Stephen Eustaquio

Stephen Antunes Eustaquio (born 21 December 1996) is a professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club F.C. Pacos de Ferreira and the Canada national team.

After starting out at Nazarenos, he has played club football for Torreense, Leixoes, Chaves, Cruz Azul and Pacos de Ferreira.

Born in Canada, Eustaquio represented Portugal at youth level. However, in 2019 he committed to play for Canada and debuted for them in November of that year.

Club Career

Early years

Born in Leamington, Ontario to Portuguese parents, Eustaquio moved to Portugal at age 7. After beginning in amateur football with Grupo Desportivo Os Nazarenos, he spent two seasons in the third division with S.C.U. Torreense.

Portugal

On 7 June 2017, Eustaquio signed with Leixoes S.C. for an undisclosed fee. On 23 July he appeared in his first match as a professional in a 2–0 home win against Academico de Viseu F.C. in the first round of the Taca da Liga where he played the full 90 minutes, and his debut in the Segunda Liga was on 6 August in a 4–1 away loss to Real SC.

Eustaquio joined G.D. Chaves on 31 January 2018, on a five-and-a-half-year deal after his buyout clause of €500,000 was paid. He made his Primeira Liga debut four days later, playing the entire 2–1 away victory over C.D. Feirense.

On 14 September 2018, in a Portuguese League Cup match at the Estadio do Dragao, Eustaquio scored a late equaliser which helped Chaves draw 1–1 and record their first ever point in FC Porto's home ground.

Cruz Azul

Eustaquio moved to Cruz Azul of the Mexican Liga MX on 15 January 2019. Vitor Severino, who worked as assistant to manager Luis Castro at Chaves, described him as "like the typical player from La Masia, from Barcelona". On his debut, against Club Tijuana, he was sent off mere minutes after taking the field as a substitute, but eventually the video assistant referee cautioned him with only a yellow car

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