David Moreira

David Moreira
Personal information
Full name David Miguel Madeira Moreira
Date of birth (2004-04-18) 18 April 2004 (age 22)
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
Gil Vicente
Number 45
Youth career
2011–2024 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024–2026 Sporting CP B 52 (0)
2025–2026 Sporting CP 0 (0)
2026– Gil Vicente 2 (0)
International career‡
2025– Cape Verde 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 September 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025

David Miguel Madeira Moreira (Portuguese: [da.ˈvid mi.ˈɡɛl mɐ.ˈdej.ɾɐ mu.ˈɾej.ɾɐ]; born 18 April 2004) is a professional footballer who plays for Primeira Liga club Gil Vicente. Born in Portugal, he represents the Cape Verde national team.

Club career

Moreira joined the youth academy of Sporting CP in 2011, and worked his way up all their youth categories. On 7 June 2021, he signed his first professional contract with Sporting. On 20 June 2023, he extended his contract with the club. In 2024, he was promoted to Sporting CP B in the Liga 3.

Sporting CP

On 30 April 2025, he started training with the senior Sporting team. On 6 May 2025, he again extended his contract with Sporting until 2029. On 17 May 2025, he helped Sporting CP B earn promotion to the Liga Portugal 2. He made his senior and professional debut with the senior Sporting CP team as a substitute in the 2025 Taça de Portugal final, a 3–1 win over Benfica on 25 May 2025.

Gil Vicente

On 7 July 2026, Moreira signed a three-season contract with Gil Vicente.

International career

Born in Portugal, Moreira's father was born in São Tomé and Príncipe and his mother is from Timor-Leste; his paternal grandfather is from Cape Verde. Moreira holds dual Portuguese-Cape Verdean citizenship. On 18 March 2025, he was called up to the Cape Verde national team for a set of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches. He debuted with Cape Verde in a friendly 1–1 tie with Malaysia on 29 May 2025 in Kuala Lumpur.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 May 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Taça da Liga Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sporting CP B 2024–25 Liga Portugal 2 190————190
Sporting CP 2024–25 Primeira Liga —10———10
2025–26 Primeira Liga 000000000000
Total 001000000010
Career total 19010000000200

International

As of match played 29 May 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Cape Verde 202510
Total10

Honours

Sporting CP

References

  1. ↑ "David Moreira assina contrato profissional com o Sporting". record.pt.
  2. ↑ Oliveira, Mário Cagica (20 June 2023). "Sporting CP anuncia renovação de David Moreira". Bola na Rede.
  3. ↑ "Sporting regressa aos treinos com David Moreira como novidade | Flashscore.pt". www.flashscore.pt.
  4. ↑ "Sporting renova com pérola de Alcochete | Abola.pt". Abola.pt. 6 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "Equipa B sobe à Liga Portugal 2". sporting.pt. 17 May 2025.
  6. 1 2 "David Moreira estreou-se no Sporting a ganhar a Taça: «É incrível, um sonho»". msn.com. 26 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "DAVID MOREIRA CHEGA PARA A DEFESA" [DAVID MOREIRA ARRIVES FOR THE DEFENSE] (in Portuguese). Gil Vicente F.C. 7 July 2026. Retrieved 10 September 2026.
  8. ↑ "Mundial 2026! Angola x Cabo Verde: "Estou confiante da vitória", diz defesa cabo-verdiano do Sporting". Somos Fanáticos Angola. 24 March 2025.
  9. ↑ "Lateral do Sporting chamado à seleção de Cabo Verde". record.pt.
  10. ↑ "Sporting: a semana de sonho de David Moreira | Abola.pt". Abola.pt. 29 May 2025.