| Joel Ferreira | |
| Fullname: | Joel António Soares Ferreira[1] |
| Birth Date: | 10 January 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Porto, Portugal |
| Position: | Left-back |
| Currentclub: | Trofense |
| Youthyears1: | 2002–2010 |
| Youthclubs1: | Porto |
| Youthyears2: | 2007–2008 |
| Youthclubs2: | → Padroense (loan) |
| Youthyears3: | 2010–2011 |
| Youthclubs3: | Gondomar |
| Years1: | 2011–2015 |
| Caps1: | 113 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2015–2016 |
| Caps2: | 37 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2016–2018 |
| Caps3: | 42 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2018–2019 |
| Caps4: | 18 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2019–2020 |
| Caps5: | 24 |
| Goals5: | 5 |
| Years6: | 2020–2022 |
| Caps6: | 23 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2022 |
| Caps7: | 1 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2022–2023 |
| Caps8: | 24 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2024– |
| Caps9: | 12 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 00:42, 2 September 2024 (UTC) |
Joel António Soares Ferreira (born 10 January 1992) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga 3 club Trofense.
Born in Porto, Ferreira spent his first four years as a senior with local team Gondomar S.C. in the third division. In summer 2015 he signed with C.D. Mafra,[2] making his professional debut on 8 August by playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 away draw against Gil Vicente F.C. in the Segunda Liga.[3]
On 21 June 2016, after suffering relegation, Ferreira signed a three-year deal with G.D. Estoril Praia.[4] He first appeared in the Primeira Liga on 15 August, starting a 0–2 home loss to C.D. Feirense.[5]
Ferreira returned to the second tier on 12 July 2018, joining Académica de Coimbra.[6] He continued competing at that level the following seasons with Mafra[7] and F.C. Arouca,[8] contributing 22 matches (26 in all competitions) in 2020–21[9] as the latter club won two promotions in two years to return to the top flight.[10]
On 21 January 2022, after only four official games in the first half of the campaign, Ferreira left the Estádio Municipal de Arouca as a free agent and returned to division two with G.D. Chaves.[9] In the following years, he represented Leixões SC (second tier)[11] and C.D. Trofense (Liga 3).[12]
| Club | Season | League | Taça de Portugal | Taça da Liga | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Gondomar | 2011-12 | Segunda Divisão | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2012-13 | Segunda Divisão | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||||
| 2013-14 | Campeonato Nacional de Seniores | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 3 | ||||
| 2014-15 | Campeonato Nacional de Seniores | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 113 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 114 | 3 | |||||
| Mafra | 2015-16 | LigaPro | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | ||
| Estoril | 2016-17 | Primeira Liga | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2017-18 | Primeira Liga | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Total | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 45 | 0 | ||||
| Académica | 2018-19 | LigaPro | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| Mafra | 2019-20 | LigaPro | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 6 | ||
| Arouca | 2020-21 | Liga Portugal 2 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 2021-22 | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||
| Chaves | 2021-22 | Liga Portugal 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022-23 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Leixões | 2022-23 | Liga Portugal 2 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2023-24 | Liga Portugal 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | ||||
| Trofense | 2023-24 | Liga 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2024-25 | Liga 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 296 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 314 | 9 | |||