João Amaral

Vitória Setúbal

Born in Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto District, Amaral played lower league and amateur football until the age of 24, working in a wine bottle label factory during this timeframe. On 6 June 2016, he moved straight into the Primeira Liga after signing a three-year contract with Vitória de Setúbal from Pedras Rubras. Amaral made his debut in the Portuguese top division on 21 August 2016, starting and featuring 64 minutes in a 1–1 away draw against Benfica. He scored his first goal in the competition the following weekend to help the hosts defeat Arouca 2–0, adding a further four until the end of the season – while providing two assists – to help his team finish 12th.

Benfica and Lech Poznań

On 29 May 2018, Amaral joined Benfica on a three-year contract. Shortly after, on 21 July, he signed a four-year deal with Polish club Lech Poznań. He made his debut for the latter five days later, netting in the last minute of the 1–1 away draw against Shakhtyor Soligorsk in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League. Amaral returned to his country and its top tier on 2 January 2020, being loaned to Paços de Ferreira until 30 June. On 26 August, he agreed to a similar move to the same team. Back at Lech, Amaral scored a career-best 14 goals in the 2021–22 campaign (17 in all competitions, with eight assists), as they won the Ekstraklasa for the eighth time in history.

Later career

Amaral returned abroad subsequently, where he represented…

As of match played 13 December 2025

Vitória Setúbal

Taça da Liga runner-up: 2017–18 Lech Poznań

Ekstraklasa: 2021–22 Polish Cup runner-up: 2021–22