Samuel "Samu" Araújo Fernández (born 9 December 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Pontevedra CF.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Araújo Fernández | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-12-09) 9 December 1995 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Vigo, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Pontevedra | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Celta | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Celta B | 93 | (2) |
| 2015–2018 | Celta | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Barcelona B (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Atlético Madrid B | 35 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Arka Gdynia | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Cultural Leonesa | 18 | (1) |
| 2021– | Pontevedra | 11 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:59, 8 January 2022 (UTC) | |||
Born in Vigo, Galicia, Samu played youth football with local Celta de Vigo, signing a new three-year deal on 12 July 2013.[1] He made his senior debut with the B-team on 27 October 2013, starting in a 2–2 home draw against SD Logroñés in the Segunda División B.[2]
Samu made his first-team debut on 14 January 2015, starting and playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 away win against Athletic Bilbao, in the season's Copa del Rey.[3] On 9 July 2017 he moved to another reserve team, after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with FC Barcelona B.[4]
On 21 June 2018, after featuring in only one match while on loan, Samu terminated his contract with Celta.[5]
Pontevedra CF – current squad | |
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