Josué Pesqueira facts for kids
Josué with Legia Warsaw in 2023
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Josué Filipe Soares Pesqueira | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Valongo, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.74 m | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Coritiba | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2009 | Porto | ||
| 2005–2006 | → Padroense (loan) | ||
| 2007 | → Candal (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009–2011 | Porto | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Covilhã (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2010 | → Penafiel (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | → VVV (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Paços Ferreira | 42 | (0) |
| 2013–2017 | Porto | 20 | (4) |
| 2014–2016 | → Bursaspor (loan) | 44 | (7) |
| 2016 | → Braga (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | → Galatasaray (loan) | 25 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Osmanlıspor | 9 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Akhisarspor | 20 | (2) |
| 2019–2021 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 53 | (13) |
| 2021–2024 | Legia Warsaw | 94 | (23) |
| 2024– | Coritiba | 14 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2009 | Portugal U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2009 | Portugal U20 | 3 | (2) |
| 2010–2012 | Portugal U21 | 17 | (3) |
| 2013–2014 | Portugal | 4 | (0) |
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Josué Filipe Soares Pesqueira (born 17 September 1990), known simply as Josué, is a Portuguese football player. He plays as an attacking midfielder for the Brazilian club Coritiba.
Josué spent most of his career with Porto, though he often played for other teams on loan. He also played for Paços de Ferreira and Braga in Portugal. Outside Portugal, he played for clubs in Turkey, Israel, and Poland. With Legia Warsaw, he won the Polish Cup and the Polish Super Cup in 2023. He joined Coritiba in 2024.
Josué also played for the Portugal national team starting in 2013.
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Josué's Football Journey
Starting Out and Paços Ferreira
Josué was born in Valongo, Portugal. He joined FC Porto's youth team when he was nine years old. As a young adult player, he spent his first two seasons on loan to other teams. He played for S.C. Covilhã and F.C. Penafiel in Portugal, and VVV-Venlo in the Netherlands.
In 2011, Josué left Porto and joined F.C. Paços de Ferreira. He played his first top-league game on 17 September, playing the whole match in a 1–0 loss. In his second year, he played 23 league games. His team finished third, which was their best result ever. They even got to play in the UEFA Champions League. Josué was chosen as the Best Young Player in the league that season.
Back to Porto and Loans
On 29 May 2013, Josué returned to his old club, Porto, signing a four-year contract. On 10 August, he won his first trophy with Porto. He came on as a substitute in a 3–0 win against Vitória de Guimarães in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. A week later, he scored his first goal for Porto from a penalty kick in a 3–1 win.
Josué then spent 18 months on loan at Bursaspor in Turkey. He played his first game in the Süper Lig on 30 August 2014. He helped his team reach the final of the Turkish Cup. He even scored two goals in one game during the group stage. On 26 January 2016, he returned to Portugal. He was loaned to S.C. Braga for the rest of the season. He scored against his parent club, Porto, in the final of the Taça de Portugal. Braga won the game in a penalty shootout, winning their first title in 50 years.
On 23 August 2016, Josué went back to Turkey. He joined Galatasaray on a loan for the season. He scored his first goal for the team on 25 December in a 5–1 home win.
Playing in Turkey and Israel
In August 2017, Josué left Porto for good. He signed a two-year contract with Osmanlıspor in Turkey's top league. He left the club in December. The next July, he joined Akhisarspor. His team finished second in the Turkish Cup. He scored in both games of a 5–2 win in the quarter-finals. In June 2019, after his team was moved to a lower league, he left the club.
In September 2019, Josué signed a two-year contract with Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. in Israel. He joined his fellow countryman Miguel Vítor there. They won the State Cup in his first season. Josué scored in the semi-finals and in the 2–0 final win.
In May 2020, Josué and Vítor agreed to lower their salaries to stay in Israel for another year. Ten months later, Josué extended his stay for one more season.
