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Ricardo Pimenta is a passionate sports scientist and researcher who aims to solve practical problems using the scientific method, supported by a strong theoretical background. He holds a degree in High Performance Training from the Faculty of Human Kinetics at the University of Lisbon, where he specialised in musculoskeletal ultrasonography of the hamstring muscles, and a Ph.D. in Biomechanics from the same institution, with a focus on muscle injuries and football performance. Furthermore, he is an Adjunct Professor at Instituto Politécnico da Maia and an Assistant Professor at the University of Maia, as well as a research fellow at CIDESD and LABIOMEP (Faculty of Sport, University of Porto). He was also Head of Performance and Sports Science at Futebol Clube de Famalicão SAD. His main fields of specialisation include sports technology and software, load management in football, sports performance, musculoskeletal ultrasonography, shear wave elastography, hamstring injuries, and the muscle–tendon unit. Overall, Ricardo is a critical thinker who aims to positively impact the field of sports science.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Ricardo Pimenta

Citation names

  • Pimenta, Ricardo

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
2A1D-382B-3BC0
ORCID iD
0000-0003-0134-5038

Email addresses

  • rjl.pimenta@gmail.com (Professional)
Education
Degree Classification
2019/06/01 - 2023/06/01
Concluded
 Ph.D. in Sports Science (Doctorate)
Major in Biomecânica
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal
"HAMSTRINGS ACTIVE SHEAR MODULUS PATTERN FOLLOWING A REPEATED SPRINT TASK IN FOOTBALL PLAYERS WITH AND WITHOUT PREVIOUS HAMSTRING STRAIN INJURY" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Distinção e Louvor
2016/09/01 - 2018/07/31
Concluded
 Mestrado de Treino em Alto Rendimento (Master's Degree)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal
"Comparison of sonographic techniques for the assessment of biceps femoris long head architecture " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17
2018/01/01 - 2018/03/17
Concluded
 FIFA MEDICAL - FOOTBALL MEDICINE (Specialization Diploma)
Major in Medicina Desportiva no Futebol
Fédération Internationale de Football Association, Switzerland
2013/09/01 - 2016/07/31
Concluded
 Licenciatura em Educação Física e Desporto (Licenciate Degree)
Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution		 Employer
2025/06/01 - Current Researcher (Research) Centro de Investigação em Desporto Saúde e Desenvolvimento Humano, Portugal
Centro de Investigação em Desporto Saúde e Desenvolvimento Humano, Portugal
2018/01/01 - 2025/05/31 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Centro Interdisciplinar de Estudo da Performance Humana, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Centro Interdisciplinar de Estudo da Performance Humana, Portugal
2022/09/28 - 2023/01/31 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal
2019/06/01 - 2022/08/01 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal
2017/03/01 - 2019/06/01 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution		 Employer
2025/09/01 - Current Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal
2024/02 - Current Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico da Maia, Portugal
2023/01/01 - 2024/01/31 Invited Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico da Maia, Portugal
Instituto Politécnico da Maia, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution		 Employer
2023/09/01 - 2026/07/15 Head of Performance and Sport Science Futebol Clube de Famalicão SAD, Portugal
Futebol Clube de Famalicão SAD, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2020/01/01 - 2024/12/31 Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Human Performance
UIDB/00447/2020
10.54499/UIDB/00447/2020
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Centro Interdisciplinar de Performance Humana, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2020/01/01 - 2024/12/31 Centro Interdisciplinar de Estudo da Performance Humana
UIDP/00447/2020
10.54499/UIDP/00447/2020
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Centro Interdisciplinar de Performance Humana, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Pimenta, Ricardo. Introduction to Biomechanics: Outdoor Sports. Maia, Portugal. 2023.
    Published
Book chapter
  1. Pimenta, Ricardo. "Considerações da utilização do GPS para a monitorização da condição física no Futebol Profissional". In Desporto, Condição Física e Bem-estar : A Condição Física em Diferentes Contextos, 75-79. Porto, Portugal: Centro de Publicações / Universidade da Maia, 2024.
    Published
Conference abstract
  1. MESQUITA, JOÃO; Baptista, Ivan; Nakamura, FY; Yousefian, Farzard; Pimenta, Ricardo; Afonso, José. "Heart rate kinetics pre- and post-most demanding periods of play in youth soccer.". Paper presented in FADEUP 50 anos. Pegada e Futuro, Porto, 2026.
    Published
  2. Oliveria, Pedro; Baptista, Ivan; Moura, Felipe; Bulbosa, Daniel; Pimenta, Ricardo; Ribeiro, João; Nakamura, FY; Afonso, José. "Are we considering measurement error in GNSS acceleration thresholds? An exploratory study in elite soccer". Paper presented in FADEUP 50 anos. Pegada e Futuro, Porto, 2026.
    Published
  3. Pimenta, Ricardo; Peixoto F. Corresponding author: Pimenta, Ricardo. "Return to competition after ACL rupture in football: a criteria-based approach". Paper presented in XXXIII Isokinetic Medical Group Conference Football Medicine – Return to Performance, Atenas, 2026.
    Published
  4. Maia, Filipe; Fabio Nakamura; Henrique Sousa; Pimenta, Ricardo; Gonçalo Tores; Sandro Tito; João Ribeiro. "Intermittent pneumatic compression does not improve muscle function but might reduce muscle soreness". Paper presented in CIDESD International Congress 2025, Covilhã, 2025.
    Published
  5. Pimenta, Ricardo. "Profiling of Physical Qualities of Highly Trained Portuguese Youth Soccer Players". Paper presented in CIDESD International Congress 2025, Covilhã, 2025.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Pimenta, Ricardo; Pires J; Maia, Filipe; Afonso, José; Nakamura, FY. Corresponding author: Pimenta, Ricardo. "The most demanding match periods: absolute Vs normalized thresholds". Paper presented in XXXIII Isokinetic Medical Group Conference Football Medicine – Return to Performance, Atenas, 2026.
    Published
  2. Pimenta, Ricardo; Antunes, Hugo; Peixoto F. Corresponding author: Pimenta, Ricardo. "Return to competition after direct head injury of the rectus femoris". Paper presented in XXXIII Isokinetic Medical Group Conference Football Medicine – Return to Performance, Atenas, 2026.
    Published
  3. Pimenta, Ricardo. Corresponding author: Pimenta, Ricardo. "Hamstrings shear modulus in football players with and without previous hamstring strain injury". Paper presented in Biomechanics Days of FADEUP: Sports and Clinics,, Porto, 2025.
    Published
  4. Pimenta, Ricardo; Maia, Filipe; Hugo Silva; Fabio Nakamura. Corresponding author: Pimenta, Ricardo. "The speed dynamics of different sprint and acceleration exercises applied during football training". Paper presented in Scientific Insights in Football Training International Congress, Lisboa, 2025.
    Published • 10.1038/S41598-025-04641-W
  5. Pimenta, Ricardo. Corresponding author: Pimenta, Ricardo. "Impact of post-match fatigue on peak force in elite youth soccer players: Analysis of 48 to 72 hours post-match using the isometric mid-thigh pull exercise". Paper presented in XXXII Isokinetic Conference - Football Medicine New Frontiers, Madrid, 2025.
    Published
  6. Pimenta, Ricardo. Corresponding author: Pimenta, Ricardo. "Planeamento de uma Época Desportiva – Monitorização e Controlo da Carga no Futebol". Paper presented in III Jornadas de Desporto, Condição Física e Bem-Estar - Entre a Saúde, o Bem-Estar e a Perforamnce, Maia, 2025.
    Published
  7. Pimenta, Ricardo. "It is how it starts: the peak speed dynamics of football players during competition and training sessions". Paper presented in Ricardo Pimenta, Lisboa, 2024.
    Published
  8. Pimenta, Ricardo. Corresponding author: Pimenta, Ricardo. "Effects of repeated sprinting on the hamstring stiffness pattern and neuromuscular parameters". Paper presented in SCS 4th Annual Conference: Strength and Conditioning for Human Performance, Porto, Portugal, 2021, Porto, 2022.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Pimenta, Ricardo. "Biceps Femoris Long-Head Architecture Assessed Using Different Sonographic Techniques". Paper presented in Seminário Laboratório de Função Neuromuscular: Investigação e Aplicações, 2019.
    10.1249/MSS.0000000000001731
Journal article
  1. Ricardo Pimenta; José. P. Correia; Pedro Fonseca; António Veloso; João Paulo Vilas-Boas. "Multifactorial hamstring assessment protocol including ultrasound, strength, and running kinematics parameters". Football Studies (2026): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.footst.2026.100080.
    10.1016/j.footst.2026.100080
  2. Ricardo Pimenta; Hugo Antunes; José Afonso; Fábio Yuzo Nakamura. "Using Match Reference Values of External Load to Monitor Performance and Fatigue in Football: Are We Looking the Right Way?". Sports Medicine - Open (2026): https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-026-01112-y.
    10.1186/s40798-026-01112-y
  3. Maia, Filipe; Sauce, Guy; Ferreira, João Francisco; Batista, Jorge; Pimenta, Ricardo; Tito, Sandro; Nakamura, Fábio Yuzo. Corresponding author: Maia, Filipe. "Acute and Short-Term Neuromuscular and Perceptual Responses to Isometric vs. Dynamic Strength Training in Youth Soccer Players: A Randomized Crossover Trial". Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport (2026): 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1080/02701367.2026.2709598.
    Published • 10.1080/02701367.2026.2709598
  4. Sofia Agra; João Barreira; Ricardo Pimenta; Farzad Yousefian; José Afonso; Fábio Yuzo Nakamura. "Match and Training External Load Ratios in Semi-Professional Male Soccer Players: An Exploratory Study". Sports (2026): https://doi.org/10.3390/sports14070310.
    10.3390/sports14070310
  5. João Lino-Mesquita; Fábio Yuzo Nakamura; Ivan Baptista; João Barreira; Ricardo Pimenta; José Afonso. "An Intraindividual Approach to Quantifying the Most Demanding Periods of Play in U-23 Male Soccer: Frequency During a Match Matters". Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research (2026): http://dx.doi.org/10.1519/jsc.0000000000005563.
    10.1519/jsc.0000000000005563
  6. Abdullah Çetindemir; Erdi Tokul; Hamit Cihan; Olcay Mülazimoglu; Erhan Isikdemir; Çagatay Turan; Fabio Yuzo Nakamura; Ricardo Pimenta. "Evolution of physical and technical performance in the Turkish Super League". International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching (2026): https://doi.org/10.1177/17479541261452985.
    10.1177/17479541261452985
  7. João Barreira; Elisa A. Marques; João Brito; Fábio Y. Nakamura; Ricardo Pimenta; Pedro Figueiredo. "Sleep duration, timing, and regularity during school, training, and holiday periods in male adolescent soccer players". Scientific Reports (2026): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-51685-7.
    10.1038/s41598-026-51685-7
  8. Ricardo Pimenta; Hugo Antunes; Hugo Silva; João Ribeiro; Fábio Yuzo Nakamura. "The Need for GPS Data to be Normalized for Performance and Fatigue Monitoring in Soccer: Considerations for Accelerations and Decelerations". Strength & Conditioning Journal (2026): https://doi.org/10.1519/SSC.0000000000000958.
    10.1519/SSC.0000000000000958
  9. Ricardo Pimenta; Hugo Antunes; Nuno Pimenta; José Pedro Correia; António Veloso. "Correlation between Passive and Active Shear Moduli after a Fatigue Task". Biomechanics (2026): https://doi.org/10.3390/biomechanics6010012.
    10.3390/biomechanics6010012
  10. Flávio Ventura; Filipe Maia; Ricardo Maia Ferreira; Nuno Pimenta; Ricardo Pimenta. "Impact of Perceived Dorsiflexion and Plantarflexion in the Squat and Countermovement Jumps". Muscles (2026): https://doi.org/10.3390/muscles5010005.
    10.3390/muscles5010005
  11. Ricardo Pimenta; Hugo Antunes; Fábio Yuzo Nakamura. "Acceleration and Deceleration Profiles: Comparison Between the 5-0-5 Test and Seasonal Peak Player Performance". Sports (2026): https://doi.org/10.3390/sports14010009.
    10.3390/sports14010009
  12. Oliveira, P.; Baptista, I.; Moura, F.A.; Boullosa, D.; Pimenta, R.; Nakamura, F.Y.; Afonso, J.. "How Different Are Training Sessions From Matches? An Exploratory Study Analyzing Resultant Acceleration Distribution Curves of Portuguese Young Adult Male Soccer Players". Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research (2026): https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-105041004129&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1519/JSC.0000000000005465
  13. Ricardo Pimenta; Juliano Pires; José Afonso; João L. Mesquita; Fábio Y. Nakamura. "The Most Demanding Match Periods in Youth Male Soccer: Analysis by Age Groups and Playing Position". International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance (2026): https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2025-0594.
    10.1123/ijspp.2025-0594
  14. Maia, F.; Nakamura, F.Y.; Tito, S.; Pimenta, R.; Ribeiro, J.; Maia, Filipe; Nakamura, FY; et al. Corresponding author: Maia, Filipe. "A Short Maximal Effort Induces Greater Low-Frequency Fatigue than Prolonged Cycling in Highly-Trained Road Cyclists". International Journal of Exercise Science 19 6 (2026): https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-105033454006&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.70252/IJES2026601
  15. Pimenta, Ricardo; Antunes, Hugo; Afonso, Jose; Nakamura, Fabio Yuzo. "Relative, individualized, or normalized? A conceptual clarification of running speed terminology in soccer". Frontiers in Sports and Active Living (2026): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/84532298/.
    10.3389/FSPOR.2026.1873257
  16. Ricardo Pimenta; Hugo Antunes; Filipe Maia; João Ribeiro; Fábio Yuzo Nakamura. "Sprint and High-Speed Running in Soccer: Should We Use Absolute or Normalized Thresholds?". Journal of Human Kinetics (2025): https://doi.org/10.5114/jhk/209540.
    10.5114/jhk/209540
  17. João Barreira; João Brito; Fábio Yuzo Nakamura; Ricardo Pimenta; Pedro Figueiredo. "Agreement between perceived and objective sleep duration in highly trained young male soccer players". Science and Medicine in Football (2025): https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2025.2593866.
    10.1080/24733938.2025.2593866
  18. Ricardo Pimenta; Abel Pimenta. "<i>p</i>Force—Repeatability and Reliability of Peak Force and Rate of Force Development in a Portable Multi-Exercise Device". Muscles (2025): https://www.mdpi.com/2813-0413/4/3/36.
    10.3390/muscles4030036
  19. Pimenta, Ricardo; Maia, Filipe; Silva, Hugo; Nakamura, Fábio Yuzo. "The speed dynamics of different sprint and acceleration exercises applied during football training". Scientific Reports 15 1 (2025): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-04641-w.
    10.1038/s41598-025-04641-w
  20. Pimenta, Ricardo; Antunes, Hugo; Ribeiro, João; Nakamura, Fábio Yuzo. "Should GPS data be normalized for performance and fatigue monitoring in soccer? A theoretical-practical discussion on high-speed running". Frontiers in Sports and Active Living 7 (2025): https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2025.1603767.
    10.3389/fspor.2025.1603767
  21. Filipe Maia; Henrique Sousa; Oscar Garcia-Garcia; Ricardo Pimenta; Paulo Santiago; Pedro Castro Vigário; Gonçalo Torres; Fábio Yuzo Nakamura. "Do Non-Circular Chainrings Enhance Cycling Performance? A Systematic Review of Randomized Crossover Trials". Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology (2025): https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk10030233.
    10.3390/jfmk10030233
  22. Ricardo Pimenta; Hugo Antunes; João Ribeiro; Fábio Yuzo Nakamura. "Should GPS data be normalized for performance and fatigue monitoring in soccer? A theoretical–practical discussion on sprinting". German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research (2025): https://doi.org/10.1007/s12662-025-01048-7.
    10.1007/s12662-025-01048-7
  23. Miguel Silva; Hugo Duarte Antunes; Ana Sousa; Fábio Yuzo Nakamura; António Rodrigues Sampaio; Ricardo Pimenta. "Profiling of Physical Qualities of Highly Trained Portuguese Youth Soccer Players". Applied Sciences (2025): https://doi.org/10.3390/app15105414.
    10.3390/app15105414
  24. Ricardo Pimenta; Lúcio Cunha; Fábio Yuzo Nakamura. "Impact of post-match fatigue on peak force in elite youth soccer players: Analysis of 48 to 72 hours post-match using the isometric mid-thigh pull exercise". Biology of Sport (2025): http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.150044.
    10.5114/biolsport.2025.150044
  25. Filipe Maia; Fábio Y. Nakamura; Ricardo Pimenta; Sandro Tito; Henrique Sousa; João Ribeiro. "Intermittent Pneumatic Compression May Reduce Muscle Soreness but Does Not Improve Neuromuscular Function Following Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial". International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance (2025): https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2024-0410.
