| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Victor Saraiva | ||
| Date of birth | 22 January 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Luanda, Angola | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2007 | Cavalieri del Mare | ||
| 2003 | Pernambuco | ||
| 2008 | Milano Beach Soccer | ||
| 2008 | Rio de Janeiro | ||
| 2009 | Cavalieri del Mare | ||
| 2010–2012 | Sporting CP | ||
| 2010 | São Paulo | ||
| 2010 | AS Roma | ||
| 2010 | Torres Novas | ||
| 2010 | Lokomotiv Moscow | ||
| 2011 | Alanya Team | ||
| 2011 | Al-Ahli Dubai | ||
| 2012 | Botafogo | ||
| 2012–2013 | Beşiktaş | ||
| 2013–2014 | Lokomotiv Moscow | ||
| 2014–2019 | Sporting CP | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 1998–2019 | Portugal | 573 | (1077) |
Medal record | |||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 July 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 December 2019 | |||
João Victor Saraiva (born 22 January 1977), better known as Madjer, is a Portuguese retired beach soccer player. He played in the forward position, and has won numerous awards at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cups for his goalscoring abilities. He took the nickname Madjer because his idol is the former Algerian player Rabah Madjer. He has often been hailed as the best-ever beach soccer player.[1] He became the first player to score 1000 international beach soccer career goals in an 8–1 win against England in September 2016.
In 2019, he was considered, by the prestigious magazine France Football, to be the best beach soccer player of all time.[2]
- ^ "Madjer: I'll be proud to represent Portugal and beach soccer". FIFA. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ https://www.zerozero.pt/news.php?id=265748(in Portuguese)