Leyzller Jorge Lopes de Araújo (born 29 July 1988), known as Jorge Araújo or simply Araújo, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a right back or right winger. He also holds an Angolan passport.

Jorge Araújo
Personal information
Full name Leyzller Jorge Lopes de Araújo
Date of birth (1988-07-29) 29 July 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right full back/Winger
Youth career
2000 Joca Luanda
2001 ASA
2002–2003 Petro Luanda
2004–2006 Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Worthing
2007-2009 Whitehawk 1 (0)
2009–2010 Havant & Waterlooville 5 (1)
2010–2011 Esperança Lagos 11 (2)
2011–2012 Dacia Chișinău 7 (0)
2012–2013 Olhanense 0 (0)
2012Farense (loan) 9 (0)
2013 Primeiro de Agosto
2013–2014 Recreativo 1 (0)
2014Elche B (loan) 0 (0)
2014–2015 Lucena 19 (0)
2015 Desportivo Huíla
2015 Bragantino (0)
2015 Cruzeiro-RS (0)
2015–2017 Olhanense 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 August 2016

Club career edit

After playing youth football with Atlético Sport Aviação, Atlético Petróleos de Luanda, F.C. Porto, Araújo made his senior debut with Worthing in West Sussex, England before joining Whitehawk,[1] where he made one league and cup appearance over two seasons.[2]

He returned to Portugal in May 2010, joining CF Esperança de Lagos, after a brief period at Havant & Waterlooville F.C.[3]

In 2011 summer, Araújo switched teams and countries again, signing for Moldovan National Division side FC Dacia Chișinău. In February of the following year, after appearing in only seven matches, he returned to his country and joined Primeira Liga club S.C. Olhanense.[4]

After a loan stint at S.C. Farense, Araújo was released by Olhanense in January 2013 and moved back to his home country in the following month, signing for C.D. Primeiro de Agosto.[5] In June he went on a trial at Recreativo de Huelva,[6] and signed a two-year deal late in the month.[7]

Araújo made his debut for the Andalusians on 10 November, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–1 home loss against Deportivo de La Coruña in the Segunda División.[8] On 24 January of the following year, after failing to appear in any further matches, he was loaned to Elche CF Ilicitano until June;[9] he subsequently made no appearances for the latter.

In August 2014 Araújo rescinded his link with Recre, and joined Lucena CF in Segunda División B.[10] He rescinded with the club on 13 January of the following year.[11]

After a spell at Desportivo Huíla, he joined Bragantino in Brazil.[12]

References edit

  1. ^ Whitehawk v Shoreham matchday programme, 12 April 2008
  2. ^ Whitehawk v Three Bridges, matchday programme, 21 March 2009
  3. ^ Clube de Futebol Esperança de Lagos Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine; Associação de Futebol do Algarve, 20 May 2010 (in Portuguese)
  4. ^ Angolano formado no FC Porto assina contrato com Olhanense (Angolan groomed in FC Porto signs contract with Olhanense); Jornal dos Desportos, 11 February 2012 (in Portuguese)
  5. ^ Jorge Araújo encantado com equipa (Jorge Araújo delighted with the team); Jornal dos Desportos, 24 February 2013 (in Portuguese)
  6. ^ El interior portugués Jorge Araújo está a prueba con el Decano (Portuguese winger Jorge Araújo on trial at the Dean); Huelva Información, 5 June 2013 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Jorge Larena y Jorge Araujo, nuevos jugadores del Recreativo (Jorge Larena and Jorge Araujo, new Recreativo players); Diario AS, 24 June 2013 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Insua aúpa al Deportivo al ascenso directo en casa del líder (Insua takes Deportivo up to the direct promotion places at the leader's home); Marca, 10 November 2013 (in Spanish)
  9. ^ Araújo refuerza la defensa del Elche Ilicitano (Araújo bolsters Elche Ilicitano's defense) Archived 2014-10-31 at the Wayback Machine; Elche's official website, 24 January 2014 (in Spanish)
  10. ^ Un lateral portugués para el Lucena CF (A Portuguese full-back to Lucena CF); Vavel, 8 August 2014 (in Spanish)
  11. ^ El portugués Araújo, otra baja en el Lucena (Portuguese Araújo, another release in Lucena); ABC, 13 January 2015 (in Spanish)
  12. ^ "Jorge Araújo chegou ao Brasil depois de travessia entre África e Europa (Jorge Araújo came to Brazil after crossing Africa and Europe)". A Bola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 October 2015.

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