Pedro Trigueira

Pedro Trigueira
Personal information
Full name Pedro José da Silva Trigueira
Date of birth (1988-01-04) 4 January 1988 (age 38)
Place of birth Baltar, Portugal
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Youth career
2000–2004 Paredes
2004–2005 Boavista
2005–2006 Infesta
2006–2007 Boavista
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Boavista 8 (0)
2007–2008 → Ribeirão (loan) 17 (0)
2009–2012 Rio Ave 1 (0)
2011–2012 → Trofense (loan) 13 (0)
2012–2013 Cinfães 29 (0)
2013–2015 União Madeira 72 (0)
2015–2016 Académica 33 (0)
2016–2018 Vitória Setúbal 17 (0)
2018–2020 Moreirense 9 (0)
2020–2022 Tondela 46 (0)
2022–2023 Vilafranquense 31 (0)
2023–2026 AVS 31 (0)
International career
2008 Portugal U20 5 (0)
2009 Portugal U21 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:48, 14 June 2026 (UTC)

Pedro José da Silva Trigueira (born 4 January 1988) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Trigueira was born in Baltar, Paredes. A product of Porto-based Boavista FC's youth ranks, he was promoted to the first team in 2007, serving a loan at modest G.D. Ribeirão to gain more experience. His professional debut was made in the 2008–09 season, playing eight matches in the Segunda Liga as the former club was relegated for the second consecutive year.

Following Boavista's misfortunes, Trigueira signed in summer 2009 with Primeira Liga team Rio Ave FC, but was only third choice in his first year, behind experienced Carlos and Miguel Mora. More of the same in the 2010–11 campaign, as he appeared in only one league game (one minute against S.C. Olhanense in the last round) and added a further seven bench appearances.

From 2011 to 2015, Trigueira alternated between the second and third tiers of Portuguese football, representing C.D. Trofense, C.D. Cinfães and C.F. União. On 11 June 2015, after helping the latter to return to the top flight for the first time in 21 years, he joined Académica de Coimbra.

On 12 July 2016, after suffering top-division relegation, Trigueira signed a two-year deal with Vitória FC. In June 2018, he agreed to a contract of the same duration at Moreirense FC.

Trigueira moved to C.D. Tondela on 17 August 2020 on a two-year contract, as a replacement for FC Porto-bound Cláudio Ramos.

International career

Trigueira won the first of his four caps for the Portugal under-21 team on 10 February 2009, coming on as a late substitute in the 3–1 friendly win over Switzerland.

Career statistics

As of match played 16 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Taça de Portugal Taça da Liga Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Boavista 2007–08 Primeira Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2008–09 Liga de Honra 8 0 2 0 0 0 — 10 0
Total 8 0 2 0 0 0 — 10 0
Ribeirão (loan) 2007–08 Segunda Divisão 17 0 0 0 — — 17 0
Rio Ave 2009–10 Primeira Liga 0 0 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
2010–11 Primeira Liga 1 0 1 0 0 0 — 2 0
Total 1 0 2 0 0 0 — 3 0
Trofense (loan) 2011–12 Liga de Honra 13 0 1 0 0 0 — 14 0
Cinfães 2012–13 Segunda Divisão 29 0 1 0 — — 30 0
União Madeira 2013–14 Segunda Liga 37 0 0 0 2 0 — 39 0
2014–15 Segunda Liga 35 0 0 0 2 0 — 37 0
Total 72 0 0 0 4 0 — 76 0
Académica 2015–16 Primeira Liga 33 0 0 0 0 0 — 33 0
Vitória Setúbal 2016–17 Primeira Liga 6 0 3 0 4 0 — 13 0
2017–18 Primeira Liga 11 0 0 0 5 0 — 16 0
Total 17 0 3 0 9 0 — 29 0
Moreirense 2018–19 Primeira Liga 8 0 3 0 0 0 — 11 0
2019–20 Primeira Liga 1 0 2 0 0 0 — 3 0
Total 9 0 5 0 0 0 — 14 0
Tondela 2020–21 Primeira Liga 17 0 1 0 0 0 — 18 0
2021–22 Primeira Liga 29 0 0 0 1 0 — 30 0
Total 46 0 1 0 1 0 — 48 0
Vilafranquense 2022–23 Liga Portugal 2 31 0 0 0 3 0 — 34 0
AVS 2023–24 Liga Portugal 2 30 0 0 0 3 0 — 33 0
2024–25 Primeira Liga 0 0 1 0 — — 1 0
2025–26 Primeira Liga 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Total 31 0 1 0 3 0 — 35 0
Career total 307 0 16 0 20 0 0 0 343 0

Honours

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Pedro Trigueira" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Pedro Trigueira assina por um ano" [Pedro Trigueira signs for one year]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 23 June 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "Boavista despromovido à II Divisão, Penafiel e Carregado devem subir" [Boavista relegated to II Division, Penafiel and Carregado should promote]. Público (in Portuguese). 13 July 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  4. 1 2 Vieira, Sílvio (22 October 2021). "Trigueira, o guarda-redes que nunca quis ser famoso" [Trigueira, the goalkeeper who never wanted to be famous] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "Olhanense e Rio Ave fecham com empate" [Olhanense and Rio ave close with draw] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 14 May 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  6. ↑ Marques, David (5 October 2016). "Começar de novo no Cinfães e o trabalho numa metalúrgica pelo meio" [Starting all over at Cinfães and working in a steel mill in between] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  7. ↑ Rivelino, Roberto (25 May 2015). "Prémio Melhor Guardião O Mundo dos Guarda-Redes da Segunda Liga 2014/2015" [2014/2015 Second League O Mundo dos Guarda-Redes Best Goalkeeper award] (in Portuguese). Mundo dos Guarda-Redes. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  8. ↑ "Académica 2015/2016 – Pedro Trigueira" [2015/2016 Académica – Pedro Trigueira] (in Portuguese). Académica Coimbra. 11 June 2015. Archived from the original on 14 August 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  9. ↑ "Pedro Trigueira garantido até 2018" [Pedro Trigueira guaranteed until 2018] (in Portuguese). Vitória Setúbal. 12 July 2016. Archived from the original on 14 August 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  10. ↑ "Moreirense anuncia contratação de Trigueira" [Moreirense announce signing of Trigueira]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 19 June 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  11. ↑ "Pedro Trigueira reforça Tondela" [Pedro Trigueira bolsters Tondela]. Record (in Portuguese). 17 August 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  12. ↑ Morais, Miguel (10 February 2009). "Sub-21: Portugal-Suíça, 3–1 (crónica)" [Under-21: Portugal-Switzerland, 3–1 (report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  13. ↑ Pedro Trigueira at Soccerway
  14. ↑ "Pedro Trigueira é o Guarda-Redes do Mês da Liga Portugal SABSEG" [Pedro Trigueira is Liga Portugal SABSEG's Goalkeeper of the Month] (in Portuguese). Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  15. ↑ "Pedro Trigueira é o Guarda-Redes do Mês da Liga Portugal SABSEG" [Pedro Trigueira is Liga Portugal SABSEG's Goalkeeper of the Month] (in Portuguese). Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional. 10 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  16. ↑ "Pedro Trigueira snatches the 'hat-trick' as Goalkeeper of the Month". Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.