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.

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

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 as of 8 May 2024

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]