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João Rodrigo Pereira Escoval (born 8 May 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Primeira Liga club F.C. Vizela.

Club career
Escoval was born in Lisbon. He joined S.L. Benfica's youth system at the age of 10, signing from SG Sacavenense also in the region.

On 24 August 2016, Escoval made his professional debut for the B team, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 away win against F.C. Vizela in the LigaPro. He contributed a further nine starts until the end of the season, helping to a final fourth position.

On 18 August 2017, the 20-year-old Escoval and teammate Filipe Ferreira were sold to NK Istra 1961 from the Croatian First Football League, as Mato Miloš moved in the opposite direction. On 10 January 2018, he signed a -year contract with HNK Rijeka of the same country and league, with a three-year extension option. He scored his first top-flight goal while in service of the latter club, opening the 2–0 away victory over NK Varaždin on 28 September 2019.

Escoval joined Anorthosis Famagusta FC of the Cypriot First Division on 31 January 2022, until June 2023.

Career statistics

Honours
Rijeka
Croatian Football Cup: 2018–19, 2019–20

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1997 births
Living people
Portuguese men's footballers
Footballers from Lisbon
Men's association football defenders
Primeira Liga players
Liga Portugal 2 players
Casa Pia A.C. players
S.L. Benfica B players
F.C. Vizela players
Croatian Football League players
NK Istra 1961 players
HNK Rijeka players
Cypriot First Division players
Anorthosis Famagusta FC players
Super League Greece players
Volos F.C. players
Portuguese expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia
Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Croatia
Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Greece