João Pedro
Personal information
Full name João Pedro Sousa Silva[1]
Date of birth (1996-11-13) 13 November 1996[1]
Place of birth Ponta Delgada, Portugal[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Panetolikos
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 13 (5)
2022– Panetolikos 45 (8)
International career‡
2016 Portugal U20 7 (1)
2023– Guinea-Bissau 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:01, 29 December 2023 (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 Super League Greece club Panetolikos.

Born in Portugal, he plays for the Guinea-Bissau national team.

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] 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

  1. 1 2 3 4 "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.
  13. ↑ "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.
  14. ↑ "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.
  15. ↑ "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.
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