Jose Sa

Jose Pedro Malheiro de Sa (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛ sa]; born 17 January 1993) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers.

In his career, he played for Maritimo, Porto (both first and second teams), Olympiacos and Wolverhampton Wanderers, winning two Super League Greece championships with the third club.

Sa was a former Portuguese under-21 international, reaching the European Championship final in 2015. He was part of the full squad at the 2017 Confederations Cup.

Club Career

Maritimo

Born in Braga, Sa finished his development with Madeira's C.S. Maritimo, joining the club at the age of 18. On 23 January 2013 he made his professional debut with the B team, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–0 home draw against U.D. Oliveirense for the Segunda Liga championship.

In the 2013 off-season, Sa was promoted to the main squad by manager Pedro Martins. He played his first game in the Primeira Liga on 18 August in a 2–1 home win over S.L. Benfica, and kept his position for the following matchday, a 3–0 loss at FC Porto.

During his tenure in Funchal, Sa acted as understudy to Frenchman Romain Salin.

Porto

On 25 January 2016, both Sa and teammate Moussa Marega joined Porto on four-and-a-half-year contracts, with the services of the former being acquired for €1.5 million. During his early spell, he was second choice to Spain international Iker Casillas.

Sa made his debut in the UEFA Champions League on 17 October 2017, starting in a 3–2 loss for the group stage away to RB Leipzig and committing a blunder in the eighth minute which resulted in the opposition's first goal. He became the starter from that point onwards but, following a 5–0 home defeat against Liverpool for the same competition, lost his place again.

Olympiacos

On 31 August 2018, deemed surplus to requirements by manager Sergio Conceicao, Sa

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