Pedro Miguel Martins Santos
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro Miguel Martins Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 22 April 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Columbus Crew SC | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–1999 | ADCEO | ||
| 1999–2000 | Sporting CP | ||
| 2000–2001 | ADCEO | ||
| 2001–2007 | Casa Pia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 | Casa Pia | 39 | (25) |
| 2010–2012 | Leixões | 41 | (5) |
| 2012–2013 | Vitória Setúbal | 28 | (4) |
| 2013–2017 | Braga | 76 | (18) |
| 2013 | → Astra Giurgiu (loan) | 2 | (1) |
| 2014 | → Rio Ave (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2017– | Columbus Crew SC | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2007 | Portugal U19 | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 May 2017. | |||
Pedro Miguel Martins Santos (born 22 April 1988) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for American club Columbus Crew SC as a left winger.
Football career
Born in Lisbon, Santos played youth football with three clubs, including Casa Pia A.C. from ages 13-19. He spent his first seasons as a senior in the lower leagues, scoring a career-best 17 goals in the 2009–10 season to help the team promote to the third division.
Subsequently, Santos moved to the professionals after signing with Leixões S.C. from the Segunda Liga. In his second year at the Estádio do Mar, he started in 23 of his 27 appearances (four goals) and the side finished in 11th position.
In the 2012 summer, Santos joined Vitória de Setúbal, making his debut in the Primeira Liga on 19 August of that year by coming as a 68th-minute substitute in a 2–2 away draw against C.D. Nacional. His first goal in the league arrived on 4 November, when he played 79 minutes and helped the hosts defeat Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–1.
Santos moved to S.C. Braga also in the top level in the 2014 off-season, but split his debut campaign between FC Astra Giurgiu and Rio Ave FC, always on loan. After returning to his parent club, he helped to consecutive fourth-place finishes and scored 12 goals combined in the process; on 22 May 2016, he replaced Josué for the last minutes of regulation time in the final of the Taça de Portugal (2–2 draw), and converted his penalty shootout in a 4–2 triumph at the Estádio Nacional.[1]
On 7 August 2017, 29-year-old Santos signed for Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew SC as a designated player.[2]
Honours
Club
- Casa Pia
- Braga
- Astra
Individual
- SJPF Segunda Liga Player of the Month: November 2011[3]
- SJPF Segunda Liga Young Player of the Month: November 2011[3]
References
- 1 2 "Sp. Braga vence Taça de Portugal" [Sp. Braga wins Portuguese Cup] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 22 May 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ↑ "Crew SC adds 3rd DP in Portuguese midfielder Pedro Santos". Columbus Crew. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- 1 2 "Pedro Santos – Leixões – Prémios foram entregues" [Pedro Santos – Leixões – Awards were handed out] (in Portuguese). Mitch Foot Futebol Matosinhos. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
External links
- Braga official profile
- Pedro Santos at TheFinalBall.com
- Pedro Santos at ForaDeJogo
- Pedro Santos at Soccerway