Pedro Santos (footballer, born 2003)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro Miguel Costa Santos[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 February 2003[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Sanguedo, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Famalicão | ||
| Number | 80 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2016 | Fiães | ||
| 2016–2021 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2025 | Benfica B | 62 | (8) |
| 2024–2025 | → Moreirense (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2025– | Famalicão | 20 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2021 | Portugal U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Portugal U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Portugal U20 | 6 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | Portugal U21 | 13 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:33, 19 April 2026 (UTC) | |||
Pedro Miguel Costa Santos (born 10 February 2003) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left winger or attacking midfielder for Primeira Liga club Famalicão.
Benfica
Born in the village of Sanguedo in Santa Maria da Feira, Aveiro District, Santos started his career with Fiães before joining Benfica in 2016. He signed a professional contract with the latter club in March 2019.[2]
Santos made his professional debut with Benfica's reserves in the Liga Portugal 2 on 14 December 2021, as a last-minute substitute in a 1–0 away win against Académico de Viseu.[3] He scored his first goal in the competition the following 22 October, in the 2–0 victory at B-SAD.[4]
Ahead of the 2024–25 season, Santos was loaned to Moreirense.[5] He played his first Primeira Liga match on 11 August 2024, featuring 17 minutes of a 2–1 away win over Farense.[6]
Famalicão
On 11 July 2025, Santos joined fellow top-division side Famalicão on a three-year deal.[7] He scored his first goal on 25 January 2026, closing the 3–0 home defeat of Tondela through a bicycle kick when he was lying on the pitch.[8]
International career
Santos earned his first cap for Portugal at under-21 level on 8 September 2023, in a 3–0 win against Andorra in the 2025 UEFA European Championship qualifiers.[9][10] The following 26 March, in the same stage, he scored a 20-minute hat-trick in the 5–1 victory over Croatia.[11]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Benfica B | 2021–22 | Liga Portugal 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||