Ró-Ró

Pedro Miguel Carvalho Deus Correia (born 6 August 1990), known as Ró-Ró, is a naturalized Qatari footballer of Cape Verdean origins who plays for Al Sadd SC as a central defender.

Ró-Ró
Ró-Ró celebrating Qatar's victory in the 2019 Asian Cup
Personal information
Full name Pedro Miguel Carvalho Deus Correia
Date of birth (1990-08-06) 6 August 1990[1]
Place of birth Algueirão–Mem Martins, Portugal
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Al Sadd
Number 2
Youth career
2000–2001 Mem Martins
2001–2005 Benfica
2006 Estrela Amadora
2006–2007 Estoril
2007–2009 Farense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Farense 18 (4)
2010 Aljustrelense 8 (1)
2011–2016 Al Ahli 68 (2)
2016– Al Sadd 94 (6)
National team‡
2016– Qatar 54 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 November 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 December 2019

Club career

Born in Algueirão–Mem Martins, Sintra, Portugal of Cape Verdean descent, Ró-Ró played for several clubs as a youth, including S.L. Benfica where he spent nearly five seasons. He made his senior debut with S.C. Farense in the fourth division, switching the following season to another team in that level, S.C. Mineiro Aljustrelense.[2]

In January 2011, Ró-Ró left his country of birth and signed for Al Ahli SC (Doha) in Qatar. He scored his first goal against Al Kharaitiyat SC on 7 January 2012, but in a 2–4 loss.[3]

Ró-Ró appeared in only six matches in his first full season, and his team was also relegated from the Stars League. He joined fellow league side Al Sadd SC in 2016 and, upon his arrival, revealed his interest in playing for the Qatar national team.[4] He netted for the first time in the league for the Jesualdo Ferreira-led squad on 12 December of that year, contributing to an 8–0 home demolition of Umm Salal SC.[5]

International career
Ró-Ró (left) in action for Qatar against Japan in the 2019 Asian Cup Final

Ró-Ró made his debut for Qatar on 29 March 2016, starting in a 0–2 away loss to China for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[6] He played all the matches at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, as the tournament ended in win in the United Arab Emirates.[7]

International goals
As of 23 December 2017 (Qatar score listed first, score column indicates score after each Ró-Ró goal)[8]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.23 December 2017Al Kuwait Sports Club, Kuwait City, Kuwait Yemen4–04–023rd Arabian Gulf Cup

Honours

Club

Al-Sadd

International

Qatar

References
  1. "Pedro Miguel Correia". Eurosport. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  2. Almeida, Isaura (6 December 2018). "Há um português a representar a seleção do Qatar com o Mundial2022 em mente" [There's a Portuguese representing the Qatar national team with the 2022World Cup in mind]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  3. "Kharaitiyat snap winless run". Doha Stadium Plus. 7 January 2012. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  4. "Pedro: Happy to play for Al-Sadd, need to develop to win titles". Al Sadd SC. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  5. "Bounedjah scores brace as Sadd blast eight past Umm Salal". Gulf Times. 12 December 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  6. "China's victory over Qatar promises to end years of World Cup heartbreak". ESPN FC. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  7. "Qatar prepares for Maroons' homecoming after Asian Cup win". Al Jazeera. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  8. "Qatar make winning start to Gulf Cup of Nations defence with victory over Yemen". Inside The Games. 23 December 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
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