Jordi Almeida

Jordi
Personal information
Full name Jordi Martins Almeida
Date of birth (1993-09-03) 3 September 1993
Place of birth Volta Redonda, Brazil
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Vasco da Gama
Youth career
2006–2009 Volta Redonda
2009–2014 Vasco da Gama
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Vasco da Gama 39 (0)
National team
2012–2013 Brazil U20

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:43, 23 June 2016 (UTC).


Jordi Martins Almeida (born 3 September 1993), simply known as Jordi, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Vasco da Gama as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Born in Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Jordi joined Vasco da Gama's youth setup in 2009, after starting it out at Volta Redonda. On 10 September 2013, he signed a professional contract until 2016.[1]

Jordi was promoted to the main squad in 2014, and acted mainly as a second-fiddle to new signing Martín Silva. He made his professional debut on 9 September, starting in a 2–0 home win against Luverdense for the Série B championship.[2]

In his Série A debut on 3 June 2015, Jordi was sent off with only 29 minutes; his team would eventually finish with a 0–3 home defeat to Ponte Preta.[3]

Honours

Vasco

References

  1. ↑ "Joia da base, goleiro Jordi renova com o Vasco por mais três temporadas" [Youth pearl, goalkeeper Jordi renews with Vasco for three more seasons] (in Portuguese). Lance!. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Na estreia de Joel, Vasco derrota o Luverdense com facilidade em casa" [In Joel's debut, Vasco easily defeats Luverdense at home] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "3 a 0 e cabia mais: Ponte vence, sobe ao 2º lugar e mantém Vasco no Z-4" [3–0 and it was up for more: Ponte wins, rises to the 2nd place and keeps Vasco on Z-4] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
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