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Rui Pedro (footballer, born 1998)

Rui Pedro (footballer, born 1998)

Portuguese footballer

Rui Pedro da Silva e Sousa (born 20 March 1998), known as Rui Pedro, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Turkish Süper Lig club Hatayspor.

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Club career

Born in Castelo de Paiva, Aveiro District, Rui Pedro joined Porto's youth system in 2012, aged 14. On 24 January 2015, at the age of 16, he made his professional debut with their B team, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 away loss against Oliveirense in the Segunda Liga.[2]

On 3 December 2016, whilst still a junior, Rui Pedro first appeared in the Primeira Liga with the main squad; after replacing Óliver Torres 15 minutes from the end of the home fixture against Braga, he scored the only goal in injury time, ending the club's negative run of 520 minutes without finding the net.[3] Four days later, also from the bench, he played his first match in the UEFA Champions League, as the hosts defeated already qualified Leicester City 5–0 to also reach the knockout stage;[4] late in the year, UEFA.com selected him as their "weekly wonderkid".[5]

Rui Pedro went on to serve four loans during his spell at the Estádio do Dragão, starting out at Boavista (top division),[6] then moving to Varzim (second tier),[7] Granada B (Spanish Segunda División B)[8] and Leixões (division two).[9] In September 2020, he signed a permanent two-year contract with the latter.[10]

From January 2021 to June 2022, Rui Pedro continued competing in his country's second division with Penafiel,[11] but he only managed to score five times in all competitions during his tenure. In August 2022, he agreed to a deal at Olimpija Ljubljana of the Slovenian PrvaLiga.[12] He claimed the double in his first season at the latter,[13] contributing six goals in the league.[14][15]

Rui Pedro was deemed surplus to requirements by manager Zoran Zeljković in January 2024 due to contract issues, in spite of leading the team and league in scoring and having been voted Player of the Month for the previous November.[16][17][18][19] He moved to Turkey on 9 February, signing a two-and-a-half-year deal with Süper Lig club Hatayspor.[20]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 December 2023[21]
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  1. Appearance in UEFA Champions League
  2. Six appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, six appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Porto B

Olimpija Ljubljana

Individual

References

  1. [1]
    "Rui Pedro" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Oliveirense-FC Porto B, 1–0: Golo de Rui Lima vale liderança" [Oliveirense-FC Porto B, 1–0: Rui Lima goal equals first place]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 January 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  3. [3]
    "Rui Pedro acordou o Dragão, 520 minutos depois" [Rui Pedro awoke the Dragon, 520 minutes later]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 3 December 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  4. [4]
    Bryan, Paul; Hart, Simon (7 December 2016). "Porto punish Leicester to reach round of 16". UEFA. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
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    "UEFA.com's weekly wonderkid: Rui Pedro". UEFA. 24 December 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
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    "FC Porto empresta Rui Pedro ao Boavista" [FC Porto loan Rui Pedro to Boavista] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  7. [7]
    "Avançado Rui Pedro emprestado ao Varzim pelo FC Porto" [Forward Rui Pedro loaned to Varzim by FC Porto]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 31 January 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  8. [8]
    Pereira, Sérgio; Maia, Vítor (16 August 2019). "FC Porto: Rui Pedro emprestado... ao Granada B" [FC Porto: Rui Pedro loaned... to Granada B] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  9. [9]
    "FC Porto empresta avançado ao Leixões" [FC Porto loan forward to Leixões]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 31 January 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  10. [10]
    "Rui Pedro: depois do adeus ao FC Porto, a oficialização no Leixões" [Rui Pedro: following goodbye to FC Porto, he is made official at Leixões]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 4 September 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  11. [11]
    "Rui Pedro (ex-FC Porto) é reforço do Penafiel" [Rui Pedro (ex-FC Porto) is addition to Penafiel] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  12. [12]
    Marques dos Santos, Pedro (13 August 2022). "Rui Pedro muda-se para a Eslovénia" [Rui Pedro moves to Slovenia]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  13. [13]
    "Eslováquia [sic] | Portugueses do Olimpia Liubliana conquistam 'dobradinha'" [Slovenia | Olimpija Ljubljana's Portuguese conquer 'double']. A Bola (in Portuguese). 7 May 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  14. [14]
    "Domžale prek Olimpije na prag Evrope, zadnji v zadnji minuti zabil Mariboru" [Domžale knocking on Europe's door through Olimpija, Maribor concede goal in last minute] (in Slovenian). Siol. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
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    Gouveia, Ricardo (8 June 2023). "Campeões de Portugal: os portugueses que festejaram fora de portas" [Champions of Portugal: the Portuguese who celebrated abroad] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
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    "Rui Pedro preživlja sanjsko obdobje svoje kariere: Vodilni strelec Prve lige Telemach izbran še za naj nogometaša meseca novembra" [Rui Pedro experiencing dream moment in his career: the Telemach First League's top scorer voted best player for the month of November] (in Slovenian). Planet Nogomet. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  17. [17]
    Pepevnik, Jože (19 December 2023). "Karničnik in Rui Pedro soglasno v najboljši enajsterici" [Karničnik and Rui Pedro an unanimous All-Star selection] (in Slovenian). Radiotelevizija Slovenija. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
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    "Vitoria Guimaraes target Rui Pedro reconsiders future at Olimpija amid contract extension talks". Nogomania. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  19. [19]
    Vasconcelos, Gonçalo (20 February 2024). "Rui Pedro: «Na Eslovénia puseram-me à parte mesmo sendo o goleador da Liga»" [Rui Pedro: "They sidelined me in Slovenia in spite of me being the League's top scorer"]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  20. [20]
    "Mercado (oficial): ex-FC Porto confirmado no Hatayspor" [Market (official): ex-FC Porto confirmed at Hatayspor]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 9 February 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  21. [21]
    Rui Pedro at Soccerway
  22. [22]
    Monteiro, André (12 May 2016). "Equipa B entrega troféu da 2.ª Liga a Pinto da Costa" [B team give 2nd League trophy to Pinto da Costa]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 May 2022.
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    Plestenjak, Rok (16 April 2023). "Neverjetno, kaj je uspelo Portugalcu proti Mariboru!" [Portuguese pulled up impressive feat against Maribor!] (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
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    Viškovič, Rok (6 May 2023). "Olimpija po drami v 130. minuti do dvojne krone, zanimiv niz Maribora je končan" [130-minute drama for Olimpija's double crown, Maribor's interesting run is over] (in Slovenian). Sportklub. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  25. [25]
    "Technical report". UEFA. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
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