João Ricardo Pereira Queirós

João Queirós is a Portuguese defender born in Viana do Castelo on 22 April 1998. He developed through AD Barroselas and CB Póvoa de Lanhoso before spending formative periods in the academies of Benfica, Porto and Braga. At Braga, he progressed to the reserve side and made his senior debut in the Segunda Liga against Sporting CP B in May 2017. Later that year, João Queirós moved to 1. FC Köln, where he primarily featured for the club’s reserve team. He returned to Portugal with Sporting CP’s under-23 setup, followed by a 2019 loan spell at Dutch club Willem II. Queirós subsequently established himself at Chaves, helping the team win promotion to the Primeira Liga, before also representing Mafra in 2024. He then continued his career abroad with Ararat-Armenia, adding German, Dutch and Armenian experience to his Portuguese development.