Personal information | |||
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Full name | Pedro Miguel Gaspar Amaral [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 25 August 1997||
Place of birth | Sintra, Portugal [1] | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Lamia | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2007 | Lourel | ||
2007–2016 | Benfica | ||
2014 | → Casa Pia (loan) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2019 | Benfica B | 59 | (1) |
2019 | → Panetolikos (loan) | 16 | (0) |
2019–2023 | Rio Ave | 82 | (1) |
2023 | Al-Khaleej | 15 | (1) |
2023– | Lamia | 12 | (1) |
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, 5 February 2024 (UTC) |
Pedro Miguel Gaspar Amaral (born 25 August 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Super League Greece club Lamia.
Born in Sintra, Lisbon District, Amaral joined S.L. 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 F.C. in the LigaPro where he featured as a right-back. [2] [3]
Amaral scored his first goal in the second division on 8 August 2017, but in a 2–1 away loss to U.D. Oliveirense. [4] In January 2019, he signed for Super League Greece club Panetolikos F.C. on a six-month loan deal with an option for an additional year. [5] [6]
On 4 July 2019, Amaral joined Rio Ave F.C. on a five-year contract. [7] [8] His Primeira Liga bow took place on 25 October, in a goalless draw at F.C. 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 FC Porto. [11]
On 19 January 2023, Amaral agreed to a five-month deal at Al-Khaleej FC. [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 FC. [14]
Amaral returned to the Greek top tier in September 2023, on a one-year contract at PAS Lamia 1964. [15]
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. [16]
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