João Pedro (footballer, born 13 November 1996)

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Sousa and the second or paternal family name is Silva.
João Pedro
Personal information
Full name João Pedro Sousa Silva[1]
Date of birth (1996-11-13) 13 November 1996 (age 25)[1]
Place of birth Ponta Delgada, Portugal[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Bursaspor
Number 45
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 3 (1)
National team
2016 Portugal U20 7 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:39, 3 March 2022 (UTC)

João Pedro Sousa Silva (born 13 November 1996), known as João Pedro, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Turkish club Bursaspor as a forward.

Club career[]

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[]

João Pedro represented Portugal at under-20 level, appearing in the 2016 Toulon Tournament.[10][11][12]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "João Pedro" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "João Pedro reforça Guimarães" [João Pedro bolsters Guimarães] (in Portuguese). Bancada. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "Sub-20: Portugal garante o pódio" [Under-20: Portugal confirm podium] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2020.

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