Club profile

CF Estrela Amadora

Club Football Estrela da Amadora

2720-428 Amadora, PortugalLiga Portugal · tier 1Founded 22 January 1932Colours

https://estrelamadora.pt/ ↗Estádio José Gomes, Avenida Dom José I, 2720-428 Amadora, Portugal

Squad

29 players

avg age 23.8

Foreigners

86% of the squad

Internationals

called up by their country

League position

12 / 18

10 pts · 9 played · 2026/27

Stadium

Estádio José Gomes

9,288 seats

Manager

Pepa

Transfer balance

+€2m

season 2026/27

Squad

29 players

Player	Age	Nationality	Height	Foot	Joined	Contract
Goalkeepers · 3
Léo LinckGoalkeeper	25	Brazil	194 cm	right	Jul 2026from Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas	Jun 2027
Diogo PintoGoalkeeper	22	Portugal	192 cm	right	Jan 2025from Ablöse free transfer	Jun 2028
David GriloGoalkeeper	30	Portugal	184 cm	right	Feb 2025from CF Os Belenenses	Jun 2028
Defenders · 8
Max ScholzeRight-Back	21	Germany	184 cm	right	Jan 2026from SSV Ulm 1846	Jun 2028
Stefan LekovicCentre-BackTeam captain	22	Serbia	192 cm	right	Jan 2026from Red Star Belgrade	Jun 2029
Luan PatrickCentre-Back	24	Brazil	190 cm	right	Oct 2025from Hellas Verona	Jun 2028
Rafa SoaresLeft-Back	31	Portugal	177 cm	left	Jul 2026from FC Famalicão	Jun 2028
Lucas MincarelliLeft-Back	22	France	180 cm	left	Jul 2026from Montpellier HSC	Jun 2029
Bernardo SchappoCentre-Back	27	Brazil · Luxembourg	191 cm	left	Sept 2025from Fortaleza Esporte Clube	Jun 2028
Atanas ChernevCentre-Back	24	Bulgaria	195 cm	right	Feb 2025from Botev Plovdiv	Jun 2028
Jefferson EncadaRight-Back	28	Guinea-Bissau · Portugal	188 cm	right	Apr 2025from Pharco FC	Jun 2028
Midfielders · 9
Eddy DouéDefensive Midfield	20	Cote d'Ivoire · France	180 cm	right	Jan 2026from Paris Saint-Germain Espoirs	Jun 2028
Santiago SerraDefensive Midfield	19	Portugal	185 cm	left	Feb 2026from CD Mafra	Jun 2027
Lovro ZvonarekAttacking Midfield	21	Croatia	180 cm	right	Jul 2026from FC Bayern Munich	Jun 2029
Joan JordánCentral Midfield	32	Spain	185 cm	right	Oct 2026from Sevilla FC	Jun 2028
RobinhoCentral Midfield	24	Brazil	180 cm	right	Jul 2025from Volta Redonda Futebol Clube (RJ)	Jun 2028
Kevin Höög JanssonDefensive Midfield	26	Sweden	190 cm	left	Jan 2026from IFK Norrköping	Jun 2028
Tom MoustierCentral Midfield	24	France · Sweden	185 cm	right	Jan 2026from Rot-Weiss Essen	Jun 2028
Emerson VangaAttacking Midfield	20	France · Angola	178 cm	right	Jan 2026from CF Estrela Amadora U23	Jun 2027
Vuk PavicevicDefensive Midfield	18	Montenegro	190 cm	right	Apr 2026from OFK Grbalj	Jun 2029
Forwards · 9
Jeremy ArévaloCentre-ForwardBack problems - Return unknown	21	Ecuador · Spain	182 cm	left	Apr 2026from VfB Stuttgart	Jun 2027
Leandro AntonettiCentre-Forward	23	Puerto Rico · Spain	189 cm	left	Jan 2025from Sevilla Atlético	Jun 2028
Ianis StoicaLeft Winger	24	Romania	180 cm	right	Jul 2025from FC Hermannstadt	Jun 2028
Abraham MarcusRight Winger	26	Nigeria	178 cm	left	Aug 2025from FC Porto B	Jun 2028
René MitongoCentre-Forward	18	Belgium	187 cm	right	Apr 2026from Trabzonspor	Jun 2027
BénitoLeft Winger	23	France · Congo	191 cm	both	Jan 2026from SL Benfica B	Jun 2029
Rodrigo DudokLeft Winger	19	Uruguay	175 cm	left	Feb 2026from Racing Club de Montevideo	Jun 2027
Alisson SouzaLeft Winger	20	Brazil	—	right	Jan 2026from CF Estrela Amadora U23	Jun 2028
Henrique PoniewasCentre-Forward	20	Brazil · Germany	193 cm	right	—	Jun 2027

Amber contract dates mean the contract ends within 12 months.

