| João Ferreira | |
| Fullname: | João Diogo Fonseca Ferreira |
| Birth Date: | 22 March 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal |
| Height: | 1.85 m |
| Position: | Right-back/right wing-back |
| Currentclub: | SC Braga (on loan from Watford) |
| Clubnumber: | 13 |
| Youthyears1: | 2011–2014 |
| Youthclubs1: | Rio Ave |
| Youthyears2: | 2014–2019 |
| Youthclubs2: | Benfica |
| Years1: | 2019–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Benfica B |
| Caps1: | 38 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2019–2023 |
| Clubs2: | Benfica |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs3: | → Vitória de Guimarães (loan) |
| Caps3: | 14 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs4: | → Rio Ave (loan) |
| Caps4: | 8 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2023– |
| Clubs5: | Watford |
| Caps5: | 5 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs6: | → Udinese (loan) |
| Caps6: | 35 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2024– |
| Clubs7: | → SC Braga (loan) |
| Caps7: | 7 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016 |
| Nationalteam1: | Portugal U15 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam2: | Portugal U16 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2016–2018 |
| Nationalteam3: | Portugal U17 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam4: | Portugal U18 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam5: | Portugal U19 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 10 November 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 18 November 2019 |
João Diogo Fonseca Ferreira (born 22 March 2001) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back or right wing-back for Primeira Liga club SC Braga, on loan from EFL Championship club Watford.
Born in Póvoa de Varzim, Ferreira made his professional debut with Benfica B in a 2–1 win over Estoril Praia in LigaPro on 11 August 2019.[1] On 25 January 2021, he made his debut with the first team in a Primeira Liga 1–1 draw against Nacional.[2]
On 31 August 2021, he joined Vitória de Guimarães on a season-long loan with an option to purchase for €5 million.[3]
On 9 January 2023, Ferriera joined EFL Championship club Watford for an undisclosed fee.[4] He made his league debut on 14 January 2023 as a half time substitute in a 2–0 win against Blackpool and scored the equalising goal in a 1–1 draw against Rotherham a week later in what was his first start for the club.[5]
On 1 August 2023, Ferreira signed for Serie A club Udinese on a season-long loan deal.[6]
| Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Benfica B | 2019–20 | Liga Portugal 2 | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | |||||
| 2020–21 | Liga Portugal 2 | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||||
| 2021–22 | Liga Portugal 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 38 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 2 | |||||||
| Benfica | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Vitória de Guimarães (loan) | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Rio Ave (loan) | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Watford | 2022–23 | Championship | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||||
| Udinese (loan) | 2023-24 | Serie A | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||||
| Braga | 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 100 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 3 | |||
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