Francisco Jorge Tavares Oliveira (born 5 February 2000), known as Chiquinho, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for La Liga club Mallorca, on loan from Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Jorge Tavares Oliveira[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 2000[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Cascais, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Mallorca (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers) | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2009 | AFD Torre | ||
| 2009–2019 | Sporting CP | ||
| 2017–2018 | → Estoril (loan) | ||
| 2018–2019 | → Tondela (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Estoril | 36 | (4) |
| 2022– | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Stoke City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Famalicão (loan) | 27 | (5) |
| 2024– | → Mallorca (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | Portugal U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021 | Portugal U21 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:47, 3 December 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editEstoril
editBorn in Cascais, Lisbon District,[2] Chiquinho spent nearly one decade at the youth system of local Sporting CP. In 2019 he signed with neighbouring G.D. Estoril Praia,[3] making his Liga Portugal 2 debut on 18 January 2020 in a 1–0 home win against Académica de Coimbra where he came on as a 60th-minute substitute.[4][3] He scored his first goal as a professional the following month, in the 4–1 victory over Casa Pia A.C. also at the Estádio António Coimbra da Mota.[5]
In the 2020–21 season, Chiquinho played 13 games to help the club return to the Primeira Liga as champions.[6] He made his first appearance in the competition on 7 August 2021, starting a 2–0 away defeat of F.C. Arouca.[7] His first goal came later that month, when he closed the 2–1 home win over C.S. Marítimo.[8]
Wolverhampton Wanderers
editOn 17 January 2022, Chiquinho joined Wolverhampton Wanderers on a three-and-a-half-year contract,[9] for a reported fee of £2.9 million that could potentially rise to £4.2 million with add-ons.[10] He made his debut on 5 February, which coincidentally was his 22nd birthday, replacing Leander Dendoncker late into a 1–0 home loss against Norwich City in the round of 32 of the FA Cup.[11] His Premier League bow took place five days later, against Arsenal and again off the bench, in another defeat at Molineux Stadium by that scoreline.[12] He claimed his first assist on 10 March, setting up Rúben Neves for the fourth goal in the 4–0 home rout of Watford.[13]
Chiquinho suffered a serious knee injury in a pre-season friendly with Burnley in July 2022.[14] In summer 2023, he joined EFL Championship side Stoke City on loan for the season.[15] However, he was recalled after only playing four matches,[16] and shortly after moved to F.C. Famalicão in his country's top division also on loan.[17]
On 30 August 2024, Chiquinho moved to La Liga club RCD Mallorca on a one-year loan deal.[18]
International career
editChiquinho made his Portugal under-21 debut on 12 November 2021, replacing Fábio Silva in the second half of the 1–0 win in Cyprus in the 2023 UEFA European Championship qualifiers.[19]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 17 May 2024[20]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Estoril | 2019–20 | Liga Portugal 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | |
| 2020–21 | Liga Portugal 2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 4 | ||
| Total | 36 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 6 | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2021–22 | Premier League | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Stoke City (loan) | 2023–24 | EFL Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Famalicão (loan) | 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 5 |
| Career total | 74 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 11 | ||
Honours
editEstoril
References
edit- ^ a b c "Chiquinho" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ Gouveia Pereira, Miguel (9 October 2021). "O apanha-bolas que se tornou profissional e brilha com a camisola do Estoril" [The ballboy who became a professional and shines with Estoril's jersey]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ a b Travassos, Nuno (2 March 2021). "Chiquinho, o "mágico" da Liga Revelação" [Chiquinho, the "magician" of the Revelation League] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Estoril-Académica, 1–0: Estudantes [sic] quebram jejum de vitórias e batem estudantes nos descontos" [Estoril-Académica, 1–0: Canaries break winning fast and beat students in injury time]. Record (in Portuguese). 18 January 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Estoril-Casa Pia, 4–1: Estoril goleia e já espreita os lugares de subida" [Estoril-Casa Pia, 4–1: Estoril thrash and are already looking promotion spots directly in the face]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 February 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Futebol | Época 2020/2021: O ano do "Mágico"" [Football | 2020/2021 season: The year of the "Wizard"] (in Portuguese). Cascais.pt. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ Almeida Santos, Rui (7 August 2021). "Arouca-Estoril, 0–2 (crónica)" [Arouca-Estoril, 0–2 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Estoril continua em grande, vence Marítimo e salta para o topo da Liga" [Estoril still on fire, beating Marítimo to climb atop of the League]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 27 August 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Promising winger Chiquinho signs for Wolves". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ Romano, Fabrizio (17 January 2022). "Wolves agree deal to sign winger Chiquinho from Estoril for £2.9m". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ Hafez, Shamoon (5 February 2022). "Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Norwich City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ Begley, Emlyn (10 February 2022). "Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Arsenal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ Stone, Simon (10 March 2022). "Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–0 Watford: Early goals heap misery on Roy Hodgson's side". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "Chiquinho: Wolves winger suffers serious knee injury in friendly". BBC Sport. 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "Chiquinho checks in with the Potters". Stoke City F.C. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ Judah, Nathan (31 August 2023). "Chiquinho set for Portugal loan after Stoke recall". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Oficial: Chiquinho está de volta a Portugal para reforçar o Famalicão" [Official: Chiquinho returns to Portugal to bolster Famalicão]. Record (in Portuguese). 1 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Chiquinho completes La Liga loan move". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Portugal embalado pela magia de Vitinha e a eficácia de Ramos" [Portugal propelled by Vitinha magic and Ramos efficiency]. Público (in Portuguese). 12 November 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ Chiquinho at Soccerway
External links
edit- Chiquinho at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Chiquinho national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)