Pedro Justiniano
| 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) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2022 | |||
Pedro Justiniano Almeida Gomes (born 18 April 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Veikkausliiga club VPS.
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
[edit]Born 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
[edit]Born 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
[edit]Justiniano holds a dual citizenship of Guinea-Bissau and Portugal.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[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 II | 2024 | Kolmonen | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| VPS | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 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
[edit]Porto 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)