Samu Araújo

For the Brazilian footballer, see Samuel Araújo.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Araújo and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.
Samu Araújo
Personal information
Full name Samuel Araújo Fernández
Date of birth (1995-12-09) 9 December 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Vigo, Spain
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
Celta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Celta B 93 (2)
2015–2018 Celta 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Barcelona B (loan) 1 (0)
2018–2019 Atlético Madrid B 35 (2)
2019–2020 Arka Gdynia 0 (0)
2020–2021 Cultural Leonesa 18 (1)
2021–2023 Pontevedra 47 (0)
2023–2024 Compostela 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 May 2024

Samuel "Samu" Araújo Fernández (born 9 December 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back.

Club career

Born in Vigo, Galicia, Samu played youth football with local Celta de Vigo, signing a new three-year deal on 12 July 2013.[1] He made his senior debut with the B-team on 27 October 2013, starting in a 2–2 home draw against SD Logroñés in the Segunda División B.[2]

Samu made his first-team debut on 14 January 2015, starting and playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 away win against Athletic Bilbao, in the season's Copa del Rey.[3] On 9 July 2017 he moved to another reserve team, after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with FC Barcelona B.[4]

On 21 June 2018, after featuring in only one match while on loan, Samu terminated his contract with Celta.[5]

References

  1. ^ "El Celta asegura la continuidad de Samu, otra joven promesa celeste" [Celta grants the abidance of Samu, another youth pearl celeste] (in Spanish). Celta's official website. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  2. ^ "El Celta B suma un punto ante la S.D. Logroñés en Barreiro" [Celta B takes point against S.D. Logroñés in Barreiro] (in Spanish). Celta's official website. 27 October 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Con más pena que gloria" [With more pity than glory] (in Spanish). Marca. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  4. ^ "El lateral zurdo Samu jugará cedido en el Barcelona B" [The left back Samu will play on loan at Barcelona B] (in Spanish). Celta Vigo. 9 July 2017. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Samu Araújo se desvincula del RC Celta" [Samu Araújo leaves RC Celta] (in Spanish). Celta Vigo. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.