Pedro João Luís Bonifácio (born 6 August 1985) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Pedro Bonifácio
Personal information
Full name Pedro João Luís Bonifácio[1]
Date of birth (1985-08-06) 6 August 1985 (age 39)[1]
Place of birth Mafra, Portugal[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1996–2000 Ericeirense
2000–2003 Mafra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2007 Mafra 43 (6)
2007–2008 Igreja Nova
2008–2011 Mafra 80 (25)
2011–2012 Doxa 25 (8)
2012–2013 Anagennisi Deryneia 13 (4)
2013 Vardar 3 (0)
2013–2014 Mafra 26 (10)
2014–2016 Atlético Malveira 62 (28)
2016–2019 Torreense 86 (26)
2019–2020 Sintrense 16 (2)
Total 354 (109)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Bonifácio was born in Mafra, Lisbon District. He never played in higher than the third division in his country, representing mainly local club C.D. Mafra where he also acted as captain.[2] 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.[3]

From summer 2011 until January 2013, Bonifácio competed in the Cypriot Second Division. Subsequently, the 27-year-old signed with FK Vardar 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.[4]

Bonifácio returned to Portugal in the 2016 off-season, joining S.C.U. Torreense. 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's C.D. Nacional, where he also missed a penalty kick.[5][6]

Honours

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Vardar

Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Pedro Bonifácio" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Entrevista com Pedro Bonifácio" [Interview with Pedro Bonifácio] (in Portuguese). C.D. Mafra. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  3. ^ Miranda, Tiago (22 May 2016). "O melhor marcador da Taça é este homem: "Chamam-me o Jonas da Malveira"" [The Cup's top scorer is this man: "They call me the Jonas of Malveira"]. Expresso (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Вардар конечно заигра како шампион, Шкендија се врати во Тетово демолирана со 6–1 (видео)" [Vardar finally played as a champion, Shkendija returned to Tetovo with a 6–1 demolition (video)]. Ekipa (in Macedonian). 12 March 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  5. ^ a b Pinto, Pedro Gonçalo (17 November 2016). "Artilheiro talismã do Torreense está cheio de apetite" [Torreense talisman striker is full of appetite]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  6. ^ Granada, Ricardo (22 November 2016). "Torreense: Velhos conhecidos alimentam o sonho" [Torreense: Old acquaintances feed the dream]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 May 2017.
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