Josué Pesqueira

Portuguese footballer (born 1990)

Josué
Josué with Porto in 2013
Personal information
Full name Josué Filipe Soares Pesqueira[1]
Date of birth (1990-09-17) 17 September 1990 (age 33)[1]
Place of birth Valongo, Portugal[1]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Legia Warsaw
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– Legia Warsaw 86 (22)
International career
2009 Portugal U19 3 (0)
2009 Portugal U20 3 (2)
2010–2012 Portugal U21 17 (3)
2013–2014 Portugal 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:15, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

Josué Filipe Soares Pesqueira (born 17 September 1990), known simply as Josué, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Polish club Legia Warsaw as an attacking midfielder.

He spent most of his career attached to Porto, though was often loaned out, and also represented Paços de Ferreira and Braga in the Primeira Liga. Abroad, he played for four clubs in Turkey's Süper Lig, among them Bursaspor and Galatasaray.

Josué made his full debut for Portugal in 2013.

Club career

Early years and Paços

Born in Valongo, Porto District, Josué joined FC Porto's youth system at the age of nine. He spent his first two seasons as a senior on loan, both in Portugal and abroad, representing successively S.C. Covilhã,[2] F.C. Penafiel (both in the Segunda Liga) and VVV-Venlo (Netherlands).[3]

In summer 2011, Josué was released by Porto with only two official appearances to his credit, both in the Taça da Liga,[4][5] and signed with F.C. Paços de Ferreira. He made his Primeira Liga debut on 17 September, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 away loss against C.D. Nacional.[6] In his second year he contributed 23 league appearances – 18 starts – as the club finished a best-ever third and qualified for the UEFA Champions League, and was chosen as Best Young Player in the competition in the process.[7]

Return to Porto

Josué agreed on a return to former side Porto on 29 May 2013, penning a four-year contract and moving alongside manager Paulo Fonseca.[8][9] On 10 August he won his first club honour, coming on as a substitute in a 3–0 win over Vitória de Guimarães in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira,[10] and scored his first goal for his new team a week later starting and netting through a penalty kick in a 3–1 victory at Vitória de Setúbal.[11]

Deemed surplus to requirements at Porto as practically all Portuguese players, Josué then spent 18 months on loan at Bursaspor. He made his Süper Lig debut on 30 August 2014, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–2 home loss to Galatasaray SK, and helped the team to the final of the Turkish Cup, notably contributing a brace to a 3–2 away defeat of Samsunspor in the group phase on 24 December 2014.[12] On 26 January 2016, he returned to his homeland and was loaned to S.C. Braga for the rest of the campaign,[13] netting against his parent club in the decisive match of the Taça de Portugal that was won in a penalty shootout for their first such title in half a century.[14]

On 23 August 2016, Josué returned to Turkey, joining Galatasaray on a season-long loan.[15] He scored his first goal for the Istanbul-based team on 25 December, closing a 5–1 home win against Alanyaspor six minutes after replacing Eren Derdiyok.[16]

Osmanlıspor and Akhisarspor

Josué left Porto in August 2017, signing a two-year contract at Osmanlıspor again in Turkey's top flight.[17] He was released in December, and resumed his career the following July with a deal of the same length at Akhisarspor.[18] His side finished runners-up in the Turkish Cup to former club Galatasaray, with him scoring in both legs of a 5–2 aggregate victory over Kasımpaşa S.K. in the quarter-finals.[19] In June 2019, however, after being relegated, he severed his ties to the organisation.[20]

Hapoel Be'er Sheva

In September 2019, Josué signed for Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. of the Israeli Premier League for two years, joining compatriot Miguel Vítor.[21] Later joined by David Simão, they won the State Cup in his first season, with him scoring in the semi-finals against Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. on 10 June and the 2–0 final win over Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. on 13 July.[22][23]

Josué and Vítor halved their salaries in May 2020 to stay in Israel for another year.[24] Ten months later, he extended his stay for one more season.[25]

Legia Warsaw

On 21 June 2021, Josué joined Polish Ekstraklasa champions Legia Warsaw on a two-year contract.[26] He and his compatriot Yuri Ribeiro won the 2022–23 edition of the Polish Cup, defeating Raków Częstochowa 6–5 on penalties.[27]

In 2022–23, Josué scored 12 goals in 32 games as the team from the capital city came runners-up to Raków Częstochowa; adding seven assists, he was voted the league's Midfielder of the Season and was nominated for Player of the Season, which went to Kamil Grosicki.[28] On 29 October that year, he scored a hat-trick in a 5–2 win at Jagiellonia Białystok;[29] his performances earned him a one-year contract extension.[30]

On 5 October 2023, Josué was arrested by Dutch police alongside teammate Radovan Pankov after an altercation with security staff following a match against AZ Alkmaar in the group stage of the UEFA Europa Conference League;[31] they were released the following day without charge.[32] On 14 December, he assisted Blaž Kramer in the reverse fixture for a 2–0 home victory, securing qualification as second.[33] The following day, UEFA charged AZ with a €40,000 fine for failing to provide security for the Polish side at the AZ Stadium.[34]

International career

Josué won 26 caps for Portugal across all youth levels, including 17 for the under-21 team. He made his debut with the full side on 11 October 2013, playing 21 minutes in a 1–1 home draw with Israel for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[35][36]

In the second leg of the play-offs against Sweden on 19 November, Josué (who was not used in the game) extended his middle finger towards the opposing fans, while celebrating his country's qualification to the World Cup after the final whistle.[37]

Career statistics

As of 20 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Porto 2008–09[38] Primeira Liga 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
Covilhã (loan) 2009–10[38] Segunda Liga 5 1 1 1 3 0 — — 9 2
Penafiel (loan) 2009–10[38] Segunda Liga 14 1 0 0 0 0 — — 14 1
VVV (loan) 2010–11[39] Eredivisie 13 0 1 0 — — — 14 0
Paços Ferreira 2011–12[38] Primeira Liga 19 0 2 0 2 1 — — 23 1
2012–13[38] Primeira Liga 23 0 5 1 5 4 — — 33 5
Total 42 0 7 1 7 5 — — 56 6
Porto 2013–14[38] Primeira Liga 20 4 4 0 2 1 8[a] 0 1[b] 0 35 5
Bursaspor (loan) 2014–15[39] Süper Lig 30 7 9 2 — — — 39 9
2015–16[39] Süper Lig 14 0 2 0 — — 1[c] 0 17 0
Total 44 7 11 2 — — 1 0 56 9
Braga (loan) 2015–16[38] Primeira Liga 12 2 3 1 — 5 2 — 20 5
Galatasaray (loan) 2016–17[39] Süper Lig 25 2 8 2 — — — 33 4
Osmanlispor 2017–18[39] Süper Lig 9 0 1 0 — — — 10 0
Akhisarspor 2018–19[39] Süper Lig 20 2 4 2 — 5 0 — 29 4
Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2019–20[39] Israeli Premier League 28 4 4 2 — — — 32 6
2020–21[39] Israeli Premier League 25 9 0 0 — 9 4 — 34 13
Total 53 13 4 2 — 9 4 — 66 19
Legia Warsaw 2021–22[39] Ekstraklasa 30 2 4 1 — 10 0 — 44 3
2022–23[39] Ekstraklasa 32 12 5 3 — — — 37 15
2023–24[39] Ekstraklasa 18 6 1 0 — 12 1 1[d] 0 32 7
Total 80 20 10 4 — 22 1 1 0 114 24
Career total 328 52 54 15 14 6 49 7 3 0 449 80
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
  3. ^ Appearances in Turkish Super Cup
  4. ^ Appearance in Polish Super Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Portugal[40] 2013 3 0
2014 1 0
Total 4 0

Honours

Porto

Braga

Akhisarspor

Hapoel Be'er Sheva

Legia Warsaw

Individual

References

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