Pedro Miguel Pina Eugénio (born 26 June 1990) is a Portuguese professional
footballer
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who plays as a
right winger
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or a
right-back
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Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...
.
He spent most of his career abroad, making 143 appearances and scoring 31 goals in the
Bulgarian top flight for four clubs, including three spells at
Beroe. He also played in Turkey, Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia, and had a brief stint in his country's
second tier with
Farense.
Club career
Eugénio was born in
Faro,
Algarve
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. As a youth player he represented four clubs, starting his development with
S.C. Olhanense
Sporting Clube Olhanense (), commonly known as Olhanense, is a Portuguese sports club from Olhão, Algarve.
Its Association football, football team was founded on 27 April 1912 and currently plays in the Algarve Football Association Portuguese Di ...
and finishing it with
S.L. Benfica
(), commonly known as Benfica, is a professional football club based in Lisbon, Portugal, that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football.
Founded on 28 February 1904, as ''Sport Lisboa'', Benfica is one of the " ...
. He made his senior debut in 2009 with União Desportiva Messinense in the regional championships, then switched to
Algarve
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neighbours
Louletano D.C.
Louletano Desportos Clube is a Portugal, Portuguese club from Loulé, founded on 6 June 1923. The association football team currently play in the Campeonato Nacional de Seniores (Portuguese fourth level), D series.
The club plays at the Estádio ...
in the
third division for
the following season.
In the
2011–12 campaign, Eugénio represented
S.C. Farense
Sporting Clube Farense, simply known as Farense, is a Portuguese professional association football, football club based in Faro, Portugal, Faro in the Faro District, district of the same name and the region of Algarve. Founded in 1910, the club ha ...
in the
fourth tier. On 30 July 2012, after a short trial period, he joined
Bulgaria
Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...
n side
PFC Beroe Stara Zagora
Professional Football Club Beroe Stara Zagora, better known as just Beroe (), is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Stara Zagora, that competes in the Bulgarian First Professional League, First League, the top division o ...
on a three-year deal. He appeared in his first match as a professional on 11 August, playing the full 90 minutes in a 4–0 home win against
POFC Botev Vratsa
Botev () is a Bulgarian professional football club based in Vratsa, that competes in the First League, the top division of Bulgarian football.
The club was founded in 1921. Since 1948, Botev have played their home games at Stadion Hristo Bot ...
.
Eugénio returned to his homeland and Farense in January 2014, with the team now in the
Segunda Liga. In the summer, he returned to Bulgaria with
FC Haskovo
FC Haskovo 1957 () is a Bulgarian Association football, football club based in Haskovo, which currently competes in the Regional Amateur Football Groups (Bulgaria), A RFG Haskovo, the fourth tier of Bulgarian football. Haskovo's home ground is th ...
.
On 9 November 2014, Eugénio scored after dribbling two opponents in a 90-meter run, but in a 2–4 home loss to
PFC CSKA Sofia
CSKA Sofia () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia and currently competing in the country's premier football competition, the First Professional Football League, First League. ''CSKA'' is an abbreviation for ' ...
. He signed for
FC Vereya
Vereya () is a Bulgarian association football club based in Stara Zagora, which currently competes in the Southeast Third League, the third tier of Bulgarian football.
Vereya was founded in 2001. The team made a remarkable rise through the lev ...
in July 2016, arriving from fellow
First Professional Football League
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team
PFC Cherno More Varna
Cherno More () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in the city of Varna, which currently competes in Bulgaria's primary football competition, the First League. Founded on 3 March 1913, as an association football branch ...
.
Eugénio returned to Beroe on 16 June 2017. This was the most prolific
season
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of his career, coming third in goalscorers with 16 in 31 games; this included a
hat-trick
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Origin
The term first appeared in 1858 in cricket, to describe H. H. Stephenson taking three Wick ...
on 17 February in a 4–1 victory at Cherno More. At its conclusion, he moved to the Turkish
TFF First League
The TFF 1. Lig (), currently referred to as Trendyol 1. Lig for sponsorship reasons, is the second level of the Turkish football league system. The league was founded in 2001 as the ''Turkish Second League Category A'' after the reorganization ...
after agreeing to a two-year contract at
Altay S.K. for an undisclosed fee. He left by mutual consent and returned to Beroe in January 2019; that July, Altay were put under a transfer embargo by
FIFA
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until they settled debts of around 1 million
Turkish lira
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with Eugénio and
Ivan Ivanov.
Eugénio competed in the
Kazakhstan Premier League
The Kazakhstan Professional Football League (, ''Qazaqstan Premier Ligasy''), commonly referred to as the Kazakh Premier League or simply the Premier League, is a professional association football league in Kazakhstan and the highest level of the ...
the following years, representing
FC Zhetysu
Jetisu Taldykorgan (, ''Jetisu Taldyqorǵan Futbol Kluby'') is a Football in Kazakhstan, Kazakh professional football (soccer), football club based at the Zhetysu stadium in Taldykorgan. They are a founding member of the Kazakhstan Premier League ...
,
FC Taraz
FC Taraz () is a Kazakhstani professional football club based at the Taraz Central Stadium in Taraz. A leading club in the early years of the Kazakhstan Premier League, they were champions in 1996, and Kazakhstan Cup winners in 2004.
History
...
and
FC Astana
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and being voted player of the
2020 season at the first of those clubs. On 25 January 2023, hours after leaving the latter, the
free agent
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joined
Al-Adalah FC
Al-Adalah Football Club (, "Justice F.C.") is a Saudi Arabian professional football club based in Al-Hulaylah, Al-Ahsa, that plays in the Saudi First Division League.
History
Al-Adalah have finished as Second Division runners-up twice, first in ...
in the
Saudi Professional League
The Saudi Pro League (SPL), also known as the Roshn Saudi League (RSL) for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Saudi Arabia and the highest level of the Saudi football league system. The SPL is regarded as th ...
.
Personal life
Eugénio's father,
Rui, was also a footballer and a defender.
Career statistics
Honours
Farense
*
Terceira Divisão :
The Terceira Divisão Portuguesa (in English: ''Portuguese Third Division'') was a football league in Portugal, situated at the fourth level of the Portuguese football league system. The Third Division was initially the third level of the Por ...
:
2011–12
Beroe
*
Bulgarian Cup
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The tournament's format is ''single-elimination'', with all matche ...
:
2012–13
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[
*]Bulgarian Supercup
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: 2013
2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years).
2013 was designated as:
*International Year of Water Cooperation
*International Year of Quinoa
Events
January
* January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
[
Astana
*]Kazakhstan Premier League
The Kazakhstan Professional Football League (, ''Qazaqstan Premier Ligasy''), commonly referred to as the Kazakh Premier League or simply the Premier League, is a professional association football league in Kazakhstan and the highest level of the ...
: 2022
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Individual
*Kazakhstan Premier League top scorer: 2022[
]
References
External links
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1990 births
Living people
21st-century Portuguese sportsmen
Portuguese men's footballers
Footballers from Faro, Portugal
Men's association football fullbacks
Men's association football wingers
Liga Portugal 2 players
Segunda Divisão players
Louletano D.C. players
S.C. Farense players
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
PFC Beroe Stara Zagora players
FC Haskovo players
PFC Cherno More Varna players
FC Vereya players
TFF 1. Lig players
Altay S.K. footballers
Kazakhstan Premier League players
FC Zhetysu players
FC Taraz players
FC Astana players
FC Atyrau players
FC Tobol players
Saudi Pro League players
Al-Adalah FC players
Portugal men's youth international footballers
Portuguese expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria
Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan
Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan
Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia