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Afonso Miguel Castro Vilhena Taira (born 17 June 1992) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Casa Pia A.C. as a defensive midfielder.

Afonso Taira

Personal information
Full name	Afonso Miguel Castro Vilhena Taira[1]
Date of birth	(1992-06-17) 17 June 1992 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth	Cascais, Portugal[1]
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Casa Pia
Number	27
Youth career
2002–2003	Internacional Almancil
2003–2006	Estoril
2006–2011	Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2014	Córdoba	2	(0)
2012–2014	→ Atlético (loan)	67	(2)
2014–2017	Estoril	64	(1)
2017–2018	Ironi Kiryat Shmona	31	(0)
2018–2019	Beitar Jerusalem	17	(1)
2019–2020	Hermannstadt	10	(0)
2020–2021	Belenenses SAD	32	(0)
2021–	Casa Pia	35	(0)
National team
2007–2008	Portugal U16	5	(0)
2008–2009	Portugal U17	11	(0)
2010	Portugal U18	3	(0)
2011	Portugal U19	8	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 October 2022

Club career

Born in Cascais, Lisbon, Taira joined Sporting CP's youth system in 2006 (aged 14) from neighbouring G.D. Estoril Praia. He made his professional debut in 2011 with Córdoba CF in the Spanish Segunda División, signing a three-year contract[2] but making only three competitive appearances during his only season in Andalusia.[3]

In 2012–13, Taira returned to his country after being loaned to Atlético Clube de Portugal of the Segunda Liga.[4] The move was extended for the following campaign.

Taira returned to former youth club Estoril on 8 June 2014, after agreeing to a four-year deal.[5] He played 13 Primeira Liga matches in his first year, in an eventual 12th-place finish.

Taira scored his first Portuguese top-flight goal on 24 October 2015, in a 2–2 home draw against Rio Ave FC.[6] On 19 July 2017, he signed with Israeli Premier League team Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona FC,[7] and a year later Beitar Jerusalem F.C. in the same competition.[8]

After spending the 2019–20 season in the Romanian Liga I with FC Hermannstadt,[9] Taira joined Belenenses SAD on a two-year contract.[10]

Personal life

Taira's father, José, was also a footballer and a midfielder. He appeared in more than 100 games in the Portuguese top tier, and also spent six years in Spain, representing mainly UD Salamanca.[11]

References

External links

• Afonso Taira at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• National team data (in Portuguese)
• Afonso Taira at Soccerway

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Afonso Miguel Castro Vilhena Taira, noto semplicemente come Afonso Taira (Cascais, 17 giugno 1992), è un calciatore portoghese, centrocampista del Casa Pia.

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