Luís Pedro (footballer, born 1989)

Luís Pedro Gomes Martins (born 23 June 1989), known as Luís Pedro, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Anadia F.C. as a central defender.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Gomes and the second or paternal family name is Martins.
Luís Pedro
Personal information
Full name Luís Pedro Gomes Martins[1]
Date of birth (1989-06-23) 23 June 1989[1]
Place of birth Freamunde, Portugal[1]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Anadia
Youth career
1997–2008 Freamunde
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2013 Freamunde 124 (2)
2013–2014 Portimonense 10 (1)
2014–2017 Freamunde 122 (5)
2017–2019 Penafiel 61 (4)
2019–2022 Varzim 50 (6)
2022–2023 Vitória Setúbal 5 (0)
2023– Anadia 7 (0)
International career
2009 Portugal U21 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:36, 15 March 2023 (UTC)

He spent his entire professional career in LigaPro, making over 350 appearances mainly in two spells with Freamunde, and also with Portimonense, Penafiel and Varzim.

Club career

Born in Freamunde, Porto District, Luís Pedro started his career with local S.C. Freamunde. He spent six seasons with the club in the second division, making his debut in the competition on 4 May 2008 in 2–4 home loss against C.D. Aves (21 minutes played).

In the summer of 2013, Luís Pedro was due to sign for C.D. Nacional of the Primeira Liga.[2] His contract was terminated shortly after being told by manager Manuel Machado he was not part of his plans,[3] and he stayed in the second level by joining Portimonense S.C. on a one-year deal.[4] He played 13 total games in his time on the Algarve, and scored to open a 1–1 home draw with C.D. Feirense on 29 December to keep his team in first place.[5]

Luís Pedro went back to his hometown club in June 2014, on a one-year contract.[6] He was an undisputed started during his second spell, then moved to F.C. Penafiel for the next two years.[7]

After becoming a free agent in June 2019, the 30-year-old Luís Pedro switched to Varzim S.C. again in the second tier for the upcoming season.[8] In late October, he was reported to be the active player with most overall appearances in the competition ahead of Jorge Pires.[9]

International career

Luís Pedro scored once in his only appearance for the Portuguese under-21 side, a 2–0 victory over Mozambique on 14 July 2009 for the Lusophony Games held in Amadora.

References
  1. "Luis Pedro" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  2. Pestana, José (12 July 2013). "Mercado: OFICIAL – Defesa Luís Pedro é reforço do Nacional" [Market: OFFICIAL – Defender Luís Pedro is a Nacional addition] (in Portuguese). Futebol 365. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  3. "Defesa Luís Pedro não fica no plantel do Nacional" [Defender Luís Pedro does not remain in Nacional squad] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 25 July 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  4. "Luís Pedro contratado" [Luís Pedro signed] (in Portuguese). Portimonense S.C. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  5. "Portimonense-Feirense, 1–1: Empate mantém liderança" [Portimonense-Feirense, 1–1: Draw maintains lead]. Record (in Portuguese). 29 December 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  6. Resendes, Manuel (28 June 2014). "Mercado: Jorge Batista e Luís Pedro são reforços do Freamunde" [Market: Jorge Batista and Luís Pedro are additions to Freamunde] (in Portuguese). Futebol 365. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  7. "Penafiel reforça defesa com Luís Pedro (ex-Freamunde)" [Penafiel bolster defence with Luís Pedro (ex-Freamunde)]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 31 May 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  8. "Varzim contrata defesa central Luís Pedro (ex-Penafiel)" [Varzim sign central defender Luís Pedro (ex-Penafiel)]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 11 June 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  9. "Luís Pedro é o jogador em competição com maior número de jogos na II Liga" [Luís Pedro is the active player with the highest number of games in the II League]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 21 October 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
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