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João Simões

Personal information
Full name	João Nelson de Sousa Caridade Simões
Date of birth	4 March 1998 (1998-03-04)
Place of birth	Coimbra, Portugal
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Right back
Club information
Current club	Académica
Number	22
Youth career
2007–2010	Académica de Coimbra
2010–2016	Sporting
2016–2017	Académica de Coimbra
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2017–	Académica	18	(0)
2019	→ Berço SC (loan)	13	(0)
2020	→ Anadia (loan)	2	(0)
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:55, 16 January 2021 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

João Nelson de Sousa Caridade Simões (born 4 March 1998) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F. as a right back.

Club career

On 25 February 2017, Simões made his professional debut with Académica in a 2016–17 LigaPro match against Cova da Piedade. In August 2019, Simões was loaned out to Berço SC for the 2019-20 season. However, in January 2020, it was reported that he had returned to Académica. On 20 March 2020, he was loaned out to Anadia.