Personal information | |||
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Full name | Pedro Justiniano Almeida Gomes | ||
Date of birth | 18 April 2000 | ||
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 | ||
2017–2018 | → Porto (loan) | ||
2018–2019 | Porto | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018 | Juventus | 0 | (0) |
2018 | → Porto B (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2018–2021 | Porto B | 38 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Académica | 18 | (0) |
2022–2024 | Radomiak Radom | 12 | (0) |
2023–2024 | → Petrolul Ploiești (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2024– | VPS | 12 | (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 11 July 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 VPS.
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 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 2024, Justiniano signed a two-year deal with Finnish Veikkausliiga side Vaasan Palloseura (VPS). [5] After a short hiatus of competitive games, he made one appearance with the club's reserve team in the fifth-tier Kolmonen, before debuting with VPS first team on 27 April 2024 in a Veikkausliiga match against AC Oulu, as a starter in a 2–1 win.
Born in Italy, Justiniano featured his country of birth at under-15 level, before switching his allegiance to Portugal. He represented Portugal at several youth international levels, before making his full debut for Guinea-Bissau senior national team in 2022.
Justiniano holds a dual citizenship of Guinea-Bissau and Portugal. [6]
Club | Season | League | National cup [lower-alpha 1] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Porto B | 2017–18 | LigaPro | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
2018–19 | LigaPro | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||||
2019–20 | LigaPro | 11 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||||
2020–21 | Liga Portugal 2 | 19 | 0 | – | – | – | 19 | 0 | ||||
Total | 37 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 37 | 0 | ||
Académica | 2021–22 | Liga Portugal 2 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 0 | ||
Radomiak Radom | 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | ||
Petrolul Ploiești (loan) | 2023–24 | Liga I | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||
VPS II | 2024 | Kolmonen | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
VPS | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
Career total | 87 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 0 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Guinea-Bissau | |||
2022 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 2 | 0 |
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