João Pedro (footballer, born 13 November 1996)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | João Pedro Sousa Silva[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 13 November 1996||
Place of birth | Ponta Delgada, Portugal[1] | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Dibba Al-Hisn | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2013 | Micaelense | ||
2013–2015 | Santa Clara | ||
2015 | Gil Vicente | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2015 | Santa Clara | 23 | (1) |
2015–2018 | Gil Vicente | 44 | (4) |
2018–2019 | Trofense | 44 | (16) |
2019–2020 | Vitória Guimarães | 10 | (2) |
2019–2020 | Vitória Guimarães B | 14 | (10) |
2020–2022 | Paços Ferreira | 42 | (5) |
2022 | Bursaspor | 13 | (5) |
2022–2024 | Panetolikos | 60 | (10) |
2024– | Dibba Al-Hisn | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2016 | Portugal U20 | 7 | (1) |
2023– | Guinea-Bissau | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:50, 21 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:01, 29 December 2023 (UTC) |
João Pedro Sousa Silva (born 13 November 1996), known as João Pedro, is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Dibba Al-Hisn.
Born in Portugal, he plays for the Guinea-Bissau national team.
Club career
[edit]Born in Ponta Delgada in the Azores, João Pedro was a junior at hometown club C.D. Santa Clara when he made his professional debut in Segunda Liga on 23 November 2013, as a half-time substitute for Tiago Leonço in a 1–0 home loss against S.C. Braga B.[2] The following 25 January, he scored his only goal for the team in a 3–1 away defeat to S.C. Farense.[3]
After two seasons with Gil Vicente F.C. in the second division and as many with C.D. Trofense in the third, João Pedro signed a one-year contract with Primeira Liga side Vitória S.C. on 5 July 2019, with the option of two more.[4] He made his debut on 1 August in a 4–0 home win (5–0 aggregate) over AS Jeunesse Esch of Luxembourg in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League, playing the last seven minutes in place of Alexandre Guedes.[5] Thirteen days later, again from the bench and at the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, he scored his first goal in a 6–0 demolition of Latvia's FK Ventspils.[6]
João Pedro scored twice from ten league appearances in his first season in Guimarães, starting with the only goal of a home win against former club Santa Clara on 18 January 2020, again as a substitute.[7] On 1 July, he agreed to a new deal of two years with the option of as many more.[8]
However, on 20 August 2020, João Pedro joined F.C. Paços de Ferreira on a three-year contract. Vitória retained a percentage of his economic rights, and a buyback option.[9]
International career
[edit]João Pedro represented Portugal at under-20 level, appearing in the 2016 Toulon Tournament.[10][11][12] He switched his allegiance to Guinea-Bissau in 2023,[13][14] earning his first cap on 13 October that year in a 1–0 friendly loss to Guinea in Setúbal.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "João Pedro" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ "Santa Clara-Sp. Braga B, 0–1: Sasso decide perto do fim" [Santa Clara-Sp. Braga B, 0–1: Sasso decides it near the end]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 November 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ "Farense vence Santa Clara e entra no "top ten"" [Farense beat Santa Clara and enter the top ten]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 25 January 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ "João Pedro reforça Guimarães" [João Pedro bolsters Guimarães] (in Portuguese). Bancada. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ "V. Guimarães goleia Jeunesse D'Esch e segue em frente" [V. Guimarães thrash Jeunesse D'Esch and go through]. Record (in Portuguese). 1 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ "Vitória de Guimarães goleia Ventspils por 6–0 e está nos play-offs da Liga Europa" [Vitória de Guimarães thrash Ventspils 6–0 and are in the Europa League play-offs] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ "João Pedro saltou do banco para dar triunfo ao Vit. Guimarães" [João Pedro came off the bench to give the triumph to Vit. Guimarães]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 18 January 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ "Oficial: V. Guimarães renova com João Pedro" [Official: V. Guimarães renew with João Pedro] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ Calção, Armindo (20 August 2020). "João Pedro já assinou pelo Paços de Ferreira e há outros dois reforços a caminho" [João Pedro has already signed for Paços de Ferreira and there are two more additions on the way]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ "Portugal inicia Toulon com derrota frente a Inglaterra" [Portugal start Toulon with loss against England]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 19 May 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ "Sub-20: Portugal bateu a Guiné-Conacri" [Under-20: Portugal beat Guinea-Conakry] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ "Sub-20: Portugal garante o pódio" [Under-20: Portugal confirm podium] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ "Celton Biai e João Pedro Silva estreiam-se nos convocados do Baciro Candé" [Celton Biai and João Pedro Silva make Baciro Candé squad for the first time] (in Portuguese). Fut 245. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "Celton Biai convocado para a Guiné-Bissau" [Celton Biai called to Guinea-Bissau] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "Jogo amistoso: Guiné-Bissau perde com Guiné-Conacri por 1–0" [Friendly match: Guinea-Bissau lose 1–0 to Guinea-Conakry] (in Portuguese). Fut 245. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
External links
[edit]- João Pedro at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Portuguese League profile (in Portuguese)
- João Pedro national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- João Pedro at National-Football-Teams.com
- João Pedro at Soccerway
- 1996 births
- Living people
- People from Ponta Delgada
- Portuguese sportspeople of Bissau-Guinean descent
- Portuguese men's footballers
- Bissau-Guinean men's footballers
- Footballers from the Azores
- Men's association football forwards
- Primeira Liga players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Campeonato de Portugal (league) players
- UAE Pro League players
- CU Micaelense players
- C.D. Santa Clara players
- Gil Vicente F.C. players
- C.D. Trofense players
- Vitória S.C. players
- Vitória S.C. B players
- F.C. Paços de Ferreira players
- TFF First League players
- Bursaspor footballers
- Super League Greece players
- Panetolikos F.C. players
- Dibba Al-Hisn Sports Club players
- Portugal men's youth international footballers
- Guinea-Bissau men's international footballers
- Portuguese expatriate men's footballers
- Bissau-Guinean expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
- Bissau-Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Bissau-Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Greece