Success with Legia Warsaw
On 21 June 2021, Josué joined Legia Warsaw, the champions of Poland's top league, on a two-year contract. He and his teammate Yuri Ribeiro won the Polish Cup in 2023. They beat Raków Częstochowa 6–5 in a penalty shootout.
Josué scored 12 goals in 32 games in the 2022–23 season. His team finished second in the league. He also made seven assists. He was voted the league's Midfielder of the Season. On 29 October that year, he scored three goals (a hat-trick) in a 5–2 win. Because of his great play, he got a one-year extension on his contract.
On 5 October 2023, Josué and teammate Radovan Pankov had an incident with security staff after a match in the UEFA Europa Conference League. They were released the next day without any charges. On 14 December, Josué helped his team win 2–0 at home, which helped them qualify for the next round.
In May 2024, Josué was again nominated for the Ekstraklasa Midfielder of the Season award. Soon after, he announced he would leave Legia Warsaw when his contract ended on 30 June. In his last game for Legia, fans showed a banner that said in Portuguese: “Obrigado, capitão!” (lit. Thank you, Captain!). The fans cheered his name, and when he left the field, they gave him a standing ovation. He helped his team score both goals in a 2–1 win. He thanked the fans with his daughter. He left because the club's management did not want to offer him a new contract. This decision made many fans upset.
Joining Coritiba
On 14 August 2024, Josué signed with the Brazilian club Coritiba Foot Ball Club.
Playing for Portugal
Josué played 26 games for Portugal's youth teams. This included 17 games for the under-21 team. He played his first game for the senior national team on 11 October 2013. He played 21 minutes in a 1–1 draw against Israel during the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
Career Statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Porto | 2008–09 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Covilhã (loan) | 2009–10 | Segunda Liga | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 2 | ||
| Penafiel (loan) | 2009–10 | Segunda Liga | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| VVV (loan) | 2010–11 | Eredivisie | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Paços Ferreira | 2011–12 | Primeira Liga | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2012–13 | Primeira Liga | 23 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 33 | 5 | |||
| Total | 42 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 5 | — | — | 56 | 6 | ||||
| Porto | 2013–14 | Primeira Liga | 20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 5 |
| Bursaspor (loan) | 2014–15 | Süper Lig | 30 | 7 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | 39 | 9 | |||
| 2015–16 | Süper Lig | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||
| Total | 44 | 7 | 11 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 56 | 9 | ||||
| Braga (loan) | 2015–16 | Primeira Liga | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | — | 20 | 5 | ||
| Galatasaray (loan) | 2016–17 | Süper Lig | 25 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | 33 | 4 | |||
| Osmanlispor | 2017–18 | Süper Lig | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Akhisarspor | 2018–19 | Süper Lig | 20 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 29 | 4 | ||
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 2019–20 | Israeli Premier League | 28 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 32 | 6 | |||
| 2020–21 | Israeli Premier League | 25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 4 | — | 34 | 13 | |||
| Total | 53 | 13 | 4 | 2 | — | 9 | 4 | — | 66 | 19 | ||||
| Legia Warsaw | 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 30 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 10 | 0 | — | 44 | 3 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 32 | 12 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 37 | 15 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 32 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 11 | ||
| Total | 94 | 23 | 11 | 4 | — | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 131 | 28 | |||
| Career total | 342 | 55 | 55 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 51 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 466 | 84 | ||
International Games
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 2013 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
Trophies and Awards
Porto
- Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2013
Braga
- Taça de Portugal: 2015–16
Akhisarspor
- Turkish Super Cup: 2018
Hapoel Be'er Sheva
- Israel State Cup: 2019–20
Legia Warsaw
- Polish Cup: 2022–23
- Polish Super Cup: 2023
Individual Awards
- Primeira Liga Breakthrough Player of the Year: 2012–13
- SJPF Young Player of the Month: February 2013
- Ekstraklasa Midfielder of the Season: 2022–23
- Piłka Nożna Foreigner of the Year: 2023
- Polish Union of Footballers' Ekstraklasa Team of the Season: 2023–24
See also
In Spanish: Josué Pesqueira para niños
