# Pedro Justiniano

Pedro Justiniano Almeida Gomes (born 18 April 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Veikkausliiga club VPS.
Justiniano started out his senior career at Porto B in 2018, initially on loan from Juventus. He signed for Académica in 2021, and one year later moved to Polish side Radomiak Radom.

## Club career

Born in Italy, Justiniano represented Vicenza, Juventus and Porto at junior level.
On 11 March 2018, while on loan from Juventus, Justiniano made his professional debut for Porto B in a 0–1 LigaPro loss to Académico Viseu.
On 10 July 2022, after spending one season at Académica, he moved to Polish side Radomiak Radom on a three-year contract. On 2 July 2023, Justiniano was sent on a season-long loan to Liga I club Petrolul Ploiești. He was recalled in early January 2024.
On 12 March 2024, Justiniano signed a two-year deal with Finnish Veikkausliiga side Vaasan Palloseura (VPS). After a short hiatus of competitive games, he made one appearance with the club's reserve team in the fifth-tier Kolmonen, before debuting with VPS first team on 27 April 2024 in a Veikkausliiga match against AC Oulu, as a starter in a 2–1 win.

## International career

Born in Italy, Justiniano featured his country of birth at under-15 level, before switching his allegiance to Portugal. He represented Portugal at several youth international levels, before making his full debut for Guinea-Bissau senior national team in 2022.

## Personal life

Justiniano holds a dual citizenship of Guinea-Bissau and Portugal.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 29 August 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Porto B | 2017–18 | LigaPro | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Porto B | 2018–19 | LigaPro | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 0 |
| Porto B | 2019–20 | LigaPro | 11 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 0 |
| Porto B | 2020–21 | Liga Portugal 2 | 19 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | 0 |
| Porto B | Total | Total | 37 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 37 | 0 |
| Académica | 2021–22 | Liga Portugal 2 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 20 | 0 |
| Radomiak Radom | 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 14 | 0 |
| Petrolul Ploiești (loan) | 2023–24 | Liga I | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 8 | 0 |
| VPS | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| VPS | 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| VPS | Total | Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| VPS II | 2024 | Kolmonen | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 92 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
* ↑ Includes Taça de Portugal, Polish Cup, Cupa României and Suomen Cup
* ↑ Includes UEFA Conference League
* ↑ Appearances in Finnish League Cup

### International

    As of match played 20 November 2022
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Guinea-Bissau |
| Guinea-Bissau | 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 2 | 0 |

## Honours

Porto Youth
* UEFA Youth League: 2018–19