Personal information | |||
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Full name | Pedro Manuel da Silva Moreira [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 15 March 1989||
Place of birth | Lousada, Portugal [1] | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1998–2001 | Lousada | ||
2002 | Boavista | ||
2002–2003 | Pasteleira | ||
2003–2007 | Boavista | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2008 | Boavista | 6 | (0) |
2008–2015 | Porto | 0 | (0) |
2008–2009 | → Boavista (loan) | 28 | (2) |
2009–2010 | → Gil Vicente (loan) | 26 | (0) |
2010–2011 | → Portimonense (loan) | 21 | (2) |
2011–2012 | → Gil Vicente (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2012–2014 | Porto B | 67 | (4) |
2014–2015 | → Rio Ave (loan) | 26 | (3) |
2015–2018 | Rio Ave | 48 | (2) |
2018–2019 | Hermannstadt | 9 | (0) |
2020–2025 | Arouca | 66 | (1) |
Total | 310 | (14) | |
International career | |||
2004–2005 | Portugal U16 | 9 | (0) |
2005–2006 | Portugal U17 | 13 | (1) |
2007 | Portugal U18 | 1 | (0) |
2008 | Portugal U19 | 6 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Portugal U21 | 10 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Pedro Manuel da Silva Moreira (born 15 March 1989) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Moreira was born in Lousada, Porto District. He made his Primeira Liga debut in 2007–08 with Boavista FC, his first match in the competition being on 16 December 2007 in a 2–0 home win against Associação Naval 1º de Maio where he came on as a last-minute substitute, also being booked; [2] in spite of a 9th-place finish, the season ended in relegation due to the Apito Dourado affair. [3]
In summer 2008, Moreira signed for FC Porto as a 19-year-old. He spent the next four years on loan in both the top division and the Segunda Liga, to Boavista, Gil Vicente F.C. (twice) [4] [5] and Portimonense SC. [6]
From 2012 to 2014, Moreira competed with Porto's reserves in the second tier, where he acted as captain. [7] In the latter campaign, he helped his team to finish second by contributing 38 appearances and four goals, [8] but they were ineligible for promotion. [9]
Moreira was loaned to fellow top-flight club Rio Ave F.C. in June 2014. [10] He totalled 41 games with four goals for the season, [11] including seven to help his team to reach the group phase of the UEFA Europa League. [12]
On 22 July 2015, Moreira joined Rio Ave on a permanent three-year contract. [13]
Moreira agreed to a deal at FC Hermannstadt of the Romanian Liga I on 18 October 2018. [14] He returned to Portugal in February 2020, signing with F.C. Arouca in the third tier [15] and going on to achieve two promotions in as many years. [16]
On 2 June 2022, aged 33, Moreira renewed his link at the Estádio Municipal de Arouca until 2024. [17] He retired in June 2025, being immediately appointed his last club's team manager. [18]
Moreira won 39 caps for Portugal across all youth levels. His under-21 bow took place on 11 July 2009, in a 1–0 loss against Cape Verde in the Lusofonia Games. [19] [20]