Rui Pedro (footballer, born 1988)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rui Pedro Couto Ramalho | ||
| Date of birth | 2 July 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | CSKA Sofia | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2001 | Leverense | ||
| 2001–2007 | Porto | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2011 | Porto | 0 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Estrela Amadora (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Portimonense (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Gil Vicente (loan) | 29 | (8) |
| 2010–2011 | → Leixões (loan) | 27 | (8) |
| 2011–2014 | CFR Cluj | 62 | (10) |
| 2014–2016 | Académica | 50 | (8) |
| 2016– | CSKA Sofia | 9 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2004 | Portugal U16 | 3 | (2) |
| 2004–2005 | Portugal U17 | 14 | (3) |
| 2005–2006 | Portugal U18 | 7 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | Portugal U19 | 14 | (5) |
| 2008 | Portugal U20 | 9 | (3) |
| 2008–2010 | Portugal U21 | 19 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 November 2016 | |||
Rui Pedro Couto Ramalho (born 2 July 1988), known as Rui Pedro, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Bulgarian club PFC CSKA Sofia as a forward.
Club career
Born in Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Rui Pedro joined FC Porto's youth system in 2001, at the age of 13. He was promoted to the main squad for 2007–08, but his input would consist of 45 minutes in a 0–0 away draw against C.D. Fátima for the Portuguese League Cup; he finished the season on loan, appearing rarely for fellow Primeira Liga side C.F. Estrela da Amadora.
Pedro spent the following three years in the same predicament, appearing for three second level clubs and playing and scoring regularly for the last two, Gil Vicente F.C. and Leixões SC. In the 2011 summer he left Porto by mutual agreement and signed for three years with CFR Cluj in Romania, joining a host of compatriots at the Liga I team, including manager Jorge Costa.[1] On 20 November of the following year he netted the first hat-trick of his professional career, scoring all three goals in a 3–1 home win against S.C. Braga for the campaign's UEFA Champions League group stage.[2]
On 8 July 2014 Rui Pedro returned to Portugal, joining Académica de Coimbra on a two-year deal.[3]
International career
All youth categories comprised, Rui Pedro gained 64 caps for Portugal, scoring 20 goals. On 25 March 2009 he, alongside teammate Bruno Pereirinha, was suspended by under-21 coach Carlos Queiroz after both attempted an unsuccessful backpass penalty during a match against Cape Verde for the Madeira International Tournament (the score was then at 2–0 for the hosts).[4]
Club statistics
- As of 29 May 2013[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Estrela Amadora | |||||||||
| 2007–08 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Portimonense | |||||||||
| 2008–09 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Gil Vicente | |||||||||
| 2009–10 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 11 | |
| Leixões | |||||||||
| 2010–11 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 8 | |
| Total | 82 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 19 | |
| CFR Cluj | |||||||||
| 2011–12 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 10 | |
| Total | 37 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 49 | 10 | |
| Career total | 119 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 146 | 29 | |
Honours
- CFR Cluj
References
- ^ Rui Pedro, atacantul lui Porto, a semnat pe trei ani cu CFR Cluj. Mureşan: "Jorge Costa l-a vrut" (Rui Pedro, Porto forward, signed for three years with CFR Cluj. Mureşan: "Jorge Costa wanted him"); Gazeta Sporturilor, 31 August 2011 Template:Ro icon
- ^ Rui Pedro hat-trick ends Braga's hopes at CFR; UEFA.com, 20 November 2012
- ^ "Rui Pedro e Aderlan reforçam Académica" (in Portuguese). Académica de Coimbra. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ Pereirinha e Rui Pedro suspensos por Queiroz (Pereirinha and Rui Pedro suspended by Queiroz); Record, 25 March 2009 Template:Pt icon
- ^ "Rui Pedro". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ "Rui Pedro – Trophies". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
External links
- Template:Zerozero
- Rui Pedro at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Use dmy dates from July 2013
- 1988 births
- Living people
- People from Vila Nova de Gaia
- Portuguese footballers
- Association football forwards
- Primeira Liga players
- Segunda Liga players
- Portuguese Second Division players
- FC Porto players
- Estrela da Amadora players
- Portimonense S.C. players
- Gil Vicente F.C. players
- Leixões S.C. players
- Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F. players
- Liga I players
- FC CFR Cluj players
- Bulgarian A Football Group players
- PFC CSKA Sofia players
- Portugal youth international footballers
- Portugal under-21 international footballers
- Portuguese expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Romania
- Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria
- Portuguese expatriates in Romania
- Portuguese expatriates in Bulgaria