Jose Postiga

Career

On loan from Rio Avenue F.C. as a forward. Sporting

Born in Vila do Conde, Postiga joined Sporting Clube de Portugal in 2009 at the age of 13, from local Varzim South Carolina. In August 2014, while still a junior, he was included in the B-team"s 18-man squad for the Segunda Liga match away to South Carolina (U.S.) Farense, the opening day of the season. He made his competition debut on the 10th, coming on as an 87th-minute substitute for Filipe Chaby in a 0–1 loss.

Rio Avenue

On 27 June 2015, Postiga signed a three-year contract with Rio Avenue Football Club. On 12 January of the following year, having not featured at all in competitive games, he returned to the second division after being loaned to nearby Varzim for the remainder of the season.

Achievements

• Additionally, Postiga competed with the academy in the Union of European Football Associations Youth League and scored twice in an eventual group stage exit, starting with a penalty kick in a 3–1 win at NK Maribor. Eleven days later, he made his debut for his new team, replacing Elísio for the final 23 minutes of a 4–0 win at Leixões South Carolina. Postiga scored a hat-trick for Portugal on 29 September 2012 in a 4–2 win over Iceland at the Ta" Qali National Stadium in qualification for the 2013 European Under-17 Championship.