João Lima

Striker - Tondela
17 Sep 2028
Sunday
Process
Overview Personal Contract News 26 Transfers Relations Events 38 Awards Matches History

Events

38

  1. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Serious
    Cause
    His relationship with the manager has soured. Manager trust is low. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  2. Repeated transfer talk is becoming a distraction

    Minor
    Cause
    Stage: loose rumour. The national press has carried the story. The link is speculative for now. The same rumour keeps coming back. The talk has begun to distract him.
    Outlook
    Expectations may build after a stand-out moment.

  3. Clashed with Sam van de Camp over training standards

    Minor
    Cause
    The disagreement started because they judged training effort very differently. It played out on the training ground in front of the rest of the squad.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  4. Talks with Rio Ave now look imminent

    Minor
    Cause
    Stage: negotiations are opening. Briefings from the interested club leaked. It would be a lateral move. The talk has begun to distract him.
    Outlook
    Expectations may build after a stand-out moment.

  5. Has agreed personal terms with Rio Ave — only the medical to go

    Moderate
    Cause
    Stage: personal terms agreed. Briefings from the interested club leaked. It would be a lateral move. The talk has begun to distract him.
    Outlook
    Expectations may build after a stand-out moment.

  6. Interest from Rio Ave has turned his head

    Moderate
    Cause
    Stage: concrete interest. The interested club has formally approached. It would be a lateral move. The talk has begun to distract him.
    Outlook
    Expectations may build after a stand-out moment.

  7. Worried by competition from a new signing Bassidy Sanogo

    Serious
    Cause
    The signing was bought with a similar squad-status tier in mind. A much younger rival has arrived in his position.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  8. Manager trust is eroding

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on his recent performance level. Staff had already warned him about this in the last few weeks.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  9. Clashed with Sam van de Camp over training standards

    Minor
    Cause
    The disagreement started because they judged training effort very differently. It played out on the training ground in front of the rest of the squad.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  10. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Serious
    Cause
    His relationship with the manager has soured. Manager trust is low. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  11. Difficult conversation with the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  12. Difficult conversation with the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  13. Worried by competition from a new signing Sam van de Camp

    Moderate
    Cause
    A much younger rival has arrived in his position.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  14. Clashed with Sam van de Camp over training standards

    Minor
    Cause
    The disagreement started because they judged training effort very differently. It played out on the training ground in front of the rest of the squad.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  15. Worried by competition from a new signing George Wright

    Moderate
    Cause
    A much younger rival has arrived in his position.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  16. Worried by competition from a new signing Gustavo Fonte

    Moderate
    Cause
    A much younger rival has arrived in his position.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  17. Fabinho, a compatriot, joined the squad

    Moderate
    Cause
    Shared nationality and language helped this take root. Sharing a nationality opened the door for the bond.
    Outlook
    Settling-in period is still under way.

  18. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Moderate
    Cause
    His relationship with the manager has soured. Manager trust is low.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  19. Difficult conversation with the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  20. Praised by the manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  21. Squad status changed

  22. Manager broke a promise

    Serious
    Cause
    Even an honest tone was resented given the strained relationship.

  23. Celebrated promotion to a higher division

  24. Returned to full training after injury

    Minor
    Cause
    The medical team cleared him, but the staff are protecting him from a rushed comeback.

  25. Settling well in a culturally familiar country

    Minor
    Cause
    The country and culture suit him.; A move home or to a favoured club has been linked.

  26. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support. He does not always respond well to pressure, which softened the lift.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  27. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support. He does not always respond well to pressure, which softened the lift.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  28. Warned about his body language

    Moderate
    Cause
    The issue was less about ability and more about his reaction when things went wrong. His match rating of 5.9 weighed heavily in the talk.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  29. Away supporters were hostile

    Moderate
    Cause
    He drew sustained jeers from the away end.

  30. Reassured by the manager's half-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team were behind, and the manager needed a response. He does not always respond well to pressure, which softened the lift.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  31. Settling well into the dressing room

    Moderate
    Cause
    A strong training-ground partnership is behind this. The bond between them was already strong, so the morale hit should be limited.
    Outlook
    Settling-in period is still under way.

  32. Too short a loan spell to judge

    Minor
    Cause
    2 appearances (0 starts) · 6.53 average rating

  33. Unsettled by the squad wage hierarchy

    Moderate
    Cause
    The squad's wage hierarchy is the underlying issue. The gap to the squad's top earners has become a daily reminder.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  34. Stayed on the bench all match

    Minor
    Cause
    The bench was built around different match options.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  35. Recalled early from loan by the parent club

    Decision

  36. Joined on loan

    Decision
    Movement
    Tondela → Nacional · 100.0K

  37. Contract extension signed

    Decision
    Movement
    4y · $1.0M/y

  38. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    4y · $1.0M/y
    Who
    Lopes Marco