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Rodrigo Escoval
Personal information
Full name João Rodrigo Pereira Escoval[1]
Date of birth (1997-05-08) 8 May 1997 (age 27)[1]
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal[1]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Akron Tolyatti
Number 26
Youth career
2006–2007 Sacavenense
2007–2016 Benfica
2014–2015Casa Pia (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Benfica B 16 (0)
2017–2018 Istra 1961 12 (0)
2018–2022 Rijeka 84 (1)
2022 Anorthosis 2 (0)
2022–2023 Volos 29 (0)
2023–2024 Vizela 19 (0)
2024– Akron Tolyatti 15 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024

João Rodrigo Pereira Escoval (born 8 May 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Russian Premier League club Akron Tolyatti.

Club career

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Escoval was born in Lisbon. He joined S.L. Benfica's youth system at the age of 10, signing from SG Sacavenense also in the region.[2]

On 24 August 2016, Escoval made his professional debut for Benfica's B team, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 away win against F.C. Vizela in the LigaPro.[3] He contributed a further nine starts until the end of the season, helping to a final fourth position.[4]

On 18 August 2017, the 20-year-old Escoval and teammate Filipe Ferreira were sold to NK Istra 1961 from the Croatian Football League, as Mato Miloš moved in the opposite direction.[5] On 10 January 2018, he signed a 1+12-year contract with HNK Rijeka of the same country and league, with a three-year extension option.[6] He scored his first top-flight goal while in service of the latter club, opening the 2–0 away victory over NK Varaždin on 28 September 2019.[7]

Escoval joined Cypriot First Division side Anorthosis Famagusta FC on 31 January 2022 on a two-and-a-half-year deal,[8] but switched to the Super League Greece with Volos F.C. shortly after.[9] He returned to Portugal in summer 2023, agreeing to a two-year contract at Vizela.[10][11] He made his Primeira Liga debut on 27 August by starting the 2–0 loss at Vitória de Guimarães[12] and, in December, renewed his link until 2026.[13]

On 29 June 2024, Escoval signed for Russian Premier League newcomers FC Akron Tolyatti.[14]

Career statistics

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As of match played 10 November 2024[15][16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Benfica B 2015–16 LigaPro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17 16 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
Total 16 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
Istra 1961 2017–18 Prva HNL 12 0 3 0 0 0 15 0
Rijeka 2017–18 Prva HNL 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2018–19 23 0 3 0 0 0 26 0
2019–20 27 1 4 0 0 0 31 1
2020–21 19 0 1 0 6 1 26 1
2021–22 8 0 3 0 5 0 16 0
Total 84 1 11 0 11 1 106 2
Anorthosis 2021–22 Cypriot First Division 2 0 3 0 0 0 5 0
Volos 2022–23 Super League Greece 29 0 2 0 0 0 31 0
Vizela 2023–24 Primeira Liga 19 0 4 0 0 0 23 0
Akron Tolyatti 2024–25 Russian Premier League 15 1 1 0 16 1
Career total 177 2 24 0 11 1 212 3

Honours

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Rijeka

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "João Escoval" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Caso raro. Benfica B jogou com 18 jogadores portugueses, 17 deles da formação" [Rare event. Benfica B played with 18 Portuguese players, 17 being from the youth system] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Vizela-Benfica B, 1–2: José Gomes dá o triunfo às águias" [Vizela-Benfica B, 1–2: José Gomes gives eagles win]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 August 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Hélder Cristóvão: «O que foi feito o ano passado de nada serve neste»" [Hélder Cristóvão: "What was done last year does not matter one bit this one"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Benfica inclui dois "bês" no negócio de Mato Milos" [Benfica include two "Bs" in Mato Milos deal] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Joao Escoval novi igrač Rijeke: 'Rijeka je veliki klub'" [João Escoval new player of Rijeka: 'Rijeka is a big club'] (in Croatian). HNK Rijeka. 10 January 2018. Archived from the original on 29 April 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  7. ^ Frančišković, Denis (30 October 2019). "TIBOR HALILOVIĆ: Napadačka igra, presing i što raniji gol recept za prolaz u četvrtfinale Kupa" [TIBOR HALILOVIĆ: Attacking play, pressing and recipe for the earliest goal possible to reach the Cup quarter-finals]. Novi list (in Croatian). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Έναρξη συνεργασίας με Rodrigo Escoval" [Start of cooperation with Rodrigo Escoval] (in Greek). Anorthosis Famagusta. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  9. ^ Tsiptsios, Konstantinos (9 July 2022). "Επίσημα στον Βόλο ο Εσκοβάλ!" [Escoval officially to Volos!] (in Greek). Sports 365. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  10. ^ Aleixo, Mário (20 July 2023). "Vizela reforça-se com João Escoval" [Vizela strengthen with João Escoval] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Rodrigo Escoval chega para "dar tudo"" [Rodrigo Escoval arrives to "give everything"] (in Portuguese). F.C. Vizela. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  12. ^ Ferreira, Bruno José (27 August 2023). "V. Guimarães-Vizela, 2–0 (crónica)" [V. Guimarães-Vizela, 2–0 (report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  13. ^ "Rodrigo Escoval renova até 2026" [Rodrigo Escoval renews until 2026] (in Portuguese). F.C. Vizela. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  14. ^ ""Акрон" заключил контракт с Родриго Эсковалем" [Akron signed a contract with Rodrigo Escoval] (in Russian). FC Akron Tolyatti. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  15. ^ a b Rodrigo Escoval at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
  16. ^ "João Escoval" (in Croatian). Hrnogomet. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
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