10] Medeiros made his competitive debut for Sporting's first team on 15 August 2017, playing the last minutes of the 0−0 home draw against FC Steaua București in the UEFA Champions League play-off round.^[11] He was, however, quickly deemed surplus to requirements by manager Jorge Jesus.^[12]

On 25 January 2018, Medeiros signed with Genoa CFC on loan until June 2019, with the Italian club having the option to make the move permanent for €10 million.^[13][14] He made his Serie A debut on 5 February, playing 25 minutes in a 2−1 away win over SS Lazio.^[15] He scored his first goal for his new team on 3 April in his first start, helping the hosts to defeat Cagliari Calcio 2−1 with a last-minute effort.^[16]

On 3 February 2019, Medeiros joined Legia Warsaw on loan.^[17] On 19 July, he cut ties with Sporting and moved to 1. FC Nürnberg of the German 2. Bundesliga on a four-year deal.^[18]

Braga

Medeiros returned to Portugal on 28 July 2020, agreeing to a one-year loan at S.C. Braga with an option to buy.^[19] He won the Taça de Portugal in his first season, scoring in a 7–0 victory at Clube Olímpico do Montijo in the fourth round on 14 December.^[20]

On 29 January 2021, Medeiros suffered a severe left knee sprain in a Taça da Liga match against C.D. Santa Clara, ruling him out for six months.^[21] Nonetheless, he was rewarded in April for his six goals and five assists with a five-year contract; the fee was €800,000 and the buyout clause €30 million.^[22]

Medeiros scored and set up Ricardo Horta on 24 February 2022 as Braga turned around a deficit against FC Sheriff Tiraspol in the last 32 of the UEFA Europa League.^[23] On 14 April, in extra time during the second leg of quarter-final against Rangers, he was sent off for dissent after shouting at referee François Letexier who had booked him for a late challenge on Leon Balogun;^[24] as a result, he was not selected by coach Carlos Carvalhal for the next league fixture in order to "reflect upon his actions".^[25]

Al-Nasr

On 23 June 2023, Medeiros signed for Al-Nasr SC (Dubai) for a fee of €3 million.^[26]

International career

Medeiros participated in two UEFA European Under-21 Championship editions with Portugal.^[27][28] In 2015, he collected four substitute appearances for the runners-up.^{[29][30][31][32]}

Medeiros was also selected by coach Rui Jorge for the Portugal Olympic team in a friendly 4–0 win over Mexico on 28 March 2016; the game was held in Angra do Heroísmo on his native archipelago.^[33] He was overlooked for the final squad for the tournament in Brazil months later.^[34]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 June 2024^[35]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sporting CP B	2012–13	Segunda Liga	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
	2013–14	Segunda Liga	39	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	39	10
	2014–15	Segunda Liga	18	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	2
	Total		67	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	67	12
Arouca (loan)	2014–15	Primeira Liga	17	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	18	3
Moreirense (loan)	2015–16	Primeira Liga	29	8	1	1	4	1	0	0	34	10
Boavista (loan)	2016–17	Primeira Liga	27	7	2	1	1	0	0	0	30	8
Sporting CP	2017–18	Primeira Liga	6	0	2	0	2	1	1	0	11	1
Genoa (loan)	2017–18	Serie A	11	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	2
	2018–19	Serie A	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	Total		13	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	14	2
Legia Warsaw (loan)	2018–19	Ekstraklasa	14	3	1	0	—		—		15	3
1. FC Nürnberg	2019–20	2. Bundesliga	9	0	2	0	—		—		11	0
Braga (loan)	2020–21	Primeira Liga	15	5	4	1	3	0	6[a]	0	28	6
Braga	2021–22	Primeira Liga	24	7	2	0	2	1	11[a]	2	39	10
	2022–23	Primeira Liga	30	10	7	0	2	0	4[b]	0	43	10
	Total		69	22	13	1	7	1	21	2	110	26
Al-Nasr	2023–24	UAE Pro League	26	4	3	1	3	1	—		32	6
Career total			277	61	25	4	18	4	22	2	342	71

Notes

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
2. Three appearances in UEFA Europa League, one appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Sporting CP

• Taça da Liga: 2017–18^[36]

Braga

• Taça de Portugal: 2020–21^[37]

Portugal

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up: 2015^[32]

