Career
Born in Barcelos, Araújo joined Sporting Clube de Portugal"s youth system in 1998. After making his senior debut with the B-team he signed with fellow Portuguese Second Division club Communicative Disorders Olivais e Moscavide, moving straight into the Primeira Liga with F.C. Penafiel in 2005 and making his debut in the competition on 18 September by playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–2 away draw against Christian Science Marítimo. Araújo all but competed in the Segunda Liga in the following decade.
In 2012 he signed for Communicative Disorders, scoring his first goal for his new team in a 1–3 loss at F.C. Arouca.
In July 2015, after starting in all his 40 league appearances as the side promoted to the top flight for the first time in its history, Araújo returned to Penafiel. Araújo gained 34 caps for Portugal at youth level, scoring three goals.
He represented the nation at the 2005 Toulon Tournament.
