| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Tomás de Sousa Moreira Cruz | ||
| Date of birth | (2005-06-26) 26 June 2005 (age 19) | ||
| Place of birth | Porto, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Benfica B | ||
| Number | 95 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2015 | Porto | ||
| 2015–2021 | Norden 02 | ||
| 2021–2024 | Hannover 96 | ||
| 2024– | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Benfica B | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2024– | Luxembourg | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 November 2024 | |||
João Tomás de Sousa Moreira Cruz (born 26 June 2005) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Benfica B. Born in Portugal, he is a Luxembourg international.
Club career
As a youth player, Moreira joined the youth academy of Portuguese side Porto. In 2015, he joined the youth academy of Luxembourgian side Norden 02. Six years later, he joined the youth academy of German side Hannover 96, before joining the youth academy of Portuguese side Benfica, where he started his senior career with the club's reserve team.
International career
On 15 October 2024, he debuted for the Luxembourg national football team during a 1–1 away draw with the Belarus national football team in the UEFA Nations League. The day before, he obtained Luxembourgian citizenship. He was born in Porto, Portugal to Portuguese parents and moved to Luxembourg with his family at the age of ten.
References
- "Tomás Moreira torna-se luxemburguês num dia e 'leão vermelho' no outro" [Tomás Moreira becomes Luxembourgish one day and 'red lion' the next] (in Portuguese). Radio Latina. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- "Tomas, déjà l'appel du grand monde?" [Tomas, already the call of the big world?] (in French). Le Quotidien. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- "Benfica-Talent winkt Länderspieldebüt für Luxemburg" [Benfica talent beckons international debut for Luxembourg] (in German). Luxemburger Wort. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
External links
- Tomás Moreira at Soccerway
| S.L. Benfica B – current squad | |
|---|---|
- 2005 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Porto
- Portuguese emigrants to Luxembourg
- Naturalised citizens of Luxembourg
- Sportspeople of Portuguese descent
- Portuguese men's footballers
- Luxembourgian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- S.L. Benfica B players
- Luxembourg men's international footballers
- Portuguese expatriate men's footballers
- Luxembourgian expatriate men's footballers
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany