Pedro Manuel Martins Araújo (born 10 January 1985) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro Manuel Martins Araújo | ||
| Date of birth | 10 January 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelos, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1998 | Famalicão | ||
| 1998–2003 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Sporting B | 7 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Olivais Moscavide | 22 | (0) |
| 2005–2008 | Penafiel | 49 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Beira Mar | 49 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | → Gil Vicente (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Trofense | 29 | (3) |
| 2012–2015 | Tondela | 83 | (1) |
| 2015–2017 | Penafiel | 40 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Lusitanos | 37 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2001 | Portugal U15 | 8 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Portugal U17 | 10 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | Portugal U18 | 5 | (1) |
| 2003 | Portugal U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Portugal U20 | 8 | (1) |
| 2005 | Portugal U21 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:53, 22 April 2020 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBorn in Viatodos, Barcelos, Araújo joined Sporting Clube de Portugal's youth system in 1998. After making his senior debut with the B-team he signed with fellow Portuguese Second Division club C.D. Olivais e Moscavide, moving straight into the Primeira Liga with F.C. Penafiel in 2005[1] and making his debut in the competition on 18 September by playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–2 away draw against C.S. Marítimo.
Araújo all but competed in the Segunda Liga in the following decade. In 2012, he signed for C.D. Tondela,[2] scoring his first goal for his new team in a 1–3 loss at F.C. Arouca.[3]
In July 2015, after starting in all his 40 league appearances as the side promoted to the top flight for the first time in their history, Araújo returned to Penafiel.[4]
International career
editAraújo earned 34 caps for Portugal at youth level, scoring three goals. He represented the nation at the 2005 Toulon Tournament.[5]
Club statistics
edit- As of 13 November 2015[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sporting B | 2003–04[7] | Portuguese Second Division | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Olivais Moscavide | 2004–05[7] | Portuguese Second Division | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |
| Penafiel | 2005–06[7] | Primeira Liga | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
| 2006–07[7] | Segunda Liga | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08[7] | Segunda Liga | 22 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | ||
| Total | 49 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | 61 | 0 | |||
| Beira-Mar | 2008–09[7] | Segunda Liga | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | |
| 2009–10[7] | Segunda Liga | 20 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | ||
| Total | 49 | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | 59 | 1 | |||
| Gil Vicente (loan) | 2010–11[7] | Segunda Liga | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| Trofense | 2011–12[7] | Segunda Liga | 29 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | 34 | 3 | |
| Tondela | 2012–13[7] | Segunda Liga | 34 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 38 | 1 | |
| 2013–14[7] | Segunda Liga | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15[7] | Segunda Liga | 40 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 43 | 0 | ||
| Total | 83 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 90 | 1 | |||
| Penafiel | 2015–16[7] | Segunda Liga | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | |
| Career total | 257 | 6 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 297 | 6 | ||
Honours
editBeira-Mar
Gil Vicente
Tondela
References
edit- ^ "Liga estabeleceu compensação por Pedro Araújo" [League established compensation for Pedro Araújo]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 June 2005. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ^ "Tondela arranca os trabalhos em epoca de estreia" [Tondela get going in debut season] (in Portuguese). Agente Desportivo. 26 June 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ "Arouca 3–1 Tondela" (in Portuguese). Segunda Liga. 7 January 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ "Objetivo do Penafiel é a manutenção" [Penafiel aim for survival] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ "Pedro Araújo: "Apostei em Toulon para dar este salto"" [Pedro Araújo: "I bet in Toulon for this leap"]. Record (in Portuguese). 18 June 2005. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ^ Pedro Araújo at Soccerway
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Pedro Araújo". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
External links
edit- Pedro Araújo at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Pedro Araújo national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
