João Pedro (footballer, born 1992)

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is dos Santos and the second or paternal family name is Galvão.
João Pedro
Joao Pedro (cropped).jpg
João Pedro with Peñarol in 2012
Personal information
Full name João Pedro Geraldino dos Santos Galvão
Date of birth (1992-03-09) 9 March 1992 (age 30)[1][2]
Place of birth Ipatinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil[1][2]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Cagliari
Number 10
Youth career
2006–2010 Atlético Mineiro[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Atlético Mineiro[3] 11 (0)
2010–2012 Palermo 1 (0)
2011 → Vitória Guimarães (loan) 6 (0)
2011–2012 → Peñarol (loan) 15 (6)
2012–2013 Santos 10 (0)
2013–2014 Estoril 28 (9)
2014– Cagliari 245 (81)
National team
2009 Brazil U17 11 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:57, 5 March 2022 (UTC)

João Pedro Geraldino dos Santos Galvão (born 9 March 1992), commonly known as João Pedro, is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie A club Cagliari.

João Pedro spent most of his career with Cagliari after signing in 2014, making over 200 appearances and scoring over 70 goals for the club. Additionally, he had brief spells in the top divisions of Brazil, Portugal and Uruguay.

Born in Brazil, he subsequently acquired Italian nationality.

Club career[]

Atlético Mineiro[]

João Pedro joined the youth ranks of Atlético Mineiro in April 2006,[1] and made his competitive first team debut on 23 May 2010 in a game against Atlético Paranaense.[4] His successive good performances then led head coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo to regularly select him for the Brazilian league games held between May and August 2010, also switching him from his original position of second striker to an attacking midfielder role.[4]

Palermo[]

On 30 August 2010, Serie A club Palermo announced the signing of João Pedro on a five-year contract.[5] He made his debut in the final minutes of a 2010–11 UEFA Europa League game against Sparta Prague. His Serie A debut came on 17 January 2011, as a second-half substitute for Josip Iličić in a 1–3 loss to Cagliari.[6]

On 29 January 2011, Vitória Guimarães announced the signing of João Pedro on loan for the remainder of the season.[7] He was sent back on 4 April for disciplinary reasons, after reacting angrily to being substituted in the first half against Sporting CP.[8]

On 19 August 2011, Palermo loaned João Pedro to Uruguayan club Peñarol.[9]

Santos / Estoril[]

João Pedro returned to his homeland on 5 July 2012, signing with Santos until 2014. The club purchased 20% of his economic rights from Traffic Sports Marketing, and had priority to buy 30% more.[10]

On 1 July 2013, after not featuring with the first team in 2013 season, João Pedro rescinded with Santos and signed a one-year deal with Estoril Praia.[11] He scored eight times in his only full season for the Lisbon District club as they came fourth, including two on 1 March 2014 in a 4–0 home win over S.C. Olhanense.[12]

Cagliari[]

João Pedro returned to Serie A on 30 August 2014, signing for Cagliari for around €1 million and exchange with Matías Cabrera.[13] The team suffered relegation in his first season, but he scored 13 times in 38 games as they won the 2015–16 Serie B, including a hat-trick in a 6–0 home win over Brescia on 16 April.[14]

In August 2017, João Pedro signed a new contract to last until 2021.[15] The following 16 May, he was given a six-month ban after testing positive for banned diuretic hydrochlorothiazide following a match against Sassuolo in February.[16]

João Pedro signed a new contract in November 2018, to last until 2022.[17] On 21 December 2019 he scored in a 2–1 loss at Udinese to reach 50 for the Sardinians, seventh in their all-time scorers.[18] He finished joint-fifth in the league's top scorers with 18, his best campaign.[19]

As Radja Nainggolan returned to Inter, João Pedro became the club captain for 2020–21. In November, he reached 200 appearances for the club.[20]

International career[]

João Pedro was a youth international for Brazil, and was part of the under-17 squad that appeared in the 2009 South American U-17 Football Championship and the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He with this team played eleven games and scored one goal.

In early 2021, it was speculated João Pedro, an Italian citizen by marriage, might be called up by the Italy national team. In November 2021, he openly stated his potential interest in the opportunity.[21] On 5 January 2022, FIFA allowed João Pedro to play for Italy.[22]

On 24 January 2022, João Pedro was formally called up by Roberto Mancini to join the Italy national football team for a three-day training camp in Coverciano.[23]

Personal life[]

