Pedro Santos (footballer, born 1988)

Pedro Miguel Martins Santos (born 22 April 1988) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew SC as a winger.

Not to be confused with Pedro Santos (disambiguation).

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Martins and the second or paternal family name is Santos.
Pedro Santos
Santos with Columbus in 2017
Personal information
Full name Pedro Miguel Martins Santos[1]
Date of birth (1988-04-22) 22 April 1988[1]
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal[1]
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Columbus Crew SC
Number 7
Youth career
1996–1997 Sporting CP
1997–2000 ADCEO
2000–2002 Sporting CP
2002–2007 Casa Pia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Casa Pia 39 (25)
2010–2012 Leixões 41 (5)
2012–2013 Vitória Setúbal 28 (4)
2013–2017 Braga 76 (18)
2013 → Astra Giurgiu (loan) 2 (1)
2014 → Rio Ave (loan) 14 (0)
2017– Columbus Crew SC 94 (18)
National team
2007 Portugal U19 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 November 2020

After starting out at Casa Pia, he went on to amass Primeira Liga totals of 118 matches with 22 goals at the service of Vitória de Setúbal, Rio Ave and Braga. He represented Leixões in the Liga de Honra, and also competed professionally in Romania with Astra Giurgiu and the United States with Columbus Crew.

Santos represented Portugal at under-19 level.

Club career

Early career

Born in Lisbon, Santos played youth football with three clubs, including Casa Pia A.C. from ages 13–19. He spent his first seasons as a senior in the lower leagues, scoring a career-best 17 goals in the 2009–10 season to help the team promote to the third division.[2]

Subsequently, Santos moved to the professionals after signing with Leixões S.C. from the Liga de Honra. In his second year at the Estádio do Mar, he started in 23 of his 27 appearances (four goals) and the side finished in 11th position.

In the summer of 2012, Santos joined Vitória de Setúbal, making his debut in the Primeira Liga on 19 August of that year by coming as a 68th-minute substitute in a 2–2 away draw against C.D. Nacional, where he won a penalty and was also booked.[3][4] His first goal in the league arrived on 4 November, when he played 79 minutes and helped the hosts defeat Sporting CP 2–1.[5]

Braga

Santos moved to S.C. Braga also in the top level in June 2013.[6] Before the end of the transfer window he was loaned to Romanian club FC Astra Giurgiu, and scored to cap a 4–0 win at FC Oţelul Galaţi on his 15 September debut after coming on at half time for Gabriel Enache.[7] Having made just three more appearances in all competitions, his loan was terminated in December.[8]

On 8 January 2014, Santos was loaned again to Rio Ave F.C. in Braga's league until the end of the season alongside teammate Stanislav Kritsyuk.[9] He played 22 total games for the team from Vila do Conde, and scored once to conclude a 3–1 away defeat of S.C. Covilhã on 26 January to qualify for the semi-finals of the Taça da Liga;[10] he started the final defeat to S.L. Benfica[11] and the loss to the same opponent in the Taça de Portugal decider too.[12]

After returning to his parent club, Santos helped to consecutive fourth-place finishes and scored a combined 12 goals in the process. On 22 May 2016, he replaced Josué for the last minutes of regulation time in the national cup final (2–2 draw), and converted his penalty shootout attempt in a 4–2 victory at the Estádio Nacional.[13]

Columbus Crew

On 7 August 2017, the 29-year-old Santos signed for Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew SC as a designated player, for a club record undisclosed fee.[14] He made his debut 12 days later, playing 28 minutes in a 1–1 away draw against Orlando City SC.[15]

Santos scored his first goal for the team from Ohio on 24 March 2018, concluding their 3–1 home win over D.C. United.[16] It was his only of the season, in which he was sent off on 5 May in a goalless draw at Seattle Sounders FC for a kick to Alex Roldan's face.[17]

In 2019, Santos recorded his best professional figures of 11 goals from 33 games,[18] though the Crew missed the playoffs. On 28 July, he scored twice in a 3–2 victory at the New York Red Bulls.[19]

Santos scored eight goals and assisted seven in 26 matches in 2020 as the team from Ohio won the MLS Cup for the first time since 2008, making him the first Portuguese to pick up a medal in the tournament. He scored an extra-time goal on 30 November in a 2–0 home win over Nashville SC in the Eastern Conference semi-finals, though he missed the final win over Seattle due to a COVID-19 diagnosis.[20] The day after the victory, his contract option for 2021 was exercised.[21]

International career

Santos earned two caps for the Portuguese under-19 team, in as many friendlies against Spain in March 2007.[22]

