Pedro Justiniano Almeida Gomes (born 18 April 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Veikkausliiga club VPS.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro Justiniano Almeida Gomes | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Vicenza, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | VPS | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2014 | Vicenza | ||
| 2014–2018 | Juventus | ||
| 2017–2018 | → Porto (loan) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Porto | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Juventus | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Porto B (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Porto B | 38 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Académica | 18 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Radomiak Radom | 12 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Petrolul Ploiești (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2024– | VPS | 17 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Italy U15 | 8 | (0) |
| 2015 | Portugal U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | Portugal U16 | 5 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Portugal U17 | 6 | (1) |
| 2018 | Portugal U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022– | Guinea-Bissau | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2022 | |||
Justiniano started out his senior career at Porto B in 2018, initially on loan from Juventus. He signed for Académica in 2021, and one year later moved to Polish side Radomiak Radom.
Club career
editBorn in Italy, Justiniano represented Vicenza, Juventus and Porto at junior level.
On 11 March 2018, while on loan from Juventus, Justiniano made his professional debut for Porto B in a 0–1 LigaPro loss to Académico Viseu.[1]
On 10 July 2022, after spending one season at Académica, he moved to Polish side Radomiak Radom on a three-year contract.[2] On 2 July 2023, Justiniano was sent on a season-long loan to Liga I club Petrolul Ploiești.[3] He was recalled in early January 2024.[4]
On 12 March 2024, Justiniano signed a two-year deal with Finnish Veikkausliiga side Vaasan Palloseura (VPS).[5] After a short hiatus of competitive games, he made one appearance with the club's reserve team in the fifth-tier Kolmonen, before debuting with VPS first team on 27 April 2024 in a Veikkausliiga match against AC Oulu, as a starter in a 2–1 win.
International career
editBorn in Italy, Justiniano featured his country of birth at under-15 level, before switching his allegiance to Portugal. He represented Portugal at several youth international levels, before making his full debut for Guinea-Bissau senior national team in 2022.
Personal life
editJustiniano holds a dual citizenship of Guinea-Bissau and Portugal.[6]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 29 August 2024.
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Porto B | 2017–18 | LigaPro | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | LigaPro | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | LigaPro | 11 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Liga Portugal 2 | 19 | 0 | – | – | – | 19 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 37 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 37 | 0 | ||
| Académica | 2021–22 | Liga Portugal 2 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 0 | ||
| Radomiak Radom | 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | ||
| Petrolul Ploiești (loan) | 2023–24 | Liga I | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||
| VPS | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| VPS II | 2024 | Kolmonen | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 92 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 0 | ||
- ^ Includes Taça de Portugal, Polish Cup, Cupa României and Suomen Cup
- ^ Includes UEFA Conference League
International
edit- As of match played 20 November 2022
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guinea-Bissau | |||
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
Honours
editPorto Youth
References
edit- ^ "FC Porto B 0-1 Académico Viseu". ForadeJogo. 11 March 2018. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- ^ "Pedro Justiniano piłkarzem Radomiaka!" (in Polish). Radomiak Radom. 10 July 2022. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "Bun venit, Pedro Justiniano!" [Welcome, Pedro Justiniano!] (in Romanian). FC Petrolul Ploiești. 2 July 2023. Archived from the original on 2 July 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ "Pierwszy trening Radomiaka". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 9 January 2024. Archived from the original on 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ Tervetuloa Vaasan Palloseuraan Pedro Justiniano!, vepsu.fi, 12 March 2024
- ^ Pedro Justiniano at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Almeida, Isaura (29 April 2019). "FC Porto é campeão Europeu Sub-19" [FC Porto are Under-19 European champions]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 30 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
External links
edit- Pedro Justiniano at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Pedro Justiniano at Soccerway
- Pedro Justiniano national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)