▁footballer ▁playing ▁for ▁Real ▁S . C . ▁as ▁a ▁def ender . ▁ ▁Club ▁career ▁Born ▁in ▁Lis bon , ▁Al me ida ▁k icked ▁off ▁his ▁career ▁with ▁O div el as ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁made ▁first ▁team ▁debut . ▁He ▁made ▁ 6 ▁appearances ▁in ▁two ▁seasons , ▁before ▁p lying ▁his ▁trade ▁in ▁lower ▁division ▁clubs ▁with ▁Un ião ▁Santiago ▁and ▁Sin tr ense ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁He ▁then ▁joined ▁Real . ▁He ▁failed ▁to ▁make ▁first ▁team ▁impact ▁and ▁hence ▁rejo ined ▁Sin tr ense ▁to ▁get ▁more ▁first ▁team ▁opportun ities . ▁During ▁his ▁second ▁time ▁in ▁Sin tr ense , ▁he ▁made ▁a ▁record ▁by ▁scoring ▁ 7 ▁goals ▁in ▁a ▁match ▁against ▁Rio ▁Ma ior . ▁Sc oring ▁ 1 6 ▁goals ▁in ▁ 2 5 ▁league ▁matches , ▁he ▁switched ▁clubs ▁joining ▁I gre ja ▁Nova ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁he ▁signed ▁for ▁Oriental . ▁He ▁became ▁an ▁important ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁team . ▁Since ▁then ▁he ▁has ▁made ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 0 ▁appearances ▁in ▁each ▁season ▁for ▁the ▁club . ▁He ▁played ▁a ▁cru cial ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁club ' s ▁promotion ▁to ▁Segunda ▁Liga ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁making ▁ 3 2 ▁appearances , ▁scoring ▁in ▁ 4 ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 – 1 4 ▁season . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