# Joel Ferreira

Joel António Soares Ferreira (born 10 January 1992) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga 3 club Trofense.

## Club career

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, 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.
On 21 June 2016, after suffering relegation, Ferreira signed a three-year deal with G.D. Estoril Praia. He first appeared in the Primeira Liga on 15 August, starting a 0–2 home loss to C.D. Feirense.
Ferreira returned to the second tier on 12 July 2018, joining Académica de Coimbra. He continued competing at that level the following seasons with Mafra and F.C. Arouca, contributing 22 matches (26 in all competitions) in 2020–21 as the latter club won two promotions in two years to return to the top flight.
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. In the following years, he represented Leixões SC (second tier) and C.D. Trofense (Liga 3).

## Career statistics

    As of match played 7 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Taça de Portugal | Taça de Portugal | Taça da Liga | Taça da Liga | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Gondomar | 2011–12 | Segunda Divisão | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 0 |
| Gondomar | 2012–13 | Segunda Divisão | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 0 |
| Gondomar | 2013–14 | Campeonato Nacional de Seniores | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 3 |
| Gondomar | 2014–15 | Campeonato Nacional de Seniores | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 0 |
| Gondomar | Total | 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 |
| Estoril | 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 |
| Estoril | Total | 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 |
| Arouca | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| Arouca | Total | 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 |
| Chaves | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Chaves | Total | 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 |
| Leixões | 2023–24 | Liga Portugal 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Leixões | Total | Total | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 |
| Trofense | 2023–24 | Liga 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 |
| Trofense | 2024–25 | Liga 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 |
| Trofense | Total | Total | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 301 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 319 | 9 |
* ↑ Appearances in promotion play-offs