Transfers

Season 2026/27

Spent

€2.5m

19 arrivals

Received

€4.5m

22 departures

Net balance

+€2m

received − spent

Arrivals · 19

Lovro Zvonarek
Attacking Midfield · 21 y/o
from FC Bayern Munich
€1.5m
Stefan Lekovic
Centre-Back · 22 y/o
from Red Star Belgrade
€1m
Assane Ndiaye
Central Midfield · 26 y/o
from SC Farense
End of loan
Atanas Chernev
Centre-Back · 24 y/o
from 1.FC Kaiserslautern
End of loan
Bénito
Left Winger · 22 y/o
from SL Benfica B
?
Emerson Vanga
Attacking Midfield · 20 y/o
from CF Estrela Amadora U23
—
Francisco Meixedo
Goalkeeper · 25 y/o
from CD Feirense
End of loan
Jeremy Arévalo
Centre-Forward · 21 y/o
from VfB Stuttgart
Loan

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Joan Jordán
Central Midfield · 32 y/o
from Sevilla FC
Free
João Gastão
Centre-Forward · 19 y/o
from CF Os Belenenses
End of loan
João Resende
Centre-Forward · 23 y/o
from Pontevedra CF
End of loan
Lucas Mincarelli
Left-Back · 22 y/o
from Montpellier HSC
?
Otávio
Centre-Back · 19 y/o
from CF Estrela Amadora U23
—
Rafa Soares
Left-Back · 31 y/o
from FC Famalicão
Free
René Mitongo
Centre-Forward · 18 y/o
from Trabzonspor
Loan
Rodrigo Dudok
Left Winger · 19 y/o
from Racing Club de Montevideo
Loan
Santiago Serra
Defensive Midfield · 19 y/o
from CD Mafra
?
Semeu Commey
Centre-Back · 22 y/o
from Leixões SC
End of loan
Vuk Pavicevic
Defensive Midfield · 18 y/o
from OFK Grbalj
?

Departures · 22

Otávio
Centre-Back · 20 y/o
to Eintracht Frankfurt
€4.5m
Alex Sola
Central Midfield · 22 y/o
to Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Loan
Assane Ndiaye
Central Midfield · 26 y/o
to Cultural Leonesa
Free
Billal Brahimi
Right Winger · 26 y/o
to Santos FC
End of loan
Bruno Langa
Left-Back · 28 y/o
to UD Almería
End of loan
Chilohem Onuoha
Centre-Forward · 21 y/o
to TSV Hartberg
Loan
Dudu
Goalkeeper · 27 y/o
to Portimonense SAD
Loan
Francisco Meixedo
Goalkeeper · 25 y/o
to CD Feirense
?

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Issiar Dramé
Centre-Back · 27 y/o
to UnknownUnknown
?
João Gastão
Centre-Forward · 19 y/o
to SC Farense
Loan
João Resende
Centre-Forward · 23 y/o
to SC Farense
?
Jorge Meireles
Left Winger · 22 y/o
to Avs Futebol
?
Jovane Cabral
Left Winger · 28 y/o
to Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense
—
Mathew Gbomadu
Right Winger · 21 y/o
to Dinamo Tbilisi
?
Ni
Centre-Back · 23 y/o
to Académica Coimbra
?
Paulo Moreira
Central Midfield · 26 y/o
to FC Famalicão
Free
Renan Ribeiro
Goalkeeper · 36 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Rodrigo Pinho
Centre-Forward · 35 y/o
to Avs Futebol
?
Semeu Commey
Centre-Back · 22 y/o
to Leixões SC
?
Stefan Lekovic
Centre-Back · 22 y/o
to Red Star Belgrade
End of loan
Sydney van Hooijdonk
Centre-Forward · 26 y/o
to PEC Zwolle
Loan
Yahya Kalley
Left-Back · 25 y/o
to Dinamo Batumi
Free

Manager & staff

15 people

Manager

Pepa

Portugal · 45 y/o

Appointed 1 July 2026

Contract until —

Coaching Staff · 8

Miguel LopesAssistant ManagerPortugal
Samuel CorreiaAssistant ManagerPortugal
Hugo SilvaAssistant ManagerPortugal
João RicardoGoalkeeping CoachPortugal
Gustavo BarãoFitness coachPortugal
Sérgio QueridoFitness coachPortugal
Pedro AzevedoChief AnalystPortugal

Management · 3

Mauro de AlmeidaManagerPortugal
Miguel LopesHead of first team footballPortugal
Paulo MoreiraTechnical DirectorPortugal

Board of Directors · 2

Johannes MösmangPresidentGermany
Dinis DelgadoVice-PresidentPortugal

Public Relations · 1

André Castro SilvaHead of Media and CommunicationsPortugal

Other · 1

João MarauTeam ManagerPortugal

Honours

3 titles

2×Champion 2nd League Portugal92/93 · 87/88
1×Portuguese cup winner89/90

All dossiers (2)Verified / credible (1)Under investigation (1)

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Dossiers linked to CF Estrela Amadora

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Logged 18d agoEvidence 48/100 · Under investigation
CF Estrela Amadora→RSC Anderlecht
Ianis Stoica: CF Estrela Amadora to RSC Anderlecht
First reported
Bulinews · 15 Oct
Sources
3 independent
4 outlets · 4 articles
Stage
interest
Fee
Not reported
The story: Four outlets report that Ianis Stoica is on RSC Anderlecht’s radar, alongside interest from 1. FC Köln.
Open dossier on Ianis Stoica →
Logged 18d agoEvidence 58/100 · Credible
CF Estrela Amadora→1.FC Köln
Ianis Stoica: CF Estrela Amadora to 1.FC Köln
First reported
Fanatik · 14 Oct
Sources
4 independent
8 outlets · 9 articles
Stage
interest
Reported fee
€2.5m
Ianis Stoica, a Romanian left winger at CF Estrela Amadora, is being pursued by 1.FC Köln and possibly Anderlecht for the winter window. FC Köln leads the clubs tracking him, while Belgium's Anderlecht also shows…
Open dossier on Ianis Stoica →

Club data updated 4d ago

Squad

Transfers

Arrivals · 19

Departures · 22

Manager & staff

Coaching Staff · 8

Honours

Dossiers linked to CF Estrela Amadora

Ianis Stoica: CF Estrela Amadora to RSC Anderlecht

Ianis Stoica: CF Estrela Amadora to 1.FC Köln