Miguel Maga
{{short description|Portuguese footballer}}
{{for|the Portuguese footballer born 1999, sometimes also called Miguel Maga|Maga (footballer, born 1999)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Portuguese name|Gomes Ferreira|Magalhães}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Maga
| image =
| fullname = Miguel Ângelo Gomes Ferreira Magalhães{{cite web|url=https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/jogador/miguel-maga/476776|title=Miguel Maga|publisher=Mais Futebol|language=pt|access-date=22 October 2024}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|11|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = Porto, Portugal
| position = Right-back
| currentclub = Vitória Guimarães
| clubnumber = 2
| youthyears1 = 2010–2013 | youthclubs1 = Porto
| youthyears2 = 2013–2017 | youthclubs2 = Rio Ave
| youthyears3 = 2017–2018 | youthclubs3 = Padroense
| youthyears4 = 2018–2019 | youthclubs4 = Rio Ave
| youthyears5 = 2019–2021 | youthclubs5 = Vitória Guimarães
| years1 = 2021–2022 | clubs1 = Vitória Guimarães B | caps1 = 22 | goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2022– | clubs2 = Vitória Guimarães | caps2 = 70 | goals2 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2022 | nationalteam1 = Portugal U20 | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 21:28, 30 March 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Miguel Ângelo Gomes Ferreira Magalhães (born 16 November 2002), known as Maga, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Primeira Liga club Vitória de Guimarães.
Club career
Born in Porto, Maga played youth football for four clubs, starting out at FC Porto and finishing his development at Vitória de Guimarães.{{cite news|url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-betclic/v--guimaraes/detalhe/miguel-maga-tambem-ja-renovou-pelo-vitoria|title=Miguel Maga também já renovou pelo Vitória|trans-title=Miguel Maga has renewed for Vitória as well|newspaper=Record|first=Bruno|last=Freitas|language=pt|date=21 April 2022|access-date=22 October 2024}} On 21 April 2022, he signed a professional contract with the latter until 2025.{{cite news|url=https://www.ojogo.pt/futebol/1a-liga/vitoria-guimaraes/noticias/oficial-miguel-maga-prolonga-ligacao-ao-vitoria-ate-2025--14789166.html|title=Oficial: Miguel Maga prolonga ligação ao Vitória até 2025|trans-title=Official: Miguel Maga extends link to Vitória until 2025|newspaper=O Jogo|language=pt|date=21 April 2022|access-date=26 April 2022}}
Maga made his competitive debut on 30 January 2022, in a 3–2 Primeira Liga away loss against F.C. Vizela.{{cite web|url=https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/desporto/vizela-bate-v-guimaraes_e1380733|title=Vizela bate V. Guimarães|trans-title=Vizela beat V. Guimarães|publisher=Rádio e Televisão de Portugal|language=pt|date=30 January 2022|access-date=22 October 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://vitoriasc.pt/2022/12/28/miguel-maga-queremos-mostrar-o-nosso-valor/|title=Miguel Maga: "Queremos mostrar o nosso valor"|trans-title=Miguel Maga: "We want to show our worth"|publisher=Vitória S.C.|language=pt|date=28 December 2022|access-date=22 October 2024}} He scored his first goal on 4 August, opening an eventual 3–1 loss at HNK Hajduk Split in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa Conference League also as a starter.{{cite web|url=https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/liga-conferencia/vitoria-guimaraes/liga-conferencia-hajduk-split-v-guimaraes-3-1-cronica|title=Liga Conferência: Hajduk Split-V. Guimarães, 3–1 (crónica)|trans-title=Conference League: Hajduk Split-V. Guimarães, 3–1 (match report)|publisher=Mais Futebol|first=Ricardo Jorge|last=Castro|language=pt|date=4 August 2022|access-date=22 October 2024}}
International career
Maga represented Portugal at under-20 level.{{cite web|url=https://maisguimaraes.pt/miguel-maga-helder-sa-andre-amaro-e-gui-nos-sub-20/|title=Miguel Maga, Hélder Sá, André Amaro e Gui nos sub-20|trans-title=Miguel Maga, Hélder Sá, André Amaro and Gui to the under-20s|publisher=Mais Guimarães|language=pt|date=17 March 2022|access-date=22 October 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.fpf.pt/pt/News/Todas-as-not%C3%ADcias/Not%C3%ADcia/news/33899|title=Miguel Magalhães: "Jogamos sempre para ganhar"|trans-title=Miguel Magalhães: "We always play to win"|publisher=Portuguese Football Federation|language=pt|date=23 March 2022|access-date=22 October 2024}} He won his first cap on 24 March 2022, in the 3–0 friendly win over the Czech Republic.{{cite web|url=https://www.fpf.pt/pt/News/Todas-as-not%C3%ADcias/Not%C3%ADcia/news/33924|title=Superioridade lusitana|trans-title=Lusitanian superiority|publisher=Portuguese Football Federation|language=pt|date=24 March 2022|access-date=22 October 2024}}
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|miguel-angelo-gomes-ferreira-magalhaes/697221}}
- {{FPF national player|812828}}
{{Vitória S.C. squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Maga, Miguel}}
Category:21st-century Portuguese sportsmen
Category:Portuguese men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Porto
Category:Men's association football fullbacks
Category:Primeira Liga players
Category:Campeonato de Portugal (league) players
Category:Liga 3 (Portugal) players
Category:Padroense F.C. players