Pedro Ferreira (footballer, born 1998)

Pedro Miguel Dinis Ferreira (born 5 January 1998) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga Portugal 2 club Santa Clara.

Pedro Ferreira
Personal information
Full name Pedro Miguel Dinis Ferreira
Date of birth (1998-01-05) 5 January 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Marinha Grande, Portugal
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Santa Clara
Number 8
Youth career
2006–2010 Vieirense
2010–2011 União de Leiria
2011–2017 Sporting
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Sporting CP 0 (0)
2018–2019Mafra (loan) 29 (0)
2019–2020 Varzim 19 (0)
2020–2024 AaB 82 (5)
2024– Santa Clara 0 (0)
International career
2013 Portugal U15 2 (0)
2013–2014 Portugal U16 13 (1)
2014–2015 Portugal U17 17 (2)
2015–2016 Portugal U18 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:25, 3 January 2024 (UTC)

Club career edit

Sporting CP edit

Born in Marinha Grande, Leiria District, Ferreira developed at Vieirense and União de Leiria before joining the ranks of Sporting CP in 2011. In July 2018, having not made a senior appearance for Sporting or their reserves, he joined LigaPro club Mafra on a season-long loan.[1] He made his debut on 12 August in a 1–0 win at Varzim as a 76th-minute substitute for Bruninho.[2] He played 29 times for the team from Lisbon District, split almost evenly between starts and appearances from the bench.

Varzim edit

In July 2019, Ferreira cancelled his Sporting contract to enable him to sign for Varzim on a free transfer. His previous employers retained 50% of his economic rights, however.[3]

AaB edit

Ferreira joined Danish Superliga club AaB on 19 August 2020, signing a four-year deal.[4][5] He made his debut on 13 September, on the first matchday of the 2020–21 season, in a 0–0 draw against Lyngby Boldklub.[6]

He scored his first two professional goals on 12 September 2021 in a league game against Viborg FF, helping his team to a 3–2 away win.[7]

Santa Clara edit

On 3 January 2024, Ferreira returned to Portugal, signing a contract until June 2026 with Liga Portugal 2 club Santa Clara.[8]

References edit

  1. ^ "Mafra garante Pedro Ferreira por empréstimo do Sporting" [Mafra secure Pedro Ferreira on loan from Sporting]. Record (in Portuguese). 26 July 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 12 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Sporting: Pedro Ferreira rescinde e assina pelo Varzim" [Sporting: Pedro Ferreira rescinds contract and signs for Varzim] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  4. ^ "AaB henter sekser i Portugal". AaB (in Danish). 19 August 2020. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  5. ^ Leal, Luís (19 August 2022). "Varzim vende Pedro Ferreira ao Aalborg". Record (in European Portuguese). Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Lyngby vs. AaB – 13 September 2020". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  7. ^ Madsen, Amanda Rishøj (12 September 2021). "Pedro Ferreria opnåede nye karrierehøjder i AaB". Nordjyske (in Danish). Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Pedro Ferreira é reforço" [Pedro Ferreira is reinforcement] (in European Portuguese). C.D. Santa Clara. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.

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