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 24)
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)
2022–2024 Radomiak Radom 12 (0)
2023–2024Petrolul 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.

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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.

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 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.

International career

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.

Personal life

Justiniano holds a dual citizenship of Guinea-Bissau and Portugal. [6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 18 July 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Porto B 2017–18 LigaPro 1010
2018–19 LigaPro6060
2019–20 LigaPro110110
2020–21 Liga Portugal 2190190
Total370370
Académica 2021–22 Liga Portugal 218020200
Radomiak Radom 2022–23 Ekstraklasa 12020140
Petrolul Ploiești (loan) 2023–24 Liga I 701080
VPS II2024 Kolmonen 1010
VPS 2024 Veikkausliiga 120002 [lower-alpha 2] 000140
Career total870502000940

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. Pedro Justiniano at WorldFootball.net
  7. 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.