Pedro Sá

Pedro Miguel da Cunha e Sá (born 1 December 1993) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Primeira Liga club Estrela da Amadora.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Cunha and the second or paternal family name is Sá.
Pedro Sá
Personal information
Full name Pedro Miguel da Cunha e Sá[1]
Date of birth (1993-12-01) 1 December 1993[1]
Place of birth Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal[1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Estrela Amadora
Number 21
Youth career
2003–2012 Varzim
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Varzim 111 (5)
2014–2015 Varzim B 2 (0)
2016–2023 Portimonense 172 (2)
2023– Estrela Amadora 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:17, 20 September 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Póvoa de Varzim, Sá joined hometown club Varzim SC's youth ranks at the age of 9. He made his senior debut with eight games in the third division in 2012–13, and played regularly in the next three seasons, the last of which in Segunda Liga; he also appeared in two matches for their reserves in the Porto Football Association's first district league.

Ahead of the 2016–17 campaign, Sá signed with Portimonense S.C. of the same league[2]– in July 2018, a court in Póvoa de Varzim ordered his previous club to pay some of the transfer fee to his agents, Foot Emotions.[3] The team from the Algarve won promotion in his first year, as champions.[4]

Sá made his Primeira Liga debut on 7 August 2017, playing the entire 2–1 home win against Boavista FC.[5] He added a further 27 appearances during the season, scoring in a 3–3 draw at Vitória S.C. on 23 October.[6]

In January 2019, Sá signed a new contract lasting until 2023, with a buyout clause of €30 million.[7] He injured his elbow in December of the following year, requiring surgery;[8] in one of his first games back on 20 March 2021 he was sent off at the end of a 2–1 home loss to FC Porto.[9] That 6 November, he scored his first league goal for over four years, concluding a 2–0 victory over B-SAD also at the Estádio Municipal de Portimão.[10]

On 30 June 2023, Sá joined recently-promoted C.F. Estrela da Amadora on a two-year deal as a free agent.[11]

Career statistics
As of match played 29 April 2023[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Varzim 2012–13 Segunda Divisão 80000080
2013–14 Campeonato Nacional 3120000312
2014–15 Campeonato Nacional 3201000330
2015–16 LigaPro 4030020423
Total 111510201145
Portimonense 2016–17 LigaPro 3800010390
2017–18 Primeira Liga 2811140332
2018–19 Primeira Liga 32 0 0 0 1 0 33 0
2019–20 Primeira Liga 25 0 0 0 3 0 28 0
2020–21 Primeira Liga 16 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
2021–22 Primeira Liga 20 1 4 0 2 0 26 1
2022–23 Primeira Liga 13 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
Total 1722511101883
Estrela Amadora 2023–24 Primeira Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career totals 2837611303028

    References
    1. "Pedro Sá" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
    2. Alves, Armando (27 May 2016). "Wilson Manafá e Pedro Sá são reforços" [Wilson Manafá and Pedro Sá are additions]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 October 2019.
    3. "Varzim condenado a indemnizar empresa que agencia Pedro Sá" [Varzim ordered to compensate business who act as agents to Pedro Sá] (in Portuguese). Sábado. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
    4. "Portimonense festeja título com vitória nos Açores" [Portimonense celebrate title with win in the Azores] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
    5. "Portimonense estreia-se na liga com um triunfo" [Portimonense make league debut with win]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 7 August 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
    6. "VÍDEO Vitória e Portimonense atores de um jogo louco" [VIDEO Vitória and Portimonense the actors in a crazy game]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 23 October 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
    7. "Pedro Sá renova com o Portimonense até 2023" [Pedro Sá renews with Portimonense until 2023] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
    8. Alves, Armando (27 January 2021). "Pedro Sá perto do regresso" [Pedro Sá near to return]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 May 2023.
    9. "FC Porto vence em Portimão e consolida segundo lugar" [FC Porto win in Portimão and consolidate second place]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 20 March 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
    10. "Portimonense bate o Belenenses e reforça sexto lugar da Liga Bwin" [Portimonense beat Belenenses and bolster sixth place in the Bwin League]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 6 November 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
    11. Guerra, Francisco (30 June 2023). "Pedro Sá assina por duas épocas com o E. Amadora" [Pedro Sá signs for two seasons with E. Amadora]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 August 2023.
    12. Pedro Sá at Soccerway
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