João Delgado
{{short description|Portuguese footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = João Delgado
| image =
| fullname = João Francisco Ferreira Delgado
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|9|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = Torres Novas, Portugal
| height = 172 cm
| position = Attacking midfielder
| currentclub = Nona FC
| clubnumber = 18
| youthyears1 = 2011–2013
| youthclubs1 = União Leiria
| collegeyears1 = 2016–2017
| college1 = Bluefield Rams
| collegecaps1 = 37
| collegegoals1 = 21
| collegeyears2 = 2019
| college2 = Lynn Fighting Knights
| collegecaps2 = 19
| collegegoals2 = 0
| years1 = 2013–2014
| clubs1 = União Leiria
| caps1 = 9
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2014–2015
| clubs2 = Atlético Riachense
| caps2 = 23
| goals2 = 6
| years3 = 2015
| clubs3 = Eléctrico
| caps3 = 6
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2015–2016
| clubs4 = Alcanenense
| caps4 = 14
| goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2018
| clubs5 = Myrtle Beach Mutiny
| caps5 = 13
| goals5 = 5
| years6 = 2019
| clubs6 = Reading United
| caps6 = 6
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2021–2022
| clubs7 = FC Tucson
| caps7 = 33
| goals7 = 3
|years8 = 2023
|clubs8 = Nona FC
|caps8 =
|goals8 =
| club-update = 16 October 2022
}}
João Francisco Ferreira Delgado (born 15 September 1994) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Nona FC.
Career
=Early career=
Delgado played as part of the academy at União Leiria, before going on to spend time with various clubs in the third-tier of Portuguese football between 2013 and 2016.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/joao-francisco-ferreira-delgado/310947/|title=Portugal – Jota – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/jota/atletico-riachense/15748-373-114474|title=Jota|website=Maisfutebol}}
=College & Amateur=
In 2016, Delgado moved to the United States to play college soccer at Bluefield College in Virginia.{{Cite web|url=https://bcrams.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/joao-delgado/1861|title=Joao Delgado – Men's Soccer|website=Bluefield College Athletics}} In two seasons with the Rams, Delgado made 37 appearances, scoring 21 goals and tallying 5 assists. He was also named Soccer Coaches First Team All-American, finished third in the Appalachian Athletic Conference in goals, and ranked second in the nation in game-winning goals during his junior year of collegiate play.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fctucson.com/news_article/show/1146857-fc-tucson-sign-portuguese-midfielder-jo-o-delgado-|title=FC Tucson Sign Portuguese Midfielder João Delgado|first=FC Tucson|last=Communications|date=February 17, 2021|website=FC Tucson}}
Delgado also played one season at Lynn University in Florida in 2019. Here he made 19 appearances and finished with 2 assists, as well as Second Team All-SSC honors.{{Cite web|url=https://lynnfightingknights.com/sports/msoc/2019-20/bios/delgado_joao_kval?view=bio|title=Joao Delgado|website=Lynn University}}
During his time in the United States, Delgado also played in the USL League Two for Myrtle Beach Mutiny{{Cite web|url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/roster_players/24326554|title=Myrtle Beach Mutiny – 2018 Regular Season – Roster – # – Joao Delgado -|website=www.uslleaguetwo.com}} and Reading United AC.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/roster_players/33013427|title=Reading United AC | uslleaguetwo.com|website=www.uslleaguetwo.com}}
=FC Tucson=
On 17 February 2021, Delgado signed with USL League One side FC Tucson. He made his debut for Tucson on 8 May 2021, appearing as an 86th-minute substitute during a 1–1 draw with Forward Madison.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uslleagueone.com/forwardmadisonfc-fctucson-2195017|title=Forward Madison FC vs. FC Tucson - May 8, 2021 | USLLeagueOne.com|website=www.uslleagueone.com}}{{Dead link|date=December 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} He score his first goal for the club on 16 May 2021, the club's only goal during a 5–1 loss to Fort Lauderdale CF.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uslleagueone.com/fortlauderdalecf-fctucson-2195025|title=Fort Lauderdale CF vs. FC Tucson - May 16, 2021 | USLLeagueOne.com|website=www.uslleagueone.com}}
References
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External links
- [https://lynnfightingknights.com/sports/msoc/2019-20/bios/delgado_joao_kval?view=bio Joao Delgado – Men's Soccer] at Lynn University
- [https://www.fctucson.com/joaodelgado Joao Delgado] at FC Tucson
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Category:People from Torres Novas
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Portuguese men's footballers
Category:Portuguese expatriate men's footballers
Category:Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Category:Eléctrico F.C. players
Category:A.C. Alcanenense players
Category:Lynn Fighting Knights men's soccer players
Category:Myrtle Beach Mutiny players
Category:Reading United AC players
Category:Campeonato de Portugal (league) players
Category:USL League One players
Category:USL League Two players