Daniel e Cruz Liberal (born 22 April 2000) is a professional
footballer
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who plays as
right-back
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Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...
for
Anadia. Born in Portugal, he represents the
Angola national team.
Professional career
Liberal began his senior career with
Trofense, and helped them win the
2020–21 Campeonato de Portugal
The 2020–21 Campeonato de Portugal was the eighth season of Portuguese football's renovated third-tier league, since the merging of the Segunda Divisão and Terceira Divisão in 2013, and the sixth season under the current Campeonato de Portug ...
and earn promotion to the
Liga Portugal 2
The Liga Portugal 2 (), also known as Liga Portugal Meu Super for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division of the Portuguese football league system. At the end of each season, the two top-finishing teams are promoted to the top-tier Pr ...
. He made his professional debut with Trofense in a 2–2 Liga Portugal 2 tie with
Porto B on 7 August 2021.
International career
Born in Portugal, Liberal is of Angolan descent. He is a youth international for Angola. He debuted with the
Angola national team in a 1–1
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
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Par ...
tie with
Libya
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on 16 November 2021.
Honours
Trofense
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Campeonato de Portugal:
2020–21
References
External links
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Liga Portugal profile
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2000 births
Footballers from Vila Nova de Gaia
Living people
Portuguese sportspeople of Angolan descent
Portuguese men's footballers
Angolan men's footballers
Angola men's international footballers
Angola men's youth international footballers
21st-century Angolan sportsmen
C.D. Trofense players
Anadia F.C. players
Liga Portugal 2 players
Liga 3 (Portugal) players
Campeonato de Portugal (league) players
Men's association football fullbacks
Angolan expatriate men's footballers
Portuguese expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Angolan expatriate sportspeople in Italy
21st-century Portuguese sportsmen