Pedro João Luís Bonifácio (born 6 August 1985) is a
Portuguese former professional
footballer who played as a
striker
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.
Club career
Bonifácio was born in
Mafra,
Lisbon District. He never played in higher than the
third division
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Association football
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in his country, representing mainly local club
C.D. Mafra
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where he also acted as
captain
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. in the
2015–16 season he scored a career-best 15 goals to help
AC Malveira finish in fourth place in their group (among ten teams), also helping them to
the fourth round of the
Taça de Portugal whilst being crowned the competition's top scorer.
From summer 2011 until January 2013, Bonifácio competed in the
Cypriot Second Division. Subsequently, the 27-year-old signed with
FK Vardar
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from the
Macedonian First Football League, making his professional debut on 12 March 2013 in a 6–1 home win against
KF Shkëndija where he came on as a 72nd-minute
substitute.
Bonifácio returned to Portugal in the 2016 off-season, joining
S.C.U. Torreense
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History
It participated six times in the Portuguese Liga (last in 1991–92 ...
. In his
debut campaign, he netted six times in five games as his side reached the
last-16 stage in the domestic cup – this included the only in a 1–0 defeat of
Primeira Liga
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's
C.D. Nacional
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, where he also missed a
penalty kick.
Honours
Vardar
*
Macedonian First Football League:
2012–13
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Individual
*
Taça de Portugal top scorer:
2015–16[
]
References
External links
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1985 births
Living people
People from Mafra, Portugal
Sportspeople from Lisbon District
Portuguese footballers
Association football forwards
Segunda Divisão players
C.D. Mafra players
S.C.U. Torreense players
S.U. Sintrense players
Cypriot Second Division players
Doxa Katokopias FC players
Anagennisi Deryneia FC players
Macedonian First Football League players
FK Vardar players
Portuguese expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
Expatriate footballers in North Macedonia
Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus