Simão Pedro Soares Azevedo (born 31 May 1995), known as Simãozinho, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for F.C. Penafiel as a left-back and left winger.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Simão Pedro Soares Azevedo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-05-31) 31 May 1995 (age 27)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Trofa, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back, winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Penafiel | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2014 | Trofense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Trofense | 31 | (1) |
| 2015−2019 | Braga B | 135 | (5) |
| 2016 | Braga | 0 | (0) |
| 2019−2020 | Estoril | 6 | (0) |
| 2020 | Chaves | 3 | (0) |
| 2020− | Penafiel | 51 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2014 | Portugal U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | Portugal U21 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:30, 25 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
Born in Trofa, Porto District, Simãozinho began his career at hometown club C.D. Trofense in the second division in 2014. He totalled 35 games in his first full season as a professional, scoring once in a 2–0 home win against FC Porto B on 9 November 2014.[2]
Simãozinho transferred to S.C. Braga in July 2015, being assigned to their reserves in the same league.[3] He made his debut for the first team on 20 January 2016 in a Taça da Liga group match away to Leixões SC, as a 68th-minute substitute for Stian Ringstad in a 4–0 victory.[4][5][6]
On 24 June 2019, free agent Simãozinho signed with G.D. Estoril Praia still in the Portuguese second tier.[7] The following transfer window, he joined fellow league side G.D. Chaves.[8]
F.C. Penafiel – current squad | |
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