Jorge_Filipe_Monteiro

Jorge Monteiro

Jorge Monteiro

Portuguese footballer

Jorge Filipe Monteiro dos Santos Lourenço (born 15 August 1988), known as Monteiro, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for AEL Limassol as a winger.

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Club career

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.[2]

Monteiro's Primeira Liga input during this timeframe consisted of 13 minutes with the second club, in a 1–0 away loss against Vitória F.C. on 31 August 2008.[3][4]

Cyprus

In summer 2011, after one season in his country's Segunda Liga with C.D. Santa Clara, Monteiro signed with AEL Limassol from the Cypriot First Division. In his first year, he contributed two goals in 26 games to help his team win the national championship after a 44-year wait.[5]

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.[6] During his three-year tenure, he netted 26 times from 105 appearances in all competitions, and also reached the final of the domestic cup twice.

Later years

Monteiro returned to his country and its top flight for 2014–15, joining Moreirense F.C. on a two-year contract.[7] 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 won 30 caps for Portugal and scored five goals. His debut with the under-21s occurred on 11 July 2009, in a 0–1 defeat to Cape Verde for the Lusofonia Games.

Career statistics

As of match played on 28 April 2018
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Honours

AEL Limassol

Individual

References

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    "Monteiro" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
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    Alvarenga, Vítor Hugo (23 May 2014). "Monteiro: figura da Liga cipriota não recebe chamadas de Portugal" [Monteiro: Cypriot League star has no calls from Portugal] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
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    Magalhães, Magda (31 August 2008). "V. Setúbal-E. Amadora, 1–0 (crónica)" [V. Setúbal-E. Amadora, 1–0 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
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    "V. Setúbal 1–0 Est. Amadora" (in Portuguese). SAPO. 31 August 2008. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
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    "Chipre: sotaque português na festa do título do AEL" [Cyprus: Portuguese accent in AEL's title party] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 5 May 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
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    "Chipre: Jorge Monteiro eleito melhor jogador do campeonato" [Cyprus: Jorge Monteiro chosen best player in championship] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
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    Devesas, Lino (4 June 2014). "Jorge Monteiro por duas épocas" [Jorge Monteiro for two seasons]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 December 2017.
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    "2" "Monteiro". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
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    "Monteiro". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
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