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Rui Pedro da Silva e Sousa (born 20 March 1998), known as Rui Pedro, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Slovenian club Olimpija Ljubljana as a striker.

Rui Pedro

Personal information
Full name	Rui Pedro da Silva e Sousa[1]
Date of birth	(1998-03-20) 20 March 1998 (age 24)[1]
Place of birth	Castelo de Paiva, Portugal[1]
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Striker
Club information
Current team	Olimpija Ljubljana
Number	99
Youth career
2009–2012	Sporting Paivense
2012–2017	Porto
2013–2014	→ Padroense (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2018	Porto B	23	(5)
2016–2020	Porto	9	(2)
2017–2018	→ Boavista (loan)	19	(1)
2019	→ Varzim (loan)	13	(1)
2019–2020	→ Granada B (loan)	14	(2)
2020	→ Leixões (loan)	2	(0)
2020–2021	Leixões	13	(1)
2021–2022	Penafiel	40	(4)
2022–	Olimpija Ljubljana	10	(5)
National team
2013	Portugal U15	2	(1)
2013–2014	Portugal U16	15	(3)
2014–2015	Portugal U17	11	(4)
2015–2016	Portugal U18	5	(3)
2016–2017	Portugal U19	11	(5)
2017	Portugal U20	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:56, 30 October 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Castelo de Paiva, Aveiro District, Rui Pedro joined FC Porto's youth system in 2012, aged 14. On 24 January 2015, two months shy of his 17th birthday, he made his professional debut with their B team, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 away loss against U.D. Oliveirense in the Segunda Liga.[2]

On 3 December 2016, whilst still a junior, Rui Pedro first appeared in the Primeira Liga with the main squad; after replacing Óliver Torres 15 minutes from the end of the home fixture against S.C. Braga, he scored the only goal in injury time, ending the club's negative run of 520 minutes without finding the net.[3] Four days later, also from the bench, he played his first match in the UEFA Champions League, as the hosts defeated already qualified Leicester City 5–0 to also reach the knockout stage;[4] late in the year, UEFA.com selected him as their "weekly wonderkid".[5]

Rui Pedro went on to serve four loans during his spell at the Estádio do Dragão, starting out at Boavista FC (top division),[6] then moving to Varzim SC (second tier),[7] Club Recreativo Granada (Spanish Segunda División B)[8] and Leixões SC (division two).[9] In September 2020, he signed a permanent two-year contract with the latter.[10]

From January 2021 to June 2022, Rui Pedro continued competing in his country's second division with F.C. Penafiel,[11] but he only managed to score five times in all competitions during his tenure. In August 2022, he agreed to a deal at NK Olimpija Ljubljana of the Slovenian PrvaLiga.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 12 August 2017[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League		National cup		League cup		Continental		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Porto B	2014–15	3	0	—		—		—		3	0
	2015–16	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2016–17	16	5	—		—		—		16	5
	Total	20	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	5
Porto	2016–17	9	2	0	0	3	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	13	2
Boavista (loan)	2017–18	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Career total		29	7	0	0	3	0	1	0	33	7

Honours

Porto B

• LigaPro: 2015–16[14]

Individual

• UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2017[15]

References

External links

• Rui Pedro at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Portuguese League profile (in Portuguese)
• National team data (in Portuguese)

На других языках

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- [en] Rui Pedro (footballer, born 1998)

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[es] Rui Pedro

Rui Pedro da Silva e Sousa (Pedorido, Aveiro, Portugal, 20 de marzo de 1998) es un futbolista portugués que juega de delantero en el N. K. Olimpija Ljubljana de la Primera Liga de Eslovenia.[1]

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[fr] Rui Pedro (football, 1998)

Rui Pedro da Silva e Sousa, appelé communément Rui Pedro, est un footballeur portugais né le 20 mars 1998 à Castelo de Paiva. Il évolue au poste d'attaquant.

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[it] Rui Pedro da Silva e Sousa

Rui Pedro da Silva e Sousa, noto semplicemente come Rui Pedro (Castelo de Paiva, 20 marzo 1998), è un calciatore portoghese, attaccante del Penafiel.

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[ru] Да Силва и Соза, Руй Педру

Руй Педру да Силва и Соза (порт. Rui Pedro da Silva e Sousa; родился 20 марта 1998) — португальский футболист, нападающий клуба «Порту». В настоящее время выступает за клуб «Боавишта» на правах аренды.

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