João Escoval

João Rodrigo Pereira Escoval (born 8 May 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Croatian club HNK Rijeka.

João Escoval
Personal information
Full name João Rodrigo Pereira Escoval[1]
Date of birth (1997-05-08) 8 May 1997[1]
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal[1]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Rijeka
Number 26
Youth career
2006–2007 Sacavenense
2007–2016 Benfica
2014–2015 → Casa Pia (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Benfica B 16 (0)
2017–2018 Istra 1961 12 (0)
2018– Rijeka 67 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 January 2021

Club career

Escoval was born in Lisbon. He joined S.L. Benfica's youth system at the age of 10, signing from Sport Clube Sacavenense also in the region.[2]

On 24 August 2016, Escoval made his professional debut for the B team, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 away win against F.C. Vizela for the LigaPro.[3] He contributed with a further nine starts until the end of the season, helping to a final fourth position.

On 18 August 2017, the 20-year-old Escoval and teammate Filipe Ferreira were sold to NK Istra 1961 from the Croatian First Football League, as Mato Miloš moved in the opposite direction.[4] On 10 January 2018, he signed a ​1 1⁄2-year contract with fellow league club HNK Rijeka with a three-year extension option.[5]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 23 January 2021[6][7]
Season Club League League Cup Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2015–16 Benfica B LigaPro 00––00
2016–17 160––160
2017–18 Istra 1961 Prva HNL 12030–150
Rijeka 70––70
2018–19 23030–260
2019–20 27140–311
2020–21 1001061171
Career total 951110611122

Honours

Rijeka

References
  1. "João Escoval" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  2. "Caso raro. Benfica B jogou com 18 jogadores portugueses, 17 deles da formação" [Rare event. Benfica B played with 18 Portuguese players, 17 being from the youth system] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  3. "Vizela-Benfica B, 1–2: José Gomes dá o triunfo às águias" [Vizela-Benfica B, 1–2: José Gomes gives eagles win]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 August 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  4. "Benfica inclui dois "bês" no negócio de Mato Milos" [Benfica include two "Bs" in Mato Milos deal] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  5. "Joao Escoval novi igrač Rijeke: 'Rijeka je veliki klub'" [Joao Escoval new player of Rijeka: 'Rijeka is a big club'] (in Croatian). HNK Rijeka. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  6. João Escoval at Soccerway
  7. "João Escoval" (in Croatian). Hrnogomet. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
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