Rui Pedro (footballer, born 1988)

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

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Couto and 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[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)

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 for 2007–08, but his input would consist 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 40000040
Portimonense
2008–09 2203000250
Gil Vicente
2009–10 29853003411
Leixões
2010–11 2787000348
Total 8216153009719
CFR Cluj
2011–12 1301000140
2012–13 24750733610
2013–14 2530000253
Total 621060737513
Académica
2014–15 2963000323
2015–16 2122000232
Total 5085000555
CSKA Sofia
2016–17 2541100265
Total 2541100265
Ferencváros
2017–18 800031111
2018–19 10100020
Total 901031131
Haladás
2018–19 15520––175
Total 1552000175
Diósgyőr
2019–20 26310––273
2020–21 13112––143
Total 3942200416
Mezőkövesdi
2020–21 10021––121
Total 1002100121
Career total 2924734710433658

Honours

CFR Cluj

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
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