João Pedro has two children with his Italian wife, originally from Palermo, whom he met during his footballing stay in Sicily.[24][25] In 2017, he acquired Italian citizenship through marriage.[26]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 5 March 2022[27]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atlético Mineiro 2010 Série A 11 0 — 2 0 — 13 0
Palermo 2010–11 Serie A 1 0 — 3 0 — 4 0
Vitória Guimarães (loan) 2010–11 Primeira Liga 6 0 1 0 — — 7 0
Peñarol (loan) 2011–12 Uruguayan Primera División 15 6 — 8 1 — 23 7
Santos 2012 Série A 10 0 — — — 10 0
Estoril 2013–14 Primeira Liga 25 8 6 1 10 0 — 41 9
2014–15 Primeira Liga 3 1 — — — 3 1
Total 28 9 6 1 10 0 — 44 10
Cagliari 2014–15 Serie A 29 5 1 0 — — 30 5
2015–16 Serie B 38 13 3 0 — — 41 13
2016–17 Serie A 22 7 0 0 — — 22 7
2017–18 Serie A 22 5 2 1 — — 24 6
2018–19 Serie A 34 7 2 0 — — 36 7
2019–20 Serie A 36 18 3 1 — — 39 19
2020–21 Serie A 37 16 3 0 — — 40 16
2021–22 Serie A 27 10 2 0 — — 29 10
Total 245 81 16 2 — — 261 83
Career total 314 93 23 3 23 1 — 360 97

Honours[]

Santos

Cagliari

References[]

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  2. ^ a b c "João Pedro". Sambafoot.com. Retrieved 31 August 2010.[permanent dead link]
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  4. ^ a b "MERCATO: LA SCHEDA DI JOAO PEDRO" (in Italian). Mediagol.it. 29 August 2010. Archived from the original on 30 August 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
  5. ^ "ACQUISITO JOAO PEDRO" (in Italian). US Città di Palermo. 30 August 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
  6. ^ "Il Cagliari stende il Palermo Pastore non-brilla, Matri a quota 9" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 16 January 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
  7. ^ "João Pedro é o último reforço" (in Portuguese). Vitória S.C. 29 January 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
  8. ^ "Direcção do Vitória prescindiu de João Pedro após acto de indiscplina do brasileiro" [Vitória board rescinded with João Pedro after Brazilian's act of indiscipline] (in Portuguese). Guimarães Digital. 4 April 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Joao Pedro in prestito al Peñarol" [Joao Pedro on loan to Peñarol]. US Città di Palermo. 19 August 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  10. ^ "João Pedro chega e já deve estrear no Santos" [João Pedro arrives and already must debut for Santos]. Folha de Londrina (in Portuguese). 5 July 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Pouco aproveitada, dupla rescinde com Santos e vai para Portugal" [Rarely used, duo rescinds with Santos and goes to Portugal] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 1 July 2013.
  12. ^ "Estoril "esmaga" Olhanense e pressiona FC Porto" [Estoril "smash" Olhanense and put the pressure on FC Porto]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 1 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  13. ^ "Mercato: ex meteora rosanero va al Cagliari" [Transfer market: former Rosanero flop goes to Cagliari] (in Italian). Mediagol. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  14. ^ "Calcio Serie B, Cagliari-Brescia 6–0: tripletta di Joao Pedro" [Serie B football, Cagliari-Brescia 6–0: João Pedro hat-trick]. Il Giorno (in Italian). 16 April 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  15. ^ "Calciomercato Cagliari, Joao Pedro rinnova fino al 2021" [Cagliari transfer market, João Pedro renews until 2021]. Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 24 August 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  16. ^ "Cagliari forward Joao Pedro banned for 6 months for doping". USA Today. Associated Press. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  17. ^ "New Joao Pedro deal at Cagliari". Football Italia. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  18. ^ Cadeddu, Sergio (22 December 2019). "Joao Pedro, 50 gol in rossoblù: settimo marcatore del Cagliari in A" [João Pedro, 50 goals in red and blue: Cagliari's seventh-highest scorer in Serie A] (in Italian). Cagliari News 24. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  19. ^ "Serie A 2019/20 top scorers: Immobile equals all-time Capocannoniere record". Squawka. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  20. ^ Lai, Roberta (11 November 2020). "Joao Pedro, 200 volte in rossoblù" [João Pedro, 200 times in red and blue] (in Italian). Cagliari News. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  21. ^ "Joao Pedro: "La Nazionale sarebbe qualcosa di unico. Non me l'aspettavo, vedremo"" (in Italian). Sky Sport. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  22. ^ "FIFA clears Brazil-born forward João Pedro to play for Italy". Associated Press. 5 January 2022.
  23. ^ "Nazionale, convocati per lo stage Balotelli, Joao Pedro, Luiz Felipe e Frattesi" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  24. ^ "L'ALTRA META' DI... ...Joao Pedro" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  25. ^ "Joao Pedro è di nuovo papà: "Benvenuta Elisabetta"" (in Italian). L'Unione Sarda. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  26. ^ "Non solo Farias: anche Joao Pedro diventa italiano" (in Italian). BlogCagliariCalcio1920.net. 25 March 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
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  28. ^ "Serie B: Cagliari title, Livorno relegated – Football Italia".
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