Pedro Justiniano

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Pedro Justiniano
Personal information
Full name Pedro Justiniano Almeida Gomes
Date of birth (2000-04-18) 18 April 2000 (age 23)
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
2017–2018Porto (loan)
2018–2019 Porto
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018 Juventus 0 (0)
2018Porto B (loan) 1 (0)
2018–2021 Porto B 38 (0)
2021–2022 Académica 18 (0)
2022– Radomiak Radom 12 (0)
2023–2024Petrolul Ploiești (loan) 7 (0)
2024– VPS 0 (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 12 March 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 Vaasan Palloseura (VPS).

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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.

Born in Italy, Justiniano featured for both his country of birth and Portugal at several youth levels, before making his full debut for Guinea-Bissau in 2022.

Club career

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 2023, Justiniano signed with Vaasan Palloseura (VPS) in Finnish Veikkausliiga on a two-year deal. [5]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 20 November 2022
National teamYearAppsGoals
Guinea-Bissau
202220
Total20

Honours

Porto Youth

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References

  1. "FC Porto B 0-1 Académico Viseu". ForadeJogo. 11 March 2018. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  2. "Pedro Justiniano piłkarzem Radomiaka!" (in Polish). Radomiak Radom. 10 July 2022. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  3. "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.
  4. "Pierwszy trening Radomiaka". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 9 January 2024. Archived from the original on 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  5. Tervetuloa Vaasan Palloseuraan Pedro Justiniano!, vepsu.fi, 12 March 2024
  6. 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.