Pedro Sá

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Cunha and the second or paternal family name is Sá.

Pedro Miguel da Cunha e Sá (born 1 December 1993) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club CS Sfaxien.

Pedro Sá

Personal information
Full name	Pedro Miguel da Cunha e Sá[1]
Date of birth	(1993-12-01) 1 December 1993 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth	Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal[1]
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Sfaxien
Number	14
Youth career
2003–2012	Varzim
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2016	Varzim	111	(5)
2014–2015	Varzim B	2	(0)
2016–2023	Portimonense	172	(2)
2023–2024	Estrela Amadora	18	(0)
2024–	Sfaxien		(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:00, 18 May 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Póvoa de Varzim, Sá joined hometown club Varzim SC's youth ranks at the age of 9. He made his senior debut with eight games in the third division in 2012–13, and played regularly in the next three seasons, the last of which in Segunda Liga; he also appeared in two matches for their reserves in the Porto Football Association's first district league.

Ahead of the 2016–17 campaign, Sá signed with Portimonense S.C. of the same league^[2]– in July 2018, a court in Póvoa de Varzim ordered his previous club to pay some of the transfer fee to his agents, Foot Emotions.^[3] The team from the Algarve won promotion in his first year, as champions.^[4]

Sá made his Primeira Liga debut on 7 August 2017, playing the entire 2–1 home win against Boavista FC.^[5] He added a further 27 appearances during the season, scoring in a 3–3 draw at Vitória S.C. on 23 October.^[6]

In January 2019, Sá signed a new contract lasting until 2023, with a buyout clause of €30 million.^[7] He injured his elbow in December of the following year, requiring surgery;^[8] in one of his first games back on 20 March 2021 he was sent off at the end of a 2–1 home loss to FC Porto.^[9] That 6 November, he scored his first league goal for over four years, concluding a 2–0 victory over B-SAD also at the Estádio Municipal de Portimão.^[10]

On 30 June 2023, Sá joined recently-promoted C.F. Estrela da Amadora on a two-year deal as a free agent.^[11] The 30-year-old moved abroad for the first time in July 2024, joining Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 side CS Sfaxien until June 2026.^[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 May 2024^[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Varzim	2012–13	Segunda Divisão	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
	2013–14	Campeonato Nacional	31	2	0	0	0	0	31	2
	2014–15	Campeonato Nacional	32	0	1	0	0	0	33	0
	2015–16	LigaPro	40	3	0	0	2	0	42	3
	Total		111	5	1	0	2	0	114	5
Portimonense	2016–17	LigaPro	38	0	0	0	1	0	39	0
	2017–18	Primeira Liga	28	1	1	1	4	0	33	2
	2018–19	Primeira Liga	32	0	0	0	1	0	33	0
	2019–20	Primeira Liga	25	0	0	0	3	0	28	0
	2020–21	Primeira Liga	16	0	0	0	0	0	16	0
	2021–22	Primeira Liga	20	1	4	0	2	0	26	1
	2022–23	Primeira Liga	13	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
	Total		172	2	5	1	11	0	188	3
Estrela Amadora	2023–24	Primeira Liga	18	0	0	0	0	0	18	0
Career totals			301	7	6	1	13	0	320	8

References

1. "Pedro Sá" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
2. Alves, Armando (27 May 2016). "Wilson Manafá e Pedro Sá são reforços" [Wilson Manafá and Pedro Sá are additions]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 October 2019.
3. "Varzim condenado a indemnizar empresa que agencia Pedro Sá" [Varzim ordered to compensate business who act as agents to Pedro Sá] (in Portuguese). Sábado. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
4. "Portimonense festeja título com vitória nos Açores" [Portimonense celebrate title with win in the Azores] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
5. "Portimonense estreia-se na liga com um triunfo" [Portimonense make league debut with win]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 7 August 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
6. "VÍDEO Vitória e Portimonense atores de um jogo louco" [VIDEO Vitória and Portimonense the actors in a crazy game]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 23 October 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
7. "Pedro Sá renova com o Portimonense até 2023" [Pedro Sá renews with Portimonense until 2023] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
8. Alves, Armando (27 January 2021). "Pedro Sá perto do regresso" [Pedro Sá near to return]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 May 2023.
9. "FC Porto vence em Portimão e consolida segundo lugar" [FC Porto win in Portimão and consolidate second place]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 20 March 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
10. "Portimonense bate o Belenenses e reforça sexto lugar da Liga Bwin" [Portimonense beat Belenenses and bolster sixth place in the Bwin League]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 6 November 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
11. Guerra, Francisco (30 June 2023). "Pedro Sá assina por duas épocas com o E. Amadora" [Pedro Sá signs for two seasons with E. Amadora]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 August 2023.
12. "Le CSS s'offre le milieu défensif portugais Pedro Sà" [CSS add Portuguese defensive midfielder Pedro Sá]. Le Temps (in French). 16 July 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
13. Pedro Sá at Soccerway

External links

• Pedro Sá at ForaDeJogo (archived)