José Manuel Bica Reis (born 16 June 2003) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a forward for Vitória de Guimarães.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Manuel Bica Reis | ||
| Date of birth | 16 June 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Mirandela, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vitória Guimarães | ||
| Number | 79 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Mirandela | |||
| 2014–2019 | Porto | ||
| 2018–2019 | → Padroense (loan) | ||
| 2019–2020 | Chaves | ||
| 2020–2021 | Lille | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Lille | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Lille B | 11 | (7) |
| 2023 | Marítimo B | 13 | (4) |
| 2023–2024 | Marítimo | 15 | (1) |
| 2024 | Vitória Guimarães B | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | Vitória Guimarães | 2 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2020 | Portugal U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021 | Portugal U18 | 2 | (1) |
| 2021 | Portugal U19 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:59, 13 December 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBorn in Mirandela in the Bragança District, Bica began playing at local SC Mirandela. In 2014, he helped the team to the district title by scoring 205 of their 258 goals; this drew the attention of the Big Three, of whom he chose to sign for FC Porto.[1]
After playing for Porto and their farm team Padroense FC, Bica joined G.D. Chaves in 2019 and scored 19 goals in 20 games.[1] In August 2020, he signed his first professional contract, for five years at Lille OSC in France's Ligue 1.[2] He played for the reserve team in the fifth-tier Championnat National 3, but was called up for first-team matches.[3]
On 31 January 2023, Bica returned to his country, signing for C.S. Marítimo and being assigned to their B-team in the fourth-level Campeonato de Portugal.[4] He played 15 first-team games in the Liga Portugal 2 in 2023–24, scoring on 28 January in a 3–2 loss at AVS Futebol SAD; the following month he was suspended from the team allegedly due to a conflict with teammate Francis Cann, and his representatives pushed for a free transfer to Vitória de Guimarães as they believed that his contractual clause for automatic two-year renewal was invalid.[5]
Bica completed his move to Vitória on 7 July 2024, signing a four-year deal.[6] On 27 October, having already debuted for the club in the UEFA Conference League and represented their reserves in the fourth division, he played his first Primeira Liga game in a 2–2 draw at C.F. Estrela da Amadora; he came on as a late substitute.[7]
International career
editBica earned his first international caps in February 2020, with three appearances for Portugal under-17 at the Algarve tournament.[1] In June 2021, he played two under-18 friendlies against Norway, scoring to conclude a 2–1 win in the latter game at the Estádio Pina Manique in Lisbon.[8] Later in the year, he played three European qualifiers for the under-19s, ending on 12 October when he was sent off in a 1–0 loss away to Slovakia for a confrontation with goalkeeper Filip Baláž minutes after coming on as a substitute.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b c Pires, Fernando (11 July 2024). "Mirandelense José Bica troca Marítimo pelo Guimarães" [Mirandela-born José Bica swaps Marítimo for Guimarães]. Mensageiro de Bragança (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ Bja, Rayan (6 August 2020). "Officiel : José Bica s'engage pour cinq saisons à Lille" [Official: José Bica joins Lille for five seasons]. Le Petit Lillois (in French). Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ Hamelin, Ulysse (8 April 2021). "Quatre absents pour la rencontre FC Metz – LOSC" [Four absences for the FC Metz - LOSC meeting]. Le Petit Lillois (in French). Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ Lopes, Ricardo (31 January 2023). "Marítimo anuncia dois jovens portugueses" [Marítimo announce two Portuguese youngesters] (in Portuguese). Bola na Rede. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "José Bica apontado ao V. Guimarães" [José Bica heading to V. Guimarães]. Record (in Portuguese). 7 March 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ Aleixo, Mário (8 July 2024). "José Bica reforça Vitória de Guimarães até 2028" [José Bica bolsters Vitória de Guimarães until 2028] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "Rui Borges promoveu estreia de jovem do Vitória SC na I Liga" [Rui Borges promoted Vitória SC youngster's debut in the Primeira Liga] (in Portuguese). Notícias ao Minuto. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "Seleção portuguesa de sub-18 volta a vencer Noruega no segundo jogo de preparação" [Portugal under-18 national team defeat Norway again in second preparation game]. Record (in Portuguese). 8 June 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "U19 – V presilovke rozhodol Gajdoš, pilierom víťazstva nepriestreľný Baláž" [U19 – Gajdoš decided in the power play, the bulletproof Baláž was the pillar of victory] (in Slovak). Slovak Football Association. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
External links
edit- José Bica at Soccerway
- National team data (in Portuguese)