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Josué Filipe Soares Pesqueira (born 17 September 1990), known simply as Josué, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Polish club Legia Warsaw as an attacking midfielder.

Josué

Josué with Porto in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Josué Filipe Soares Pesqueira[1]
Date of birth	(1990-09-17) 17 September 1990 (age 32)[1]
Place of birth	Valongo, Portugal[1]
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team	Legia Warsaw
Number	27
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)
2013–2017	Porto	20	(4)
2014–2016	→ Bursaspor (loan)	44	(7)
2016	→ Braga (loan)	12	(2)
2016–2017	→ Galatasaray (loan)	25	(2)
2017–2018	Osmanlıspor	9	(0)
2018–2019	Akhisarspor	20	(2)
2019–2021	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	53	(13)
2021–	Legia Warsaw	44	(7)
National team
2009	Portugal U19	3	(0)
2009	Portugal U20	3	(2)
2010–2012	Portugal U21	17	(3)
2013–2014	Portugal	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:11, 29 October 2022 (UTC)

He spent most of his career attached to Porto, though was often loaned out, and also represented Paços de Ferreira and Braga in the Primeira Liga. Abroad, he played for four clubs in Turkey's Süper Lig, among them Bursaspor and Galatasaray.

Josué made his full debut for Portugal in 2013.

Club career

Early years and Paços

Born in Valongo, 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,[2] F.C. Penafiel (both in the Segunda Liga) and VVV-Venlo (Netherlands).[3]

In summer 2011, Josué was released by Porto with only two official appearances to his credit, both in the Taça da Liga,[4][5] and signed with F.C. Paços de Ferreira. He made his Primeira Liga debut on 17 September, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 away loss against C.D. Nacional.[6] In his second year he contributed 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.[7]

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.[8][9] On 10 August he won his first club honour, coming on as a substitute in a 3–0 win over Vitória de Guimarães in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira,[10] and scored his first goal for his new team a week later starting and netting through a penalty kick in a 3–1 victory at Vitória de Setúbal.[11]

Deemed surplus to requirements at Porto as practically all Portuguese players, Josué then spent 18 months 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 to Galatasaray SK, and helped the team to the final of the Turkish Cup, notably contributing with a brace to a 3–2 away defeat of Samsunspor in the group phase on 24 December 2014.[12] On 26 January 2016, he returned to his homeland and was loaned to S.C. Braga for the rest of the campaign,[13] netting against his parent club in the decisive match of the Taça de Portugal that was won in a penalty shootout for their first such title in half a century.[14]

On 23 August 2016, Josué returned to Turkey, joining Galatasaray on a season-long loan.[15] He scored his first goal for the Istanbul-based team on 25 December, closing a 5–1 home win against Alanyaspor six minutes after replacing Eren Derdiyok.[16]

Later career

Josué left Porto in August 2017, signing a two-year contract at Osmanlıspor again in Turkey's top flight.[17] He was released in December, and resumed his career the following July with a deal of the same length at Akhisarspor.[18] His side finished runners-up in the Turkish Cup to former club Galatasaray, with him scoring in both legs of a 5–2 aggregate victory over Kasımpaşa S.K. in the quarter-finals.[19] In June 2019, however, after being relegated, he severed his ties to the organisation.[20]

In September 2019, Josué signed for Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. of the Israeli Premier League for two years, joining compatriot Miguel Vítor.[21] Later joined by David Simão, they won the State Cup in his first season, with him scoring in the semi-finals against Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. on 10 June and the 2–0 final win over Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. on 13 July.[22][23]

Josué and Vítor halved their salaries in May 2020 to stay in Israel for another year.[24] Ten months later, he extended his stay for one more season.[25]

On 21 June 2021, Josué joined Polish Ekstraklasa champions Legia Warsaw on a two-year contract.[26]

International career

Josué won 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 with Israel for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[27]

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.[28]

Career statistics

Club

As of 19 December 2015

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Porto	2008–09[29]	Primeira Liga	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
Covilhã (loan)	2009–10[29]	Segunda Liga	5	1	1	1	3	0	—		—		9	2
Penafiel (loan)	2009–10[29]	Segunda Liga	14	1	0	0	0	0	—		—		14	1
VVV (loan)	2010–11[30]	Eredivisie	13	0	1	0	—		—		—		14	0
Paços Ferreira	2011–12[29]	Primeira Liga	19	0	2	0	2	1	—		—		23	1
	2012–13[29]	Primeira Liga	23	0	5	1	5	4	—		—		33	5
	Total		42	0	7	1	7	5	—		—		56	6
Porto	2013–14[29]	Primeira Liga	20	4	4	0	2	1	8[lower-alpha 1]	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	35	5
Bursaspor (loan)	2014–15[30]	Süper Lig	30	7	9	2	—		—		—		39	9
	2015–16[30]	Süper Lig	14	0	2	0	—		—		1[lower-alpha 3]	0	17	0
	Total		44	7	11	2	—		—		1	0	56	9
Career total			138	13	24	4	14	6	8	0	2	0	186	23

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Portugal[31]	2013	3	0
	2014	1	0
Total		4	0

Honours

Porto

• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2013[10]

Braga

• Taça de Portugal: 2015–16[14]

Akhisarspor

• Turkish Super Cup: 2018[32]

Hapoel Be'er Sheva

• Israel State Cup: 2019–20[23]

Individual

• Primeira Liga Breakthrough Player of the Year: 2012–13[7]
• SJPF Young Player of the Month: February 2013[33]

References

External links

• Josué at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Josué at the Turkish Football Federation
• National team data (in Portuguese)
• Josué at National-Football-Teams.com
• Josué – FIFA competition record (archived)

На других языках

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[de] Josué Pesqueira

Josué Filipe Soares Pesqueira (* 17. September 1990 in Ermesinde), genannt Josué, ist ein portugiesischer Fußballspieler.

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- [en] Josué Pesqueira

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[fr] Josué (football)

Josué Filipe Soares Pesqueira, plus connu sous le nom de Josué, né le 17 septembre 1990 à Ermesinde au Portugal, est un footballeur international portugais évoluant au poste de milieu de terrain au Legia Varsovie.

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[it] Josué Pesqueira

Josué Filipe Soares Pesqueira, meglio noto come Josué (Ermesinde, 17 settembre 1990), è un calciatore portoghese, centrocampista del Legia Varsavia.

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[ru] Жозуэ (1990)

Жозуэ Филипе Соареш Пешкейра (порт. Josué Filipe Soares Pesqueira; род. 17 сентября 1990, Эрмезинде) — португальский футболист, полузащитник израильского клуба «Хапоэль» (Беэр-Шева).

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