Josué Pesqueira

This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Soares and the second or paternal family name is Pesqueira.
Josué

Josué with Porto in 2013
Personal information
Full name Josué Filipe Soares Pesqueira
Date of birth (1990-09-17) 17 September 1990
Place of birth Ermesinde, Portugal
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Galatasaray (loan from Porto)
Number 30
Youth career
1999–2009 Porto
2005–2006 → Padroense (loan)
2007 → Candal (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Porto 0 (0)
2009 → Covilhã (loan) 5 (1)
2010 → Penafiel (loan) 14 (1)
2010–2011 → VVV (loan) 13 (0)
2011–2013 Paços Ferreira 42 (0)
2013– Porto 20 (4)
2014–2016 → Bursaspor (loan) 44 (7)
2016 → Braga (loan) 12 (2)
2016– → Galatasaray (loan) 7 (0)
National team‡
2009 Portugal U19 3 (0)
2009 Portugal U20 3 (2)
2010–2012 Portugal U21 17 (3)
2013– Portugal 4 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 November 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 March 2014

Josué Filipe Soares Pesqueira (born 17 September 1990), known simply as Josué, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Turkish club Galatasaray S.K. on loan from FC Porto as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

Early years / Paços

Born in Ermesinde, Porto District, Josué joined FC Porto's youth system at the age of nine. He spent his first two seasons as a senior on loan, both in Portugal and abroad, representing successively S.C. Covilhã,[1] F.C. Penafiel (both in the Segunda Liga) and VVV-Venlo (Netherlands).[2]

In the 2011 summer Josué was released by Porto with only two official appearances to his credit, both in the Taça da Liga, and signed with F.C. Paços de Ferreira. He made his Primeira Liga debut on 17 September, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–1 away loss against C.D. Nacional; in his second year he contributed with 23 league appearances – 18 starts – as the club finished a best-ever third and qualified to the UEFA Champions League, and was chosen as Best Young Player in the competition in the process.[3]

Return to Porto

Josué agreed on a return to former side Porto on 29 May 2013, penning a four-year contract and moving alongside manager Paulo Fonseca.[4][5] He scored his first goal for his new club on 19 August, starting and netting through a penalty kick in a 3–1 win at Vitória de Setúbal.[6]

Deemed surplus to requirements at Porto as practically all Portuguese players, Josué then spent two years on loan at Bursaspor. He made his Süper Lig debut on 30 August 2014, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–2 home loss against Galatasaray SK.

International career

Josué gained 26 caps for Portugal all youth categories comprised, including 17 for the under-21 team. He made his debut with the full side on 11 October 2013, playing 21 minutes in a 1–1 home draw against Israel for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[7]

In the second leg of the play-offs against Sweden on 19 November, Josué (who was not used in the game) extended his middle finger towards the opposing fans, while celebrating his country's qualification to the World Cup after the final whistle.[8]

Club statistics

As of 19 November 2015
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Porto 2008–09[9] Primeira Liga 00002000—20
Covilhã (loan) 2009–10[9] Segunda Liga 511130——92
Penafiel (loan) 2009–10[9] Segunda Liga 1410000——141
VVV (loan) 2010–11[10] Eredivisie 13010———140
Paços Ferreira 2011–12[9] Primeira Liga 1902021——231
2012–13[9] Primeira Liga 2305154——335
Total 4207175——566
Porto 2013–14[9] Primeira Liga 20440218[lower-alpha 1]01[lower-alpha 2]0355
Bursaspor (loan) 2014–15[10] Süper Lig 30792———399
2015–16[10] Süper Lig 9000——1[lower-alpha 3]0100
Total 39792——10499
Career total 13313224146802017923
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
  3. ↑ Appearances in Turkish Super Cup

Honours

Club

Porto
Braga

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Josué e Steven por empréstimo" [Josué and Steven on loan] (in Portuguese). Record. 28 June 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "VVV huurt spelers van FC Porto" [FC Porto loans players to VVV] (in Dutch). Fox Sports. 25 June 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Matic foi o melhor jogador da época 2012/13" [Matic was the best player of the 2012/13 season] (in Portuguese). Record. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Josué e Licá assinaram até 2017" [Josué and Licá signed until 2017] (in Portuguese). Porto's official website. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  5. ↑ "Porto move for Josué and Licá". UEFA.com. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  6. ↑ "V. Setúbal 1–3 FC Porto: campeão entra a meio gás" [V. Setúbal 1–3 FC Porto: champion begins at half-strength] (in Portuguese). Relvado. 18 August 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  7. ↑ "Portugal pegged back by late Israel strike". UEFA.com. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  8. ↑ "Här ger portugisen svenska folket fingret" [Here the Portuguese shows the finger to the Swedish crowd] (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Josué". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  10. 1 2 3 "Josue". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  11. ↑ "Supertaça: FC Porto 3 – Vit. de Guimarães 0 – final" [Supercup: FC Porto 3 – Vit. de Guimarães 0 – end] (in Portuguese). TSF. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  12. ↑ "I Liga: Josué foi o melhor jovem em fevereiro" [I Liga: Josué was the best youngster in February] (in Portuguese). Relvado. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
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