João Oliveira (Swiss footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Pedro Abreu de Oliveira | ||
| Date of birth | 6 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Nyon, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Gingins | |||
| Nyon | |||
| –2013 | FC Basel | ||
| 2013–2014 | FC Luzern | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2018 | Luzern II | 41 | (16) |
| 2015–2018 | Luzern | 32 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | → Lechia Gdańsk (loan) | 19 | (3) |
| 2018–2020 | Lausanne-Sport | 62 | (4) |
| 2020–2021 | Cova da Piedade | 25 | (4) |
| 2021–2023 | Leixões | 54 | (6) |
| 2023–2024 | Debrecen | 10 | (0) |
| 2024–2026 | Arka Gdynia | 47 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | Switzerland U15 | 4 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | Switzerland U16 | 8 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Switzerland U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2014 | Switzerland U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Switzerland U19 | 6 | (1) |
| 2015–2017 | Switzerland U20 | 11 | (5) |
| 2016–2018 | Switzerland U21 | 8 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:48, 25 May 2026 (UTC) | |||
João Pedro Abreu de Oliveira (born 6 January 1996) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a winger.
He also holds Portuguese citizenship.
Career
On 18 July 2015, Oliveira made his professional debut with FC Luzern in a 2015–16 Swiss Super League match against FC Sion.
On 15 August 2017, he was loaned to Ekstraklasa side Lechia Gdańsk.[1]
At the end of the 2025–26 Ekstraklasa season, where Arka Gdynia were relegated after just one season in the top flight,[2] the club announced that Oliveira's contract would not be extended past June 2026.[3][4] Overall, he made 49 appearances and scored five goals for Arka.[4]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Luzern II | 2013–14 | 1. Liga Gr. 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 1. Liga Gr. 2 | 21 | 6 | — | — | — | 21 | 6 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 1. Liga Gr. 2 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 1. Liga Gr. 2 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 1. Liga Gr. 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 41 | 16 | — | — | — | 41 | 16 | |||||
| Luzern | 2015–16 | Swiss Super League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | Swiss Super League | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 18 | 3 | ||
| 2017–18 | Swiss Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 35 | 3 | |||
| Lechia Gdańsk (loan) | 2017–18 | Ekstraklasa | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 3 | ||
| Lausanne-Sport | 2018–19 | Swiss Challenge League | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 3 | ||
| 2019–20 | Swiss Challenge League | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 1 | |||
| Total | 62 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 66 | 4 | ||||
| Cova da Piedade | 2020–21 | Liga Portugal 2 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 5 | ||
| Leixões | 2021–22 | Liga Portugal 2 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | |
| 2022–23 | Liga Portugal 2 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 4[c] | 0 | 35 | 3 | ||
| Total | 54 | 6 | 4 | 3 | — | 4 | 0 | 62 | 6 | |||
| Debrecen | 2023–24 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| Arka Gdynia | 2024–25 | I liga | 33 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 5 | ||
| 2025–26 | Ekstraklasa | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | 47 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 49 | 5 | ||||
| Career total | 290 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 312 | 44 | ||
- ↑ Includes Swiss Cup, Taça de Portugal, Polish Cup
- 1 2 Appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearances in Taça da Liga
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
Arka Gdynia
References
- ↑ "João Oliveira w Lechii" (in Polish). 90minut. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- ↑ Bartosz Wieczorek (18 May 2026), Zmarnowana szansa Arki Gdynia. Beniaminek spadł z PKO BP Ekstraklasy [Arka Gdynia's wasted opportunity. Newcomers have been relegated from the PKO BP Ekstraklasa] (in Polish), TVP Sport
- ↑ Arka Gdynia (22 May 2026), Decyzje kadrowe w Arce [Squad decisions at Arka] (in Polish), 90minut.pl
- 1 2 Tomasz Galiński (22 May 2026), Decyzje kadrowe w Arce Gdynia. Odchodzi siedmiu zawodników [Squad decisions at Arka Gdynia. Seven players are leaving] (in Polish), Sportowe Fakty WP
- ↑ João Oliveira at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ↑ "João Oliveira". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ↑ Wieczorek, Bartosz (25 May 2025). "Arka Gdynia triumfatorem Betclic 1 Ligi. Trofeum za zwycięstwo poleciało do Stalowej Woli!". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 29 May 2025.
External links
- João Oliveira at Soccerway
- João Oliveira at WorldFootball.net
- João Oliveira at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
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- 21st-century Swiss sportsmen
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- Switzerland men's youth international footballers
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- Swiss people of Portuguese descent
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- Men's association football wingers
- FC Luzern players
- Lechia Gdańsk players
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- C.D. Cova da Piedade players
- Leixões S.C. players
- Debreceni VSC players
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- Ekstraklasa players
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