Rui Pedro (footballer, born 1988)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Coutoand the second or paternal family name is Ramalho.

Rui Pedro

Rui Pedro playing with CSKA Sofia in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Rui Pedro Couto Ramalho [1]
Date of birth	(1988-07-02) 2 July 1988 (age 35) [1]
Place of birth	Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal [1]
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1996–1998	Leverense
1998–2007	Porto
2003–2004	→ Padroense (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2011	Porto	0	(0)
2008	→ Estrela Amadora (loan)	4	(0)
2008–2009	→ Portimonense (loan)	22	(0)
2009–2010	→ Gil Vicente (loan)	29	(8)
2010–2011	→ Leixões (loan)	27	(8)
2011–2014	CFR Cluj	62	(10)
2014–2016	Académica	50	(8)
2016–2017	CSKA Sofia	25	(4)
2017–2019	Ferencváros	9	(0)
2019	Haladás	15	(5)
2019–2021	Diósgyőr	41	(4)
2021	Mezőkövesdi	10	(0)
2021–2023	Sanjoanense	33	(13)
International career
2004	Portugal U16	3	(2)
2004–2005	Portugal U17	14	(3)
2005–2006	Portugal U18	7	(2)
2006–2007	Portugal U19	14	(5)
2008	Portugal U20	9	(3)
2008–2010	Portugal U21	19	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:13, 19 September 2023 (UTC)

Rui Pedro Couto Ramalho (born 2 July 1988), known as Rui Pedro, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Club career

Born in Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto District, Rui Pedro joined FC Porto's youth system in 1998, at the age of 10. He was promoted to the main squad from 2007–08, but his input consisted of 45 minutes in a 0–0 away draw against C.D. Fátima in the Portuguese League Cup. ^[2] He finished the season on loan, appearing rarely for fellow Primeira Liga side C.F. Estrela da Amadora. ^[3]

Rui Pedro spent the following three years out on loan, appearing for three Segunda Liga clubs and playing and scoring regularly for the last two, Gil Vicente F.C. and Leixões SC. ^[4] In summer 2011, he left Porto by mutual agreement and signed for three years with CFR Cluj in Romania, joining a host of compatriots at the Liga I team, including manager Jorge Costa. ^[5] On 20 November of the following year, he netted the first hat-trick of his professional career, scoring all three goals in a 3–1 home win over S.C. Braga in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League. ^[6]

Rui Pedro returned to Portugal on 8 July 2014, joining Académica de Coimbra on a two-year deal. ^[7] He netted six times in his first year to help his team narrowly avoid relegation, ^[8] but they did go down the following campaign.

On 26 June 2017, Rui Pedro was signed by Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Ferencvárosi TC for three years, from Bulgaria's PFC CSKA Sofia. ^{[9] [10]}

International career

All youth categories comprised, Rui Pedro earned 66 caps for Portugal and scored 20 goals. On 25 March 2009, he, alongside teammate Bruno Pereirinha, was suspended by under-21 coach Carlos Queiroz after both attempted an unsuccessful backpass penalty during a match against Cape Verde for the Madeira International Tournament (the score was then at 2–0 for the hosts). ^[11]

Club statistics

As of 10 May 2021 ^{[12] [13]}

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Estrela Amadora
	2007–08	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Portimonense
	2008–09	22	0	3	0	0	0	25	0
Gil Vicente
	2009–10	29	8	5	3	0	0	34	11
Leixões
	2010–11	27	8	7	0	0	0	34	8
Total		82	16	15	3	0	0	97	19
CFR Cluj
	2011–12	13	0	1	0	0	0	14	0
	2012–13	24	7	5	0	7	3	36	10
	2013–14	25	3	0	0	0	0	25	3
Total		62	10	6	0	7	3	75	13
Académica
	2014–15	29	6	3	0	0	0	32	3
	2015–16	21	2	2	0	0	0	23	2
Total		50	8	5	0	0	0	55	5
CSKA Sofia
	2016–17	25	4	1	1	0	0	26	5
Total		25	4	1	1	0	0	26	5
Ferencváros
	2017–18	8	0	0	0	3	1	11	1
	2018–19	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
Total		9	0	1	0	3	1	13	1
Haladás
	2018–19	15	5	2	0	–	–	17	5
Total		15	5	2	0	0	0	17	5
Diósgyőr
	2019–20	26	3	1	0	–	–	27	3
	2020–21	13	1	1	2	–	–	14	3
Total		39	4	2	2	0	0	41	6
Mezőkövesdi
	2020–21	10	0	2	1	–	–	12	1
Total		10	0	2	1	0	0	12	1
Career total		292	47	34	7	10	4	336	58

Honours

CFR Cluj

• Liga I: 2011–12 ^[12]

References

1. "Rui Pedro" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
2. Matias, Jorge Miguel (27 September 2007). "Ficha de jogo" [Match sheet] (in Portuguese). Público . Retrieved 7 August 2018.
3. Machado, Catarina (22 January 2008). "E. Amadora: F.C Porto empresta Rui Pedro até final da época" [E. Amadora: F.C Porto loan Rui Pedro until the end of the season] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
4. R. Teixeira, Nuno (21 November 2012). "Rui Pedro: "Tive poucas oportunidades em Portugal"" [Rui Pedro: "They did not give me many chances in Portugal"] (in Portuguese). Relvado. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
5. Rui Pedro, atacantul lui Porto, a semnat pe trei ani cu CFR Cluj. Mureşan: "Jorge Costa l-a vrut" (Rui Pedro, Porto forward, signed for three years with CFR Cluj. Mureşan: "Jorge Costa wanted him"); Gazeta Sporturilor, 31 August 2011 (in Romanian)
6. Rui Pedro hat-trick ends Braga's hopes at CFR; UEFA, 20 November 2012
7. "Rui Pedro e Aderlan reforçam Académica" [Rui Pedro and Aderlan strengthen Académica] (in Portuguese). Académica Coimbra. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
8. Cunha, Pedro Jorge (10 March 2015). "Rui Pedro: o ás de Viterbo tem o dom de Deco" [Rui Pedro: Viterbo's ace has the touch of Deco] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
9. "FTC: portugál támadó érkezett Bulgáriából – hivatalos" [FTC: Portuguese forward has arrived from Bulgaria – official] (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
10. "FTC: három évre írt alá a portugál középpályás?" [FTC: was a three-year contract signed?] (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
11. Pereirinha e Rui Pedro suspensos por Queiroz (Pereirinha and Rui Pedro suspended by Queiroz) Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine ; Record, 25 March 2009 (in Portuguese)
12. "Rui Pedro". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
13. Rui Pedro at WorldFootball.net

External links

• Rui Pedro at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Rui Pedro at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
• Rui Pedro national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)