João Pedro (footballer, born 1980)

João Pedro

Personal information
Full name	João Pedro Lima Santos
Date of birth	(1980-08-15) 15 August 1980
Place of birth	Famalicão, Portugal
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Full Back
Team information
Current team	Famalicão
Number	3
Youth career
1994–1999	Porto
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2000	Leça	9	(0)
2000–2001	Trofense	28	(1)
2001–2002	Famalicão	29	(0)
2002–2005	Estoril Praia	100	(3)
2005–2009	Gil Vicente	108	(6)
2009–2010	Ethnikos Achna	12	(0)
2010–2013	Gil Vicente	8	(0)
2013–2014	Penafiel	34	(2)
2014–	Famalicão	0	(0)
International career
1996	Portugal U16	1	(0)
1998–1999	Portugal U18	8	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:08, 5 May 2014 (UTC)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Lima and the second or paternal family name is Santos.

João Pedro Lima Santos (born 15 August 1980) commonly known as João Pedro is a Portuguese footballer playing for Famalicão in the Portugal as a full back.

Club career

A graduate of Porto youth academy, Pedro never made it to the first team. He entered professional football with Leça in 1999 before playing for Trofense and Famalicão in the following years. He made 100 league appearance for Estoril Praia between 2002 and 2005, finding the net thrice. After leaving the club, he again had a long spell with Gil Vicente.

In 2009, at a ripe age of 29, Pedro moved abroad for the first time, joining Ethnikos Achna in Cypriot First Division. A lack of first team opportunities saw him return to Portugal with Gil Vicente. There also things did not go well for him, as he spent the entire 2010–11 without any league appearances. In 2013, he signed for Penafiel of Segunda Liga. He made his debut for his new club against UD Oliveirense.

Honours

Estoril Praia

• Segunda Liga (1): 2003–04

Gil Vicente

• Segunda Liga (1): 2010–11

External links

• João Pedro at Soccerway
• João Pedro at ForaDeJogo (archived)