References

1. "Iuri Medeiros" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
2. Rosa, Melo (24 March 2023). "A infância de Iuri Medeiros: "Porquê ir às aulas se posso jogar futebol a manhã inteira?"" [Iuri Medeiros' childhood: "Why go to school when I can play football the whole morning?"]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 September 2023.
3. "Oliveirense-Sporting B, 1−0: Golo de Barry derrota jovens leões" [Oliveirense-Sporting B, 1−0: Barry goal defeats young lions]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 August 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
4. "Três reforços entre os eleitos para Moreira de Cónegos" [Three signings amongst chosen to Moreira de Cónegos]. Record (in Portuguese). 17 January 2015. Archived from the original on 15 December 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
5. "Moreirense-Arouca, 1−0 (resultado final)" [Moreirense-Arouca, 1−0 (final score)] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 18 January 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
6. "Iuri Medeiros é, finalmente, jogador do Moreirense" [Iuri Medeiros is, finally, a Moreirense player]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 24 August 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
7. "OFICIAL: Iuri Medeiros emprestado ao Boavista" [OFFICIAL: Iuri Medeiros loaned to Boavista] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
8. Geraldo, Inês (25 September 2015). "FC Porto desperdiça vitória frente ao Moreirense" [FC Porto throw win away against Moreirense] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
9. "Boavista goleia 3−0 o Marítimo e Iuri Medeiros destaca-se" [Boavista rout Marítimo 3−0 and Iuri Medeiros stands out] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
10. Pereira, Sérgio (24 May 2017). "Iuri Medeiros e Jonathan Silva voltam na próxima época" [Iuri Medeiros and Jonathan Silva return next season] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
11. "Sporting vs Steaua Bucareste, Liga dos Campeões" [Sporting vs Steaua Bucharest, Champions League] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
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18. "Club verpfichtet Medeiros" [Club acquires Medeiros] (in German). 1. FC Nürnberg. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
19. "Iuri Medeiros chega ao S. C. Braga por empréstimo" [Iuri Medeiros arrives to S. C. Braga on loan]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 28 July 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
20. "Sp. Braga goleia Olímpico Montijo e avança na Taça" [Sp. Braga thrash Olímpico Montijo and advance in the Cup]. Record (in Portuguese). 14 December 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
21. Pires, Sérgio (30 January 2021). "Sp. Braga: lesão grave acaba com a época a Iuri Medeiros" [Sp. Braga: serious injury ends Iuri Medeiros' season] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
22. Pires, Sérgio (28 April 2021). "Sp. Braga garante Iuri Medeiros em definitivo por 800 mil euros" [Sp. Braga confirm Iuri Medeiros on a permanent basis for 800 thousand euros] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
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25. Andrade, Tomaz (17 April 2022). "Carvalhal confirma castigo a Iuri e fala do pedido de renovação dos sócios" [Carvalhal confirms Iuri punishment and addresses renewal request from associates]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 April 2022.
26. "Sp. Braga oficializa saída de Iuri Medeiros: conheça todos os valores do negócio" [Sp. Braga confirm Iuri Medeiros exit: know all the values of the deal]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
27. "Os 23 convocados para o Europeu de sub-21" [The 23 selected for under-21 European Championship]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 7 June 2015. Archived from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
28. "Rui Jorge anuncia escolhidos para o Euro 2017" [Rui Jorge announce the chosen for Euro 2017] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
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31. Ashby, Kevin (24 June 2015). "Last-gasp Sweden join Portugal in U21 EURO semis". UEFA. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
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33. "Cinco mil pessoas vibraram com o Portugal-México em Angra do Heroísmo (Vídeo)" [Five thousand people thrilled with Portugal-Mexico in Angra do Heroísmo (Video)] (in Portuguese). RTP Açores. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
34. Arsénio, Cláudia; Sousa, Guilhermina (14 July 2016). "A convocatória "possível" e "surreal" de Rui Jorge para os Jogos Olímpicos" [Rui Jorge's "possible" and "surreal" call up to the Olympic Games] (in Portuguese). TSF. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
35. "Iuri Medeiros". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
36. "Sporting atropela União da Madeira e vence por 6–0" [Sporting run União da Madeira over and win by 6–0] (in Portuguese). TSF. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
37. Ribeiro, Patrick (23 May 2021). "Braga beat nine-man Benfica to lift Portuguese Cup". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

External links

• Iuri Medeiros at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Iuri Medeiros national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)