Pedro Almeida (footballer, born 1993)

Pedro Miguel Baltazar Almeida (born 5 April 1993) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for C.F. Benfica as a right back.

For other people named Pedro Almeida, see Pedro Almeida (disambiguation).
Pedro Almeida
Personal information
Full name Pedro Miguel Baltazar Almeida[1]
Date of birth (1993-04-05) 5 April 1993[1]
Place of birth Porto Salvo, Portugal
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
 Futebol Benfica
Youth career
2001–2011 Benfica
2011–2012 União Leiria
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 União Leiria 3 (0)
2012–2013 Anorthosis 0 (0)
2013–2014 Torreense 25 (0)
2014–2016 Atlético 53 (0)
2016–2017 Mafra 26 (0)
2017–2018 Moura 26 (0)
2018–2019 Loures 2 (0)
2019–2020 Torreense 11 (0)
2020 Ponterrolense 3 (0)
2020–2021 Negrais 14 (0)
2021– Futebol Benfica
International career
2008–2009 Portugal U16 9 (0)
2009–2010 Portugal U17 16 (0)
2010–2011 Portugal U18 6 (0)
2011–2012 Portugal U19 11 (0)
2012–2013 Portugal U20 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 August 2021

Club career

Born in Porto Salvo, Oeiras, Almeida played youth football with S.L. Benfica from 2001 to 2011. Subsequently, he joined U.D. Leiria for his last year as a junior.[2]

Almeida made his Primeira Liga debut on 29 April 2012, being one of only eight players fielded by Leiria – immerse in a deep financial crisis – in a 0–4 home loss against C.D. Feirense.[3][4]

References
  1. "Pedro Almeida" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  2. Guerra, Marina (29 September 2011). "Pedro Almeida, júnior da União de Leiria, chamado à selecção sub-19" [Pedro Almeida, junior of União Leiria, called to the under-19 national team]. Região de Leiria (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  3. "Feirense ganha por 4–0 frente a oito jogadores da U. Leiria" [Feirense win 4–0 against eight U. Leiria players]. Público (in Portuguese). 29 April 2012. Archived from the original on 14 June 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  4. "Situação leiriense correu o Mundo" [Leiriense plight talked abroad]. Record (in Portuguese). 30 April 2012. Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
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