Petros Matheus dos Santos Araújo (born 29 May 1989), simply known as Petros, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays for Al-Fateh of Saudi Arabia mainly as a

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Club career

Early career

Born in

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, Petros graduated with Vitória's youth setup, and made his debuts while on loan at Democrata de Sete Lagoas in 2008. After another temporary spell at Rio Branco-ES in the following year, he signed for Fluminense de Feira on 29 December 2009. In January 2012 Petros joined Juazeirense, but only days after, signed for Boa Esporte, as a clause on his contract allowed a free transfer to a club from Série A or Série B. He made his professional debut on 29 May, coming on as a half-time substitute in a 2–1 home win against

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. Petros scored his first professional goal on 10 July 2012, netting the last in a 3–4 away loss against

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. He finished the campaign with 31 appearances and four goals, as his side narrowly avoided relegation. On 17 December 2013 Petros signed for Penapolense.

Corinthians

On 5 April 2014, after impressing with Penapolense in

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, Petros signed a one-year loan deal with

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, with a buyout clause. Petros made his debut on the main category of Brazilian football on 20 April 2014, starting in a 0–0 away draw against

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. On 15 July he signed a new four-year contract with ''Timão'', who bought 50% of his federative rights, being effective on 1 August; he scored his first goal in the category late in the month, netting the last in a 2–0 home win against fierce rivals

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. On 10 August 2014, in a 1–0 win at Santos, Petros deliberately pushed the referee Raphael Claus. Initially being punished with a six-month suspension eight days later, his charge was reduced to three matches on 11 September.

Betis

On 22 June 2015 Petros signed a four-year contract with

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, newly promoted to

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, for a rumoured

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1.5 million fee, with the transfer being officially announced three days later. Petros made his debut for the club on 29 August, replacing

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in a 0–5 away loss against

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. He scored his first goal abroad on 24 September, but in a 1–2 home loss against

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São Paulo

On June 21, 2017, Betis accepted the offer from Tricolor for Petros. São Paulo bought 50% of Petros' rights, and he must come to Brazil, for signing his contract, on June 26. On June 29, Petros was appointed by the

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. He said he is living the best moment of his career. Petros will wear the shirt number 6

Al-Nassr

On June 27, 2018,

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signed Brazilian midfielder Petros for two seasons by buying the player's card from Sao Paulo to represent Al Nassr from the new season to represent Al Nassr from the new season of the

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revealed in a tweet on his official account of the social networking site Twitter that the 29-year-old player was officially signed, accompanied by a welcome statement with his age and position on the pitch.

Career statistics

Honours

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;Al-Nassr *

: 2018–19

References

External links

Kirin Soccer profile
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