João Pedro Fernandes

João Pedro
Personal information
Full name	João Pedro Fernandes
Date of birth	(1975-03-09) 9 March 1975
Place of birth	Pontoise, France
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 ¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Striker
Youth career
1987−1988	Chaves
1991−1992	Ginásio da Sé
1992−1993	Benfica
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1993−1994	Vieira
1994−1995	Fafe	22	(6)
1995−1996	Montalegre
1996−1998	Ribeirão	13	(7)
1998−2002	Salgueiros	121	(31)
2002−2003	Santa Clara	26	(7)
2003−2007	Leixões
Total		248	(72)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

João Pedro Fernandes (born 9 March 1975) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as striker.

Over the course of six seasons, Fernandes amassed Primeira Liga totals of 147 matches with 38 goals, mainly at S.C. Salgueiros.

Club career

Born in Pontoise, on the suburbs of Paris, Almeida started his professional career with Vieira S.C. in the third division, reaching S.C. Salgueirosfour years later, where he would spent the majority of his career, eventually becoming captain.^[1]

After more than 120 caps at Salgueiros, he joined C.D. Santa Clara for the 2002–2003 campaign,^[2] which would be his last in the top flight, spending the rest of his career in Leixões S.C. in the second level retiring in 2007 at 32.^[3]^[4]