Daniel Carriço
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Daniel Filipe Martins Carriço (born 4 August 1988 in Cascais
Cascais
Cascais is a coastal town in Cascais Municipality in Portugal, 30 kilometres west of Lisbon, with about 35,000 residents. It is a cosmopolitan suburb of the Portuguese capital and one of the richest municipalities in Portugal. The former fishing village gained fame as a resort for Portugal's royal...

) is a Portuguese
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

 footballer who plays for Sporting Clube de Portugal as a central defender.

Club career

A product of Sporting Clube de Portugal's prolific youth ranks, Carriço made his professional debuts in 2007–08, splitting that season, on loan, to both S.C. Olhanense and Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...

' AEL Limassol
AEL Limassol
Athlitiki Enosi Lemesou , commonly known as AEL Limassol , is a Greek Cypriot multisport club based in the city of Limassol, the port of Cyprus....

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Having returned to Sporting, he made his first division debut on 26 October 2008, replacing injured Tonel
Tonel
António Leonel Vilar Nogueira Sousa, aka Tonel , is a Portuguese footballer who plays for GNK Dinamo Zagreb in Croatia, as a central defender.-Porto / Marítimo:Coming through the youth teams of F.C...

 in a 0–0 draw at F.C. Paços de Ferreira, and securing a starting place even after the latter became available.

For the 2010–11 season, after longtime incumbent João Moutinho
João Moutinho
João Filipe Iria Santos Moutinho is a Portuguese footballer who plays for F.C. Porto, also being a Portuguese international.Mainly a central midfielder, he can also operate as a holding or attacking midfielder, and on either flank.-Sporting:...

's departure to F.C. Porto, Carriço was chosen as new club captain, by newly-appointed coach Paulo Sérgio.

International career

As a youth international
Portugal national football team
The Portugal national football team represents Portugal in association football and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal's home ground is Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and their head coach is Paulo Bento...

, Carriço appeared at the 2007 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
2007 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
-Group B:-------------------------Knockout stage:-Semi-finals:---------Final:-----Teams:-Top goalscorers:-External links:* at uefa.com...

, where he was elected as one of the best players, after netting twice in just three matches (Portugal
Portugal national under-19 football team
-Current squad:*The following players have been called up to participate in the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Qualifying round.*National team caps and goals correct as of 8 November 2009.*Please note some of these players play for their club's reserve team....

 did not go through the group stage). The following year, he progressed into the under-21s
Portugal national under-21 football team
The Portugal national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Portugal and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation . They are nicknamed "Esperanças." Esperança means hope, thus they are Portugal's hopes for the future...

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Club statistics

Correct as of 9 March 2011
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Olhanense 2007–08 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Total 8010000090
AEL
AEL Limassol
Athlitiki Enosi Lemesou , commonly known as AEL Limassol , is a Greek Cypriot multisport club based in the city of Limassol, the port of Cyprus....

2007–08 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
Total 140000000140
Sporting 2008–09 22 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 28 0
2009–10 25 1 3 1 4 0 12 0 44 2
2010–11 20 0 3 0 3 0 9 1 35 1
Total 671611102311073
Career total 891711102311300

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