Samuel "Samu" Araújo Fernández (born 9 December 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Araújo Fernández | ||
| Date of birth | 9 December 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Vigo, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Celta | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Celta B | 93 | (2) |
| 2015–2018 | Celta | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Barcelona B (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Atlético Madrid B | 35 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Arka Gdynia | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Cultural Leonesa | 18 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Pontevedra | 47 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Compostela | 11 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 May 2024 | |||
Club career
editBorn in Vigo, Galicia, Samu played youth football with local Celta de Vigo, signing a new three-year deal on 12 July 2013.[1] He made his senior debut with the B-team on 27 October 2013, starting in a 2–2 home draw against SD Logroñés in the Segunda División B.[2]
Samu made his first-team debut on 14 January 2015, starting and playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 away win against Athletic Bilbao, in the season's Copa del Rey.[3] On 9 July 2017 he moved to another reserve team, after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with FC Barcelona B.[4]
On 21 June 2018, after featuring in only one match while on loan, Samu terminated his contract with Celta.[5]
References
edit- ^ "El Celta asegura la continuidad de Samu, otra joven promesa celeste" [Celta grants the abidance of Samu, another youth pearl celeste] (in Spanish). Celta's official website. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ "El Celta B suma un punto ante la S.D. Logroñés en Barreiro" [Celta B takes point against S.D. Logroñés in Barreiro] (in Spanish). Celta's official website. 27 October 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ "Con más pena que gloria" [With more pity than glory] (in Spanish). Marca. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ "El lateral zurdo Samu jugará cedido en el Barcelona B" [The left back Samu will play on loan at Barcelona B] (in Spanish). Celta Vigo. 9 July 2017. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ "Samu Araújo se desvincula del RC Celta" [Samu Araújo leaves RC Celta] (in Spanish). Celta Vigo. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
External links
edit- FC Barcelona official profile
- Samu Araujo at BDFutbol
- Samu Araujo at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Samu Araujo at Soccerway