Career statistics
As of 6 December 2020[23][24]
Club Season League Domestic Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental[lower-alpha 3] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Casa Pia 2008–09 Terceira Divisão 14810–––158
2009–10 Terceira Divisão 251730–––2817
Total 3925400000004325
Leixões 2010–11 Liga de Honra 1412020––181
2011–12 Liga de Honra 2743010––314
2012–13 Segunda Liga 000021––21
Total 41550510000516
Vitória Setúbal 2012–13 Primeira Liga 2842040––344
Braga 2013–14 Primeira Liga 00000000–00
2014–15 Primeira Liga 2654030––335
2015–16 Primeira Liga 237713280–4110
2016–17 Primeira Liga 2762231501[lower-alpha 4]0389
2017–18 Primeira Liga 00000020–20
Total 7618133931501011424
Astra Giurgiu (loan) 2013–14 Liga I 2120–00–41
Rio Ave (loan) 2013–14 Primeira Liga 1404041––221
Columbus Crew SC 2017 MLS 9000––5[lower-alpha 5]0140
2018 30100––3[lower-alpha 5]0331
2019 331120–––3511
2020 226–––3 2258
Total 941820000011210720
Career total 2947132322515012237581
  1. Includes the Taça de Portugal, Cupa României, and U.S. Open Cup
  2. All appearances in the Taça da Liga
  3. All appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
  5. Appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs

Honours

Club

Casa Pia

Braga

Astra Giurgiu

Columbus Crew

Individual

References
  1. "Pedro Santos" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  2. Cunha, Pedro Jorge (5 December 2019). "80 anos à espera do FC Porto: "Ninguém esquece o Casa Pia"" [80 years waiting for FC Porto: "No one forgets Casa Pia"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  3. "Nacional 2–2 V. Setúbal" (in Portuguese). SAPO. 19 August 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  4. Freitas, Marco (20 August 2012). "Infantilidades a mais" [Too much of child's play]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  5. "V. Setúbal-Sporting, 2–1 (destaques)" [V. Setúbal-Sporting, 2–1 (highlights)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 4 November 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  6. Ruela, João (14 June 2013). "Sp. Braga apresenta o reforço Joãozinho" [Sp. Braga apresent addition Joãozinho]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  7. "Măcel la Galați! Oțelul – Astra 0–4. "Dublă" Cristescu și doi jucători eliminați de la gazde" [Butchery at Galați! Oțelul – Astra 0–4. Cristecu "brace" and two players sent off for the hosts] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 15 September 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  8. "Pedro Santos îşi va rezilia contractul cu Astra Giurgiu" [Pedro Santos will rescind contract with Astra Giurgiu] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 23 December 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  9. "Stanislav Kritciuk e Pedro Santos reforçam Rio Ave por empréstimo do Braga" [Stanislav Kritciuk and Pedro Santos bolster Rio Ave on loan from Braga] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  10. Fernandes, Nuno (26 January 2014). "Rio Ave vence na Covilhã e está nas meias-finais" [Rio Ave win in Covilhã and are in the semi-finals]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  11. Gomes, José Pedro (7 May 2014). "Benfica conquista quinta Taça da Liga de futebol" [Benfica conquer fifth League Cup in football]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  12. "Benfica garante Taça de Portugal e faz "pleno" nas competições nacionais (vídeo)" [Benfica confirm Portuguese Cup and "take it all" in national competitions (video)] (in Portuguese). TSF. 18 May 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  13. "Sp. Braga vence Taça de Portugal" [Sp. Braga win Portuguese Cup] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 22 May 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  14. "Crew SC adds 3rd DP in Portuguese midfielder Pedro Santos". Columbus Crew SC. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  15. "#MLS | David Villa sigue implacable" [#MLS | David Villa remains relentless] (in Spanish). Deporte Total USA. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  16. "The wait is over for Pedro Santos". SB Nation. 25 March 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  17. Lijenwall, Ari (5 May 2018). "Seattle Sounders play 10-man Columbus Crew SC to 0–0 draw". Seattle Sounders FC. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  18. Fisher, Tyler (9 October 2019). "Pedro Santos nominated for MLS Goal of the Year". SB Nation. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  19. "Santos' second-half brace lifts Crew over Red Bulls". WABC-TV. 28 July 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  20. Gillen, Sean (16 December 2020). "Happiness and disappointment: Portuguese midfielder Pedro Santos reflects on MLS Cup win after COVID-19 diagnosis". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  21. Myers, Jacob (14 December 2020). "Columbus Crew announces roster, contract decisions for 2021 after MLS Cup championship". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  22. "Pedro Santos" (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  23. Pedro Santos at ForaDeJogo
  24. Pedro Santos at Soccerway
  25. "Finala Cupei României: Steaua-Astra 2–4 la lovituri de departajare (0–0 după prelungiri). Giurgiuvenii, la primul trofeu din istorie" [Romanian Cup final: Steaua-Astra 2–4 in penalty shootout (0–0 after extra time). Giurgiu, the first trophy in history]. ProSport (in Romanian). 24 May 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  26. "Pedro Santos – Leixões – Prémios foram entregues" [Pedro Santos – Leixões – Awards were handed out] (in Portuguese). Mitch Foot Futebol Matosinhos. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
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