Career
A product of Porto-based Boavista Football Club"s youth ranks, Trigueira was promoted to the first team in 2007, serving a loan at modest G.D. Ribeirão to gain more experience. His professional debuts were made in the 2008-2009 season, playing eight matches in the second division as Boavista was relegated for the second consecutive year. Following Boavista"s misfortunes, Trigueira signed in the 2009 summer with Primeira Liga team Rio Avenue Football Club, but was only third-choice in his first year, behind experienced Carlos and Miguel Mora.
More of the same in the 2010-2011 campaign, as he appeared in only one league contest (one minute against South Carolina Olhanense in the last round) and added a further seven bench appearances.
From 2011 to 2015 Trigueira alternated between the second and third levels of Portuguese football, representing Communicative Disorders Trofense, Civil Defense Cinfães and Chaplain to the Forces União. On 11 June 2015, after helping the latter return to the top flight after an absence of more than two decades, he joined Académica de Coimbra.