Pedro Amaral

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Pedro Amaral
Personal information
Full name Pedro Miguel Gaspar Amaral [1]
Date of birth (1997-08-25) 25 August 1997 (age 27) [1]
Place of birth Sintra, Portugal [1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Estoril
Number 24
Youth career
2006–2007 Lourel
2007–2016 Benfica
2014 → Casa Pia (loan)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2019 Benfica B 59 (1)
2019 → Panetolikos (loan) 16 (0)
2019–2023 Rio Ave 82 (1)
2023 Al-Khaleej 15 (1)
2023–2024 Lamia 18 (1)
2024– Estoril 7 (0)
International career
2012 Portugal U15 2 (0)
2013 Portugal U16 2 (0)
2013–2014 Portugal U17 3 (0)
2014–2015 Portugal U18 4 (0)
2016 Portugal U19 3 (0)
2016–2017 Portugal U20 4 (0)
2017–2018 Portugal U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:37, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

Pedro Miguel Gaspar Amaral (born 25 August 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Primeira Liga club Estoril.

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Club career

Benfica

Born in Sintra, Lisbon District, Amaral joined Benfica's youth system at the age of 10. He made his professional debut for the reserve team on 11 September 2016, as a 60th-minute substitute in a 2–1 home win against Académico de Viseu in the LigaPro where he featured as a right-back. [2] [3]

Amaral scored his only goal in the second division on 8 August 2017, but in a 2–1 away loss to Oliveirense. [4] In January 2019, he signed for Super League Greece club Panetolikos on a six-month loan deal with an option for an additional year. [5] [6]

Rio Ave

On 4 July 2019, Amaral joined Rio Ave on a five-year contract. [7] [8] His Primeira Liga bow took place on 25 October, in a goalless draw at Paços de Ferreira. [9]

Amaral contributed 28 appearances in the 2021–22 season, as his team returned from the Liga Portugal 2 as champions. [10] He scored his first goal in the top flight on 28 August 2022, in the 3–1 home victory over title holders Porto. [11]

Khaleej

On 19 January 2023, Amaral agreed to a five-month deal at Al-Khaleej. [12] [13] He scored his only goal in the Saudi Pro League on 22 May, opening an eventual 4–1 away defeat of Al Wehda. [14]

Lamia

Amaral returned to the Greek top tier in September 2023, on a one-year contract at Lamia. [15] His sole goal arrived on 4 February 2024, in the 4–1 away win over PAS Giannina in the domestic league. [16]

Estoril

On 9 July 2024, Amaral joined Estoril on a two-year deal. [17]

International career

Amaral won his first cap for the Portugal under-21 side on 5 September 2017, in a 2–0 home win against Wales in the 2019 UEFA European Championship qualifiers where he was also booked. [18]

Honours

Rio Ave

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Pedro Amaral" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "Classe de Saponjic rende três pontos ao Benfica B" [Saponjic class gives three points to Benfica B]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 11 September 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  3. ↑ Guerreiro, Luís Afonso (5 February 2018). "Pedro Amaral: "Oportunidade única representar este clube"" [Pedro Amaral: "To represent this club a one-of-a-kind chance"] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "COMENTÁRIO: Penalti sobre o apito final dá vitória à Oliveirense no regresso à II Liga" [COMMENTARY: Last-second penalty gives win to Oliveirense in return to II League]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 8 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  5. ↑ Papamakarios, Petros (9 January 2019). Παναιτωλικός: Ανακοινώθηκαν οι Αμαράλ και Γκούγκα ως δανεικοί από τη Μπενφίκα [Panetolikos: Amaral and Guga announced on loan from Benfica] (in Greek). Sport 24. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  6. ↑ "Panetolikos anuncia dois reforços oriundos do Benfica" [Panetolikos announce two additions from Benfica] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "Pedro Amaral cedido em definitivo" [Pedro Amaral permanently transferred] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  8. ↑ "OFICIAL: Pedro Amaral deixa Benfica e assina pelo Rio Ave" [OFFICIAL: Pedro Amaral leaves Benfica and signs for Rio Ave] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "A crónica de um empate que merecia golos" [The report on a draw that deserved goals]. Rio Ave F.C. 25 October 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  10. 1 2 Alvarenga, Vítor Hugo (15 May 2022). "VÍDEO: Rio Ave recebe troféu de campeão da II Liga em clima de festa" [VIDEO: Rio Ave get II League champions trophy in party atmosphere] (in Portuguese). CNN Portugal . Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  11. ↑ Teles, Gonçalo (28 August 2022). "Amaral-Aziz: ligações perigosas. Rio Ave vence e impede liderança do FC Porto" [Amaral-Aziz: dangerous liaisons. Rio Ave win and prevent FC Porto from going top] (in Portuguese). TSF . Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  12. ↑ "من هو بيدرو أمارال لاعب الخليج الجديد؟" [Who is Pedro Amaral, new Khaleej player]. Al Riyadiah (in Arabic). 19 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  13. ↑ "Pedro Amaral deixou o Rio Ave e já treina às ordens de Pedro Emanuel" [Pedro Amaral left Rio Ave and is already working under Pedro Emanuel]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 19 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  14. ↑ "Arábia Saudita Al Khaleej, de Pedro Emanuel, goleia fora com golo e assistência portuguesas" [Saudi Arabia Al Khaleej, of Pedro Emanuel, rout away with Portuguese goal and assist]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 22 May 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  15. ↑ Barbosa, Nuno (26 September 2023). "Grécia: Pedro Amaral assinou pelo Lamia até ao final da temporada" [Greece: Pedro Amaral signed for Lamia until the end of the season]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  16. ↑ "Stoiximan Super League 1, ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα – Λαμία 1–4: Τρίποντο και επιστροφή στην εξάδα – Δείτε τα γκολ" [Stoiximan Super League 1, PAS Giannina – Lamia 1–4: Three points and return to top six – Watch the goals]. Proto Thema (in Greek). 4 February 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  17. ↑ "Pedro Amaral: Reforço 2024/2025" [Pedro Amaral: 2024/2025 addition] (in Portuguese). G.D. Estoril Praia. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  18. ↑ "Sub-21: Portugal-País de Gales, 2–0 (resultado final)" [Under-21: Portugal-Wales, 2–0 (final score)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
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