    10.1123/ijspp.2024-0410
  26. Maia, Filipe; Sousa, Henrique; Garcia-Garcia, O; Pimenta, Ricardo; Santiago, Paulo; Castro-Vigário, Pedro; Torres, Gonçalo; Nakamura, FY. "Do non-circular chainrings influence cycling performance? A systematic review of randomized crossover trials". Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology (2025): https://www.mdpi.com/2411-5142/10/3/233.
    Published
  27. Ricardo Pimenta; Hugo Antunes; Paula Bruno; A. P. Veloso. "Hamstrings mechanical properties profiling in football players of different competitive levels and positions after a repeated sprint protocol". Frontiers in Physiology (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2023.1315564.
    10.3389/fphys.2023.1315564
  28. Ricardo Pimenta; Tomás Lopes; A. P. Veloso. "Fatigue effects on the knee flexors neuromuscular parameters during repeated sprinting". BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13102-023-00789-y.
    10.1186/s13102-023-00789-y
  29. R. Pimenta; F. Coelho; J.P. Correia; J.R. Vaz. "Influence of transducer pressure and examiner experience on muscle active shear modulus measured by shear wave elastography". Radiography (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2023.11.005.
    10.1016/j.radi.2023.11.005
  30. Ricardo Pimenta; José P. Correia; João R. Vaz; António P. Veloso; Walter Herzog. "Changes in passive and active hamstrings shear modulus are not related after a warmup protocol". Journal of Biomechanics (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2024.111957.
    10.1016/j.jbiomech.2024.111957
  31. Pimenta, Ricardo; Correia, Jose P; Vaz, Joao R; Veloso, Antonio P; Herzog, Walter. "Hamstrings passive and active shear modulus: Implications of conventional static stretching and warmup". Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport (2024): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/66847961/.
    10.1016/J.JSAMS.2024.02.006
  32. Ricardo Pimenta; Tomás Lopes; José Pedro Correia; António Prieto Veloso. "Effects of repeated sprinting on hamstring shear modulus pattern and knee flexor neuromuscular parameters". Scientific Reports 13 1 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-38861-9.
    10.1038/s41598-023-38861-9
  33. Ricardo Pimenta; Pedro Almeida; José P. Correia; Paula M. Bruno; João R. Vaz; Pimenta, Ricardo; Almeida, Pedro; et al. "Effects of fatigue on hamstrings and gluteus maximus shear modulus in hip extension and knee flexion submaximal contraction task". Sports Biomechanics (2023): https://doi.org/10.1080/14763141.2023.2195827.
    10.1080/14763141.2023.2195827
  34. Ricardo Pimenta; Tomás Lopes; Paula Bruno; António Veloso. "Effects of Repeated Sprints on Hamstring Active Shear Modulus Pattern and Neuromuscular Parameters in Football Players with and without Hamstring Strain Injury History—A Retrospective Study". Applied Sciences (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/app13053099.
    10.3390/app13053099
  35. Ricardo Pimenta; Hugo Antunes; Tomás Lopes; António Veloso. "Do Repeated Sprints Affect the Biceps Femoris Long Head Architecture in Football Players with and without an Injury History?—A Retrospective Study". Biology (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/biology12010096.
    10.3390/biology12010096
  36. Pimenta, R.; Blazevich, A.J.; Freitas, S.R.; Pimenta, Ricardo; Freitas, Sandro; Blazevich, Anthony. "Biceps femoris long-head architecture assessed using different sonographic techniques". Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 50 12 (2018): 2584-2594. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85056495237&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1249/MSS.0000000000001731
Preprint
  1. Ricardo Pimenta; Tomás Lopes; Paula Bruno; António Veloso. "Does repeated sprinting alter the hamstring shear modulus pattern and mechanical parameters in football players with hamstring strain injury history? - A retrospective study". 2022. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2095208/v1.
    10.21203/rs.3.rs-2095208/v1
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2026/04/20 Return to competition after direct head injury of the rectus femoris XXXIII Isokinetic Medical Group Conference Football Medicine – Return to Performance
Isokinetic Group (Atenas, Greece)
2026/04/19 Return to competition after ACL rupture in football: a criteria-based approach XXXIII Isokinetic Medical Group Conference Football Medicine – Return to Performance
Isokinetic Group (Atenas, Greece)
2026/04/18 The most demanding match periods: absolute Vs normalized thresholds XXXIII Isokinetic Medical Group Conference Football Medicine – Return to Performance
Isokinetic Group (Atenas, Greece)
2025/09/26 Hamstrings shear modulus in football players with and without previous hamstring strain injury Biomechanics Days of FADEUP: Sports and Clinics,
FADEUP - Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2025/05/07 The speed dynamics of different sprint and acceleration exercises applied during football training International Conference “Scientific Insights in Football Training"
Federação Portuguesa de Futebol (Lisboa, Portugal)
2025/05/04 Impact of post-match fatigue 48 to 72 hours later on elite youth soccer players XXXII Isokinetic Conference - Football Medicine New Frontiers
Isokinetic Group (Madrid, Spain)
2021/11/13 Effects of repeated sprinting on the hamstring stiffness pattern and neuromuscular parameters SCS 4th Annual Conference: Strength and Conditioning for Human Performance, Porto, Portugal, 2021
University of Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2019/09/20 Biceps Femoris Long-Head Architecture Assessed Using Different Sonographic Techniques Seminário Laboratório de Função Neuromuscular: Investigação e Aplicações
Faculdade de Motricidade Humana (Porto, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role		 Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024/09/30 - 2025/11/06 Impact of perceived dorsiflexion and plantarflexion in the squat and countermovement jumps
Supervisor of Flávio Ventura
 Condição Física no Desporto e Exercício (Master)
Instituto Politécnico da Maia Escola Superior de Ciências Sociais Educação e Desporto, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role)		 Institution / Organization
2026/05/29 - 2026/05/30 XI Simpósio de Treino Desportivo (2026/05/29 - 2026/05/30)
Symposium (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 Instituto Politécnico da Maia Escola Superior de Ciências Sociais Educação e Desporto, Portugal
2026/05/29 - 2026/05/30 XI Simpósio de Treino Desportivo (2026/05/29 - 2026/05/30)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Instituto Politécnico da Maia Escola Superior de Ciências Sociais Educação e Desporto, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event		 Event name
Institution / Organization
2026/05/13 - 2026/05/13 Moderador Mesa Performance Desportiva: Diferentes Funções, o mesmo propósito: Reabilitação no Futebol
Conference
 IV Jornadas em Desporto, Condição Física e Bem-Estar
Instituto Politécnico da Maia Escola Superior de Ciências Sociais Educação e Desporto, Portugal
2025/05/20 - 2025/05/20 Moderador Mesa Performance Desportiva: Como Planear uma Época Desportiva?
Conference
 III Jornadas de Desporto, Condição Física e Bem-Estar - Entre a Saúde, o Bem-Estar e a Perforamnce
Instituto Politécnico da Maia Escola Superior de Ciências Sociais Educação e Desporto, Portugal
2024/05/27 - 2024/05/27 Moderador na Conferência de Encerramento: Mudança Comportamental em Atividade Física e Saúde: O papel da Motivação
Conference
 II Jornadas de Desporto, Condição Física e Bem-Estar - A condição Física em Diferentes Contextos
Instituto Politécnico da Maia, Portugal
2024/05/02 - 2024/05/02 Moderador Mesa: Novas tecnologias na Performance e Saúde - onde se enquadra a Inteligência Artificial?
Symposium
 Simpósio de Treino Desportivo - Tecnologias Integradas no Desporto
Instituto Politécnico da Maia, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role		 Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2024/07/20 Enxaquecas na Prática Desportiva: Experiência de Atletas
President of the jury
 Ana Rita de Carvalho Vasconcelos (Master)
Instituto Politécnico da Maia Escola Superior de Ciências Sociais Educação e Desporto, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2024/09/12 - Current BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation (2052-1847) Springer Nature
2024/06/17 - Current PeerJ (2167-8359)
2024/05/17 - Current European Journal of Applied Physiology (1439-6327) Springer
2024/04/03 - Current Nature Scientific Reports (2045-2322) Nature
2024/03/18 - Current Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports (1600-0838) Willey
2023/05/01 - Current Biology of Sport (0860-021X) Termida
2024/08/15 - 2024/08/30 Cureus (2168-8184) Springer Nature

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2026/03/01 - Current BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation (20521847) Springer Nature
Distinctions

Award

2022 Ph.D Scholarship - ReinventO Project
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2018 Ph.D Scholarship in Sports Science - University of Lisbon

Title

2021 Applied Science Award by Strength and Conditioning Society