Pedro Machado
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro Miguel Ruas Machado | ||
| Date of birth | 22 June 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Amadora, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2012 | Quarteirense | ||
| 2012–2015 | Louletano | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Louletano | 13 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Mirandela | 12 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Sertanense | 20 | (1) |
| 2017 | Olhanense | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Louletano | 18 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Belenenses SAD | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Casa Pia | 24 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Oliveirense | 27 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | FC U Craiova | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Torreense | 15 | (1) |
| 2023 | Vitória de Setúbal | 15 | (1) |
| 2024 | IFK Mariehamn | 24 | (0) |
| 2025 | Pacific FC | 12 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 July 2025 | |||
Pedro Miguel Ruas Machado (born 22 June 1996) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.
Career
He made his Taça da Liga debut for Casa Pia on 28 July 2019 in a game against Vilafranquense.[1]
On 18 June 2021, Machado joined Romanian Liga I club FC U Craiova.[2]
On 18 January 2024, Machado signed a one-year contract with Finnish Veikkausliiga club IFK Mariehamn.[3]
On 11 February 2025, he signed with Pacific FC in Canadian Premier League.[4] In July 2025, he agreed to a mutual termination of the remainder of his contract.[5]
Career statistics
- As of 23 July 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Louletano | 2014–15 | Campeonato Nacional de Seniores | 13 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | ||
| Mirandela | 2015–16 | Campeonato de Portugal | 12 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | ||
| Sertanense | 2016–17 | Campeonato de Portugal | 20 | 1 | – | – | 20 | 1 | ||
| Louletano | 2017–18 | Campeonato de Portugal | 18 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 0 | ||
| Casa Pia | 2018–19 | Campeonato de Portugal | 6 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | LigaPro | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Oliveirense | 2020–21 | Liga Portugal 2 | 27 | 1 | – | – | 27 | 1 | ||
| FC U Craiova | 2021–22 | Liga I | 2 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| Torreense | 2021–22 | Liga 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 | Liga Portugal 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
| Vitória de Setúbal | 2022–23 | Liga 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 14 | 1 | |
| IFK Mariehamn | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Pacific FC | 2025 | Canadian Premier League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Career total | 180 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 195 | 4 | ||
- ^ Includes Taça de Portugal and Suomen Cup
- ^ Includes Taça da Liga
- ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
References
- ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 28 July 2019.
- ^ "OFICIAL | Două noi transferuri la U Craiova 1948: "Va fi noul stâlp din apărarea noastră!"" [OFFICIAL | Two new transfers to U Craiova 1948: "He will be the new pillar of our defense!"]. DigiSport (in Romanian). 18 June 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Portugisisk mittback förstärker Grönvitt" [Portuguese centre-back reinforces Grönvitt] (in Swedish). IFK Mariehamn. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ Pacific FC Sign Experienced Portuguese Centre Back Pedro Machado, pacificfc.canpl.ca, 11 February 2025
- ^ "Pacific FC Brings Home Club's All-Time Leading Goal Scorer Alejandro 'Wero' Díaz". Pacific FC. 13 July 2025.
External links
- Pedro Machado at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Pedro Machado at Soccerway
- Pedro Machado club profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)