Afonso Freitas

Afonso Freitas
Personal information
Full name Afonso Manuel Abreu de Freitas
Date of birth (2000-04-07) 7 April 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Guimarães, Portugal
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Nacional
Number 25
Youth career
2009–2016 Vitória Guimarães
2016–2018 Juventus
2018–2020 Vitória Guimarães
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Vitória Guimarães B 42 (3)
2022–2024 Vitória Guimarães 39 (1)
2024– Nacional 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 September 2024

Afonso Manuel Abreu de Freitas (born 7 April 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for the Primeira Liga club Nacional.

Club career

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Freitas is mostly a youth product of Vitória Guimarães, and had a short stint in his youth development in Italy with Juventus from 2016 to 2018. He returned to Vitória Guimarães to finish his training, and was promoted to their B-team where he was a starter. On 4 June 2021, he signed a professional contract with the club until 2023.[1] On 8 August 2022, he was promoted to their senior team and renewed his contract until 2025.[2] He made his senior debut with Vitória Guimarães in a 1–0 Primeira Liga loss to Casa Pia on 29 August 2022.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Afonso Freitas, lateral que passou pela Juventus, renova com o V. Guimarães até 2023". www.record.pt.
  2. ^ "Vitória de Guimarães renova com Afonso Freitas até 2025". SAPO Desporto.
  3. ^ "Afonso Freitas estreou-se pelo Vitória: "Um sonho de menino"". www.ojogo.pt.
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