José Sá


José Pedro Malheiro de Sá is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Greek club Olympiacos.

Club career

Marítimo

Born in Braga, Sá finished his formation with Madeira's C.S. Marítimo, 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 second division championship.
In the 2013 off-season, Sá 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 0–3 loss at FC Porto.
During his tenure in Funchal, Sá acted as understudy to Frenchman Romain Salin.

Porto

On 25 January 2016, both Sá 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.
Sá made his debut in the UEFA Champions League on 17 October 2017, starting in a 2–3 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 0–5 home defeat against Liverpool for the same competition, lost his place again.

Olympiacos

On 31 August 2018, deemed surplus to requirements by manager Sérgio Conceição, Sá joined Olympiacos F.C. on a season-long loan. He became first choice over Andreas Gianniotis shortly after arriving, as the team was coached by his compatriot and former Marítimo boss Martins.
On 15 May 2019, Sá agreed to a permanent four-year deal. During the campaign, he kept a total of 18 clean sheets.

International career

Sá represented Portugal at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He played all the matches and minutes in Turkey, in an eventual round-of-16 exit.
On 6 August 2013, Sá received his first call-up to the under-21 team, for a friendly game with Switzerland. He featured in the second half of the 5–2 win, on the 14th.
Sá was first-choice at the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, keeping clean sheets in all games but one as the national side finished in second place in the Czech Republic; in the final, he saved from Sweden's Abdul Khalili in the penalty shootout following a goalless draw at the Eden Arena.
On 25 May 2017, Sá was called to the full side for the first time, being named by manager Fernando Santos in a provisional 24-man squad for that year's FIFA Confederations Cup.

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Honours

Club

Porto B
Porto
Olympiacos
Portugal