J. Faria
Defender · Leixões SC · №63
Recent matches
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
Torreense
Leixões SC
Liga Portugal 2
|
0:0 | |
Leixões SC
Amarante
Liga Portugal 2
|
3:1 | |
Leixões SC
Tondela
Liga Portugal 2
|
1:0 | |
Benfica B
Leixões SC
Liga Portugal 2
|
1:0 | |
|
Torreense
Leixões SC
Liga Portugal 2
|
1:1 | |
Leixões SC
Pacos Ferreira
Liga Portugal 2
|
3:2 | |
Académico Viseu
Leixões SC
Liga Portugal 2
|
3:1 | |
Sporting CP B
Leixões SC
Liga Portugal 2
|
0:1 | |
Leixões SC
Vizela
Liga Portugal 2
|
1:2 | |
Farense
Leixões SC
Liga Portugal 2
|
1:2 |
Season statistics
| Competition | Season | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Liga Portugal 2 | 2025 | 6 |
| Liga Portugal 2 | 2026 | 4 |
About the player
Hugo Faria joined Benfica's youth setup after coming through spells at AC Alfenense, Boavista and Vitória de Guimarães, and in May 2021 he signed his first professional contract with the Lisbon club. He spent the 2022/23 season with Benfica's under-23 side before the pathway to first-team football took him elsewhere: on 1 July 2023 he moved to Leixões, initially joining the under-23 squad.
The move to the northern club proved decisive. Faria worked his way into Leixões' first team during 2024, and in the 2024/25 season he made 11 appearances for the senior side, wearing number 63. According to Soccer Wiki, he has also taken on the captaincy at the club. In June 2026 he extended his contract with Leixões, tying his future to the project that gave him his senior debut.
A right-footed central defender born in Ermesinde, Faria's path illustrates a common route in Portuguese football: academy football at one of the country's giants, followed by a switch to a smaller club in search of first-team minutes. For him, that switch to Leixões delivered exactly that.
Career path
- 2026 — 2027 — now Leixões SC 15 matches
- 2024 — 2026 Leixões SC U23 27 matches
- 2023 SL Benfica U23 13 matches
- 2023 SL Benfica Youth League 5 matches
Career
| Season | Club | Competition | Games | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/27 | Leixões SC | Liga Portugal 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 271 |
| 25/26 | Leixões SC U23 | Liga Next Gen U23 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 148 |
| 25/26 | Leixões SC | Liga Portugal 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 749 |
| 25/26 | Leixões SC U23 | Liga Revelação U23 - Championship round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 23/24 | Leixões SC U23 | Liga Revelação U23 - Cup Qualifying | 8 | 0 | 0 | 601 |
| 23/24 | Leixões SC U23 | Liga Next Gen U23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 437 |
| 22/23 | SL Benfica U23 | Liga Next Gen U23 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 675 |
| 22/23 | SL Benfica Youth League | UEFA Youth League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 283 |
| 22/23 | SL Benfica U23 | Torneio Abertura Liga Revelação U23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 175 |
| 22/23 | SL Benfica U23 | Torneio Abertura Final | 2 | 0 | 0 | 210 |
| 22/23 | SL Benfica U23 | Liga Revelação U23 - Championship round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Total | Leixões SC U23 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 2 276 | |
| Total | Leixões SC | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 020 | |
| Total | SL Benfica U23 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 078 | |
| Total | Portugal U18 Women | 10 | 1 | 0 | 712 | |
| Total | SL Benfica Youth League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 283 |
Transfers
Transfers- 25/26 Leixões U23 Leixões SC
- 23/24 Benfica U23 Leixões U23
- 22/23 Benfica U19 Benfica U23
- 21/22 Benfica U17 Benfica U19
- 19/20 Vitória SC U15 Benfica U17
- 18/19 Boavista U15 Vitória SC U15
- 17/18 Boavista CJ Boavista U15
- 15/16 Alfenense Fo. Boavista CJ
