João Afonso · career
João Ricardo da Silva Afonso
Center Back · Tondela · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Peak: 2023/24Trending downRemarkably consistentStepped up 2025/26
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 3 clubs — 124 appearances with 4 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2023/24 at Torreense — Season rating 22, 2 goals and 0 assists in 33 games. Form has slipped 11 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 11 Season points.
Season-to-season output barely moves — his form has stayed within a tight band (±6 points) across 6 campaigns. Made the jump to a higher division in 2025/26 (Primeira Liga) and kept playing — 13 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Tondela | 13 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2024/25 | Tondela | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 |
| 2023/24 | Tondela | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | Torreense | 33 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 22 |
| 2022/23 | Torreense | 29 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 21 |
| 2021/22 | Santa Clara | 15 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 15 |
| 2020/21 | Santa Clara | 26 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 21 |
| 2019/20 | Santa Clara | 33 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Guimaraes | 5 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Guimaraes | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | CordobaLoan | 21 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | EstorilLoan | 27 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Guimaraes B | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Guimaraes | 24 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Guimaraes B | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Guimaraes | 23 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | Benfica Castelo Branco | 34 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/13 | Benfica Castelo Branco | 30 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Honours
Segunda Liga×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primeira Liga | 13 | 624 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
Schedule · 2025/26
13 played20 unused sub8 not in squad· 624 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16 | Friendlies Clubs | A Academico Viseu | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 19 | Friendlies Clubs | H Benfica B | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 24 | Friendlies Clubs | A Nacional | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 10 | Primeira Liga | A SC Braga | 0-3 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Aug 16 | Primeira Liga | H Famalicao | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Aug 23 | Primeira Liga | A Benfica | 0-3 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Aug 31 | Primeira Liga | H Estoril | 2-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Sep 12 | Primeira Liga | A Alverca | 0-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Sep 21 | Primeira Liga | H Estrela | 0-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Sep 27 | Primeira Liga | A Santa Clara | 2-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Oct 5 | Primeira Liga | A Rio Ave | 0-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Oct 8 | Friendlies Clubs | A Racing Ferrol | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 19 | Taça de Portugal | A Vila Real | 5-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 26 | Primeira Liga | H Sporting CP | 0-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Oct 29 | Taça da Liga | A Benfica | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 2 | Primeira Liga | A AVS | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Nov 8 | Primeira Liga | H Guimaraes | 0-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Nov 23 | Taça de Portugal | H Caldas | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 29 | Primeira Liga | A GIL Vicente | 1-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Dec 7 | Primeira Liga | H FC Porto | 0-2 | Played | 31 | 7.0 | ||
| Dec 15 | Primeira Liga | A Nacional | 1-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Dec 21 | Primeira Liga | H Casa Pia | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Jan 3 | Primeira Liga | H Arouca | 3-1 | Played | 11 | 6.6 | ||
| Jan 11 | Primeira Liga | A Moreirense | 0-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Jan 18 | Primeira Liga | H SC Braga | 0-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Jan 25 | Primeira Liga | A Famalicao | 0-3 | Played | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| Feb 1 | Primeira Liga | H Benfica | 0-0 | Played | 1 | — | ||
| Feb 7 | Primeira Liga | A Estoril | 2-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 13 | Primeira Liga | H Alverca | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 20 | Primeira Liga | A Estrela | 2-0 | Played | 12 | 6.6 | ||
| Mar 1 | Primeira Liga | H Santa Clara | 2-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 9 | Primeira Liga | H Rio Ave | 0-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 21 | Primeira Liga | H AVS | 0-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 3 | Primeira Liga | A Guimaraes | 0-5 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 13 | Primeira Liga | H GIL Vicente | 2-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 19 | Primeira Liga | A FC Porto | 0-2 | Played | 20 | 7.2 | ||
| Apr 25 | Primeira Liga | H Nacional | 0-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 29 | Primeira Liga | A Sporting CP | 2-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| May 3 | Primeira Liga | A Casa Pia | 1-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| May 11 | Primeira Liga | H Moreirense | 2-0 | Played | 1 | — | ||
| May 16 | Primeira Liga | A Arouca | 1-3 | Played | 8 | 6.3 |