Miguel Ângelo Gomes Ferreira Magalhães (born 16 November 2002), known as Maga, is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Born in

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, Maga played youth football for four clubs, starting out at

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and finishing his development at

. On 21 April 2022, he signed a professional contract with the latter until 2025. Maga made his competitive debut on 30 January 2022, in a 3–2

away loss against

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. He scored his first goal on 4 August, opening an eventual 3–1 loss at

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in the

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of the

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also as a starter.

International career

Maga represented Portugal at under-20 level. He won his first

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on 24 March 2022, in the 3–0 friendly win over the

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Maga, Miguel 2002 births Living people 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Porto Men's association football fullbacks Primeira Liga players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players Liga 3 (Portugal) players Rio Ave F.C. players Padroense F.C. players Vitória S.C. B players Vitória S.C. players Portugal men's youth international footballers