Petros (footballer)

Petros Matheus dos Santos Araújo (born 29 May 1989), simply known as Petros, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Saudi Second Division side Al-Suqoor as a central midfielder.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is dos Santos and the second or paternal family name is Araújo.
Petros
Personal information
Full name Petros Matheus dos Santos Araújo
Date of birth (1989-05-29) 29 May 1989
Place of birth Juazeiro, Brazil
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Al-Suqoor
Number 66
Youth career
2006–2008 Vitória
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Vitória 0 (0)
2008 → Democrata SL (loan) ? (24)
2009 → Rio Branco-ES (loan) 14 (4)
2010–2011 Fluminense de Feira 3 (0)
2012–2013 Boa Esporte 62 (4)
2014 Penapolense 0 (0)
2014 → Corinthians (loan) 12 (1)
2014–2015 Corinthians 24 (1)
2015–2017 Betis 62 (2)
2017–2018 São Paulo 46 (0)
2018–2021 Al-Nassr 83 (10)
2022–2023 Al-Fateh 48 (2)
2023– Al-Suqoor 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 May 2023

Club career

Early career

Born in Juazeiro, Bahia, Petros graduated with Vitória's youth setup, and made his debuts while on loan at Democrata de Sete Lagoas in 2008. After another temporary spell at Rio Branco-ES in the following year, he signed for Fluminense de Feira on 29 December 2009.[1]

In January 2012 Petros joined Juazeirense, but only days after, signed for Boa Esporte, as a clause on his contract allowed a free transfer to a club from Série A or Série B.[2] He made his professional debut on 29 May, coming on as a half-time substitute in a 2–1 home win against Atlético Paranaense.

Petros scored his first professional goal on 10 July 2012, netting the last in a 3–4 away loss against Criciúma. He finished the campaign with 31 appearances and four goals, as his side narrowly avoided relegation.

On 17 December 2013 Petros signed for Penapolense.[3]

Corinthians

On 5 April 2014, after impressing with Penapolense in 2014 Campeonato Paulista, Petros signed a one-year loan deal with Corinthians, with a buyout clause.[4]

Petros made his debut on the main category of Brazilian football on 20 April 2014, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Atlético Mineiro. On 15 July he signed a new four-year contract with Timão, who bought 50% of his federative rights,[5] being effective on 1 August;[6] he scored his first goal in the category late in the month, netting the last in a 2–0 home win against fierce rivals Palmeiras.[7]

On 10 August 2014, in a 1–0 win at Santos, Petros deliberately pushed the referee Raphael Claus.[8] Initially being punished with a six-month suspension eight days later,[9] his charge was reduced to three matches on 11 September.[10]

Betis

On 22 June 2015 Petros signed a four-year contract with Real Betis, newly promoted to La Liga, for a rumoured €1.5 million fee,[11] with the transfer being officially announced three days later.[12]

Petros made his debut for the club on 29 August, replacing Alfred N'Diaye in a 0–5 away loss against Real Madrid.[13] He scored his first goal abroad on 24 September, but in a 1–2 home loss against Deportivo de La Coruña.

São Paulo

On June 21, 2017, Betis accepted the offer from Tricolor for Petros. São Paulo bought 50% of Petros' rights, and he must come to Brazil, for signing his contract, on June 26.[14] On June 29, Petros was appointed by the club. He said he is living the best moment of his career. Petros will wear the shirt number 6[15]

Al-Nassr

On June 27, 2018, Al Nassr signed Brazilian midfielder Petros for two seasons by buying the player's card from Sao Paulo to represent Al Nassr from the new season to represent Al Nassr from the new season of the Saudi Professional League, Al Nassr revealed in a tweet on his official account of the social networking site Twitter that the 29-year-old player was officially signed, accompanied by a welcome statement with his age and position on the pitch.[16]

Al-Suqoor

On 18 September 2023, Petros joined Saudi Second Division club Al-Suqoor on a free transfer.[17]

Career statistics
As of 31 January 2018[18]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Democrata SL 2008 ———?9?9
Rio Branco-ES 2009 ———144144
Fluminense de Feira 2010 30——150180
2011 00——152152
Total 30——302332
Boa Esporte 2012 314——20334
2013 31020—40370
Total 62420—60704
Penapolense 2014 ———141141
Corinthians 2014 28260——342
2015 800030132242
Total 3626030132584
Betis 2015–16 30130——331
2016–17 32110——331
Total 622400000662
São Paulo 2017 271———271
2018 0000003030
Total 271000030301
Career total 186912030801825427

Honours
Corinthians
Al-Nassr

References
  1. "Meia Petrus chega para reforçar o Flu" [Midfielder Petrus [sic] arrives to bolster Flu] (in Portuguese). Fluminense's official website. 29 December 2009. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  2. "Petros deixa o Juazeirense e acerta com o Boa Esporte-MG" [Petros leaves Juazeirense and signs with Boa Esporte-MG] (in Portuguese). BN Esportes. 11 January 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  3. "Técnico do Penapolense aprova teste e aguarda chegada de seis reforços" [Manager of Penapolense approves test and waits for the arrival of six additions] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  4. "Petros assina contrato de um ano e já treina no CT do Corinthians" [Petros signs a one-year contract and already trains in Corinthians' training camp] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  5. "Corinthians exerce direito de compra e fecha com Petros até fim de 2018" [Corinthians exercises buyout option and signs with Petros until the end of 2018] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  6. "Registro controverso de contrato de Petros pode gerar problema no STJD" [Petros' controversial registry can create problems at STJD] (in Portuguese). Lance!. 2 September 2014. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  7. "Timão vence primeiro Dérbi da Arena e vê Verdão mais distante na tabela" [Timão wins first derby at Arena and sees Verdão farther distant at the table] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  8. "Petros, do Timão, empurra o árbitro de propósito e pode ser punido" [Petros, from Timão, pushes the referee on purpose and may be punished] (in Portuguese). Lance!. 10 August 2014. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  9. "Petros é punido por 6 meses; Comentarista da Globo foi usado na defesa" [Petros is punished for 6 months; Globo's commentator was used on the defense] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  10. "STJD reduz pena de Petros de seis meses para três jogos de suspensão" [STJD reduces Petros' sentence from six months to three matches of suspension] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 11 September 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  11. "Petros viaja para Espanha e assinará por quatro anos com o Betis" [Petros travels to Spain and will sign for four years with Betis] (in Portuguese). Lance!. 22 June 2015. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  12. "Petros: "Mi principal característica es robar el balón y salir con fuerza al contragolpe"" [Petros: "My main characteristic is to steal the ball and start a counter-attack with strength"] (in Spanish). Betis' official website. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  13. "Una manita como medicina" [A manita as a medicine] (in Spanish). Marca. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  14. Betis aceita proposta do São Paulo pelo volante Petros
  15. Petros se apresenta como "um tricolor" e diz estar no melhor momento da carreira
  16. Al-Nassr contracts with star São Paulo
  17. "بيتروس ينضم إلى الصقور".
  18. Petros at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
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