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FC Penafiel

Futebol Clube de Penafiel

4560-637 Penafiel, PortugalLiga Portugal 2 · tier 2Founded 8 February 1951Colours

www.fcpenafiel.pt ↗Rua FC Penafiel, 4560-637 Penafiel, Portugal255212369

Squad

29 players

avg age 25.8

Foreigners

59% of the squad

Internationals

called up by their country

League position

4 / 18

16 pts · 8 played · 2026/27

Stadium

Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril

5,230 seats

Manager

José Manuel Aira

Transfer balance

+€200k

season 2026/27

Squad

29 players

Player	Age	Nationality	Height	Foot	Joined	Contract
Goalkeepers · 3
Eric PuertoGoalkeeper	24	Spain	185 cm	right	Jan 2026from Deportivo A Coruña	Jun 2027
Alexéi RojasGoalkeeper	21	Colombia · England	187 cm	right	Jul 2026from Arsenal FC U21	Jun 2027
Miguel OliveiraGoalkeeper	32	Portugal	196 cm	left	Jul 2024from Ablöse free transfer	Jun 2028
Defenders · 12
Adrián PicaCentre-Back	24	Spain	190 cm	right	Jul 2026from Deportivo Alavés	Jun 2027
Cláudio SilvaCentre-Back	26	Portugal	188 cm	left	Jul 2025from ACSM Politehnica Iasi	Jun 2028
Iano SimãoLeft-Back	27	Guinea-Bissau	179 cm	left	Jul 2025from Deportivo de La Coruña	Jun 2027
Gonçalo NegrãoRight-Back	23	Portugal	183 cm	right	Feb 2024from UD Oliveirense	Jun 2027
Douglas BorelRight-Back	24	Brazil	178 cm	right	Jan 2026from CD Santa Clara	Jun 2027
Jaime SánchezCentre-Back	30	Spain	185 cm	right	Jul 2025from Deportivo de La Coruña	Jun 2029
Teddy AllohLeft-BackWrist fracture - Return unknown	24	France · Cote d'Ivoire	176 cm	left	Jun 2025from KAS Eupen	Jun 2028
João MiguelCentre-BackTeam captain	33	Portugal	190 cm	right	Jan 2022from ACSC FC Arges	Jun 2028
Jorge MeréCentre-Back	29	Spain	182 cm	right	Jan 2026from Without Club	Jun 2027
Meireles InjaiCentre-Back	23	Guinea-Bissau	188 cm	right	Jan 2025from Academia Puerto Cabello	Jun 2027
Martim AlbertoLeft-Back	22	Portugal	175 cm	left	Jul 2026from UD Almería B	Jun 2029
Duarte OliveiraRight-Back	21	Portugal	176 cm	right	—	Jun 2027
Midfielders · 7
João PintoAttacking Midfield	24	Portugal	181 cm	both	Jan 2026from FC Paços de Ferreira	Jun 2028
Àlex CarbonellCentral Midfield	29	Spain	182 cm	right	Aug 2026from CD Lugo	Jun 2027
Francisco VarelaDefensive Midfield	26	Portugal · Cape Verde	183 cm	right	Aug 2026from Beroe	Jun 2027
Mairlon RamonDefensive Midfield	21	Brazil	180 cm	right	Jan 2026from FC Oliveira do Hospital	—
Pedro SáDefensive Midfield	33	Portugal	185 cm	right	May 2025from MFK Vyskov	Jun 2027
Carlinhos AugustoDefensive Midfield	22	Guinea-Bissau	—	right	—	Jun 2029
Tomás TeixeiraAttacking Midfield	20	Portugal	172 cm	right	—	Jun 2027
Forwards · 7
Max SvenssonCentre-Forward	25	Spain · Sweden	182 cm	right	Jan 2026from Casa Pia AC	Jun 2028
DavoLeft Winger	31	Spain	178 cm	right	Jun 2025from Deportivo de La Coruña	Jun 2028
Juanda FuentesLeft Winger	23	Colombia · Spain	171 cm	left	Oct 2026from FC Andorra	Jun 2028
Ricardo SchutteCentre-Forward	28	Portugal · South Africa	183 cm	right	Jan 2026from FC Vizela	Jun 2027
Clau MendesCentre-Forward	26	Guinea-Bissau · Spain	186 cm	left	Mar 2026from Casa Pia AC	Jun 2027
NuninhoLeft Winger	23	Portugal	175 cm	right	Jan 2026from Union Titus Petange	Jun 2027
Konrad SinyamLeft Winger	21	Cameroon	176 cm	right	Aug 2026from Panthère Sportive du Ndé	Jun 2028

Amber contract dates mean the contract ends within 12 months.

Transfers

Season 2026/27

Spent

€0

15 arrivals

Received

€200k

18 departures

Net balance

+€200k

received − spent

Arrivals · 15

Adrián Pica
Centre-Back · 24 y/o
from Deportivo Alavés
Loan
Alexéi Rojas
Goalkeeper · 20 y/o
from Arsenal FC U21
Free
Clau Mendes
Centre-Forward · 25 y/o
from Casa Pia AC
Loan
Douglas Borel
Right-Back · 24 y/o
from CD Santa Clara
Loan
Eric Puerto
Goalkeeper · 23 y/o
from Deportivo A Coruña
Loan
Francisco Varela
Defensive Midfield · 26 y/o
from Beroe
Free
João Leal
Left Winger · 20 y/o
from AD Fafe
End of loan
João Pinto
Attacking Midfield · 23 y/o
from FC Paços de Ferreira
Free

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Jota
Left Winger · 23 y/o
from SC Covilhã
End of loan
Juanda Fuentes
Left Winger · 23 y/o
from FC Andorra
?
Konrad Sinyam
Left Winger · 21 y/o
from Panthère Sportive du Ndé
?
Mairlon Ramon
Defensive Midfield · 20 y/o
from FC Oliveira do Hospital
Free
Martim Alberto
Left-Back · 22 y/o
from UD Almería B
?
Max Svensson
Centre-Forward · 24 y/o
from Casa Pia AC
?
Nuninho
Left Winger · 23 y/o
from Union Titus Petange
Free

Departures · 18

Joseph Séry
Centre-Forward · 26 y/o
to Karpaty Lviv
€200k
Álvaro Santos
Left Winger · 20 y/o
to Lommel SK
End of loan
Bruno Pereira
Left-Back · 28 y/o
to FC Ararat-Armenia
Free
Dinis Rodrigues
Centre-Forward · 20 y/o
to FC Sion
End of loan
Ibrahima Kébé
Defensive Midfield · 25 y/o
to FK IMT Belgrad
?
Jaime Escario
Central Midfield · 22 y/o
to SD Huesca B
End of loan
Joan Femenías
Goalkeeper · 30 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
João Leal
Left Winger · 20 y/o
to FC Penafiel Sub-23
—

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Jota
Left Winger · 23 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Maddi
Left Winger · 27 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Manuel Baldé
Goalkeeper · 23 y/o
to CD Trofense
Free
Meireles Injai
Centre-Back · 23 y/o
to FC Penafiel Sub-23
—
Neto
Defensive Midfield · 26 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Raúl Alcaina
Centre-Forward · 26 y/o
to Racing Ferrol
Free
Reko
Central Midfield · 30 y/o
to UD Leiria
Free
Rúben Alves
Attacking Midfield · 31 y/o
to Amarante FC
Free
Soma Anzai
Right Midfield · 23 y/o
to FC Tokyo
End of loan
Zé Leite
Right Winger · 26 y/o
to Grenoble Foot 38
Free

Manager & staff

14 people

Manager

José Manuel Aira

Spain · 50 y/o

Appointed 25 September 2025

Contract until 30 June 2027

Coaching Staff · 6

Márcio VieiraAssistant ManagerAndorra
Tiago PiresGoalkeeping CoachPortugal
Alex FernándezFitness coachSpain
Rodrigo RiveraConditioning CoachSpain
Luís PedroMatch AnalystPortugal

Management · 1

Zé NandoDirector of FootballPortugal

Board of Directors · 2

José António ReisPresidentPortugal
DomingosPresident of administrative boardPortugal

Medical department · 2

Bruno CancelaClub DoctorPortugal
Alexandre PintoMedical departmentPortugal

Other · 2

Hélder ClaraTeam ManagerPortugal
António RibeiroKit ManagerPortugal

Youth · 1

Bruno AmaroAcademy managerPortugal

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