Fausto Jorge Dias Lourenço (born 19 January 1987), known simply as Fausto, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Académica de Coimbra as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fausto Jorge Dias Lourenço[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 January 1987[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Miranda do Corvo, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Académica de Coimbra | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1998 | Lousanense | ||
| 2000–2001 | Mirandense | ||
| 2001–2002 | Académica | ||
| 2002–2003 | Padroense | ||
| 2003–2005 | Porto | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2008 | Académica | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Tourizense (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| 2007–2008 | → Anadia (loan) | 25 | (8) |
| 2008–2009 | Lokomotiv Mezdra | 17 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Onisilos | 9 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 9 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Leixões | 26 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Atyrau | 7 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Tondela | 9 | (3) |
| 2014 | Académico Viseu | 17 | (2) |
| 2014–2018 | Freamunde | 130 | (16) |
| 2018 | Vilaverdense | 15 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Merelinense | 31 | (7) |
| 2019–2020 | Gondomar | 23 | (7) |
| 2020–2023 | Anadia | 80 | (36) |
| 2023–2024 | Académica de Coimbra | 19 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2024 | |||
Club career
editFausto was born in Miranda do Corvo, Coimbra District. An unsuccessful youth graduate at FC Porto, he began his professional career with Académica de Coimbra, but never appeared officially for the team, going on to serve loans at third division sides G.D. Tourizense and Anadia FC.[2]
In July 2008, Fausto moved to Bulgaria with FC Lokomotiv Mezdra in the First Professional Football League, failing to score as the club finished in eighth position. In the following years, he played in Cyprus and Switzerland.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Fausto Lourenço" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ Carmo, Vítor Hugo (4 February 2021). "Fausto Lourenço exorta a simbiose que deu a liderança ao Anadia FC no Campeonato de Portugal" [Fausto Lourenço exhorts symbiosis that put Anadia FC in first place of the Portugal Championship] (in Portuguese). AFA TV. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ Campos, João Pedro (7 April 2021). "Dormiu quatro horas e meia, foi pai e ainda marcou três golos" [He slept four and a half hours, became a father and still scored three goals]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 January 2022.
External links
edit- Fausto at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Fausto national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- Fausto at Soccerway
