Miguel Rosa
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Miguel Alexandre Jesus Rosa (born 13 January 1989) is a Portuguese
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

 footballer who plays for C.F. Os Belenenses on loan from S.L. Benfica, as a midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

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Club career

A product of hometown's S.L. Benfica's youth system, Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...

-born Rosa joined the club at the age of ten. In a 2006–07 end-of-season friendly with AEK Athens, courtesy of manager Fernando Santos, he made his debut with the first team, replacing legendary Rui Costa
Rui Costa
Rui Manuel César Costa, OIH is a former Portuguese football player and current Director of Football for Sport Lisboa e Benfica. An attacking midfielder also capable of playing as a deep-seated defensive midfielder, he most recently played for Portuguese club Benfica...

; he eventually returned to the juniors, scoring 18 goals in his last year in the category.

In the following three seasons, Rosa would be loaned by Benfica, always to clubs in the second division
Liga de Honra
The Liga de Honra , known for sponsorship reasons as the Liga Orangina, is the Portuguese second level football league. It was formerly called Segunda Divisão and Segunda Divisão de Honra . When the LPFP took control of the two nationwide levels, it was renamed Segunda Liga, before renaming it...

. On 31 August 2008, he made his professional debut, playing 17 minutes for G.D. Estoril Praia in a 0–0 home draw against U.D. Oliveirense, and was voted the league's Young Player of the Month in December 2008.

Rosa netted 10 times in the 2009–10 season
2009–10 Liga de Honra
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 for A.D. Carregado
A.D. Carregado
Associação Desportiva do Carregado, commonly known as just Carregado, is a Portuguese football club based in Carregado, a parish of Alenquer, Lisbon...

 (13 overall), who were competing in the category for the first time ever, eventually being relegated back. In the following summer, Benfica loaned him to C.F. Os Belenenses, with the move being extended for 2011–12
2011–12 Liga de Honra
The 2011–12 Liga de Honra season is the 22nd season of the second-tier of football in Portugal. A total of 16 teams contest the league, 12 of which already contested in the 2009–10, and two of which were promoted from the Portuguese Second Division, and two of which were relegated from the 2010-11...

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Club statistics

Correct as of 21 May 2011
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Estoril 2008–09
2008–09 Liga de Honra
The 2008–09 Liga de Honra season is the nineteenth since its establishment. Trofense are the defending champions.-Teams promoted to Liga de Honra:*Oliveirense*Sporting Covilhã-League table:-Summary:...

21 3 2 0 2 1 - 25 4
Carregado
A.D. Carregado
Associação Desportiva do Carregado, commonly known as just Carregado, is a Portuguese football club based in Carregado, a parish of Alenquer, Lisbon...

2009–10
2009–10 Liga de Honra
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29 10 2 2 2 1 - 33 13
Belenenses 2010–11
2010–11 Liga de Honra
Teams relegated from 2010–11 Liga de Honra* 15th Place: Belenenses* 16th Place: LeixõesTeams promoted to 2010–11 Portuguese Liga* Champions: Beira-Mar* Runners-up: PortimonenseTeams promoted from 2009–10 Portuguese Second Division...

26 11 2 0 1 0 - 29 11
2011–12
2011–12 Liga de Honra
The 2011–12 Liga de Honra season is the 22nd season of the second-tier of football in Portugal. A total of 16 teams contest the league, 12 of which already contested in the 2009–10, and two of which were promoted from the Portuguese Second Division, and two of which were relegated from the 2010-11...

3 0 1 2 3 4 - 7 6
Career totals 79247486Liga de Honra Player of the Year
CNID Awards in football
The LPFP Awards are a number of awards given annually during the Portuguese League for Professional Football gala, and the winners are chosen by a vote amongst the LPFP pairs. Between 2006 and 2010 the winners were chosen only by a vote amongst the members of Sports National Press Club...

: 2010–11
2010–11 Liga de Honra
Teams relegated from 2010–11 Liga de Honra* 15th Place: Belenenses* 16th Place: LeixõesTeams promoted to 2010–11 Portuguese Liga* Champions: Beira-Mar* Runners-up: PortimonenseTeams promoted from 2009–10 Portuguese Second Division...


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