Pedro (footballer, born 2006)
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| Full name | Pedro Henrique Silva dos Santos | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 5 February 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Zenit Saint Petersburg | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2022 | Corinthians | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Corinthians | 16 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 24 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Brazil U16 | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Brazil U17 | 4 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Brazil U20 | 7 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 February 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Pedro Henrique Silva dos Santos (born 5 February 2006), known as Pedro or Pedrinho, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Russian Premier League club Zenit Saint Petersburg.
Club career
[edit]Pedro joined Corinthians at the age of nine, initially playing for the club's futsal team.[1] He signed his first professional contract with Corinthians in March 2022, keeping him with the club until 2025.[1] In September of the same year, he trained with the club's first team for the first time.[2]
On 29 June 2023, Russian champions FC Zenit Saint Petersburg announced that the agreement was reached with Corinthians for the transfer of Pedro which took effect when Pedro turned 18 years old in February 2024.[3]
International career
[edit]Pedro was first called up for the Brazil under-16 team for the 2022 Montaigu Tournament, scoring against Mexico enroute to the final.[4] He was called up to the Brazil under-17 for four friendlies against Chile and Paraguay later in the same year, scoring twice.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Pedro is close friends with Real Madrid player Endrick, with the two first meeting at under-11 level, and going on to represent Brazil at youth level together.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 6 November 2024[7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Corinthians | 2023 | Série A | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| Zenit St. Petersburg | 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 11 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 16 | 3 | ||
| 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 13 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 20 | 3 | ||
| Total | 24 | 4 | 11 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 36 | 6 | |||
| Career total | 38 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 7 | ||
- ^ Three appearances in Copa Libertadores, one appearance in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paulista
- ^ Appearance in Russian Super Cup
Honours
[edit]Zenit Saint Petersburg
Brazil U20
References
[edit]- ^ a b Daniel, Kolade (23 March 2022). "Promise of Timão, Pedro signs 1st contract and is already worth R$ 280 million at 16 years old". sambafoot.com. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ "Joia da base do Corinthians, Pedro engata sequência de treinos no profissional" [Corinthians base jewel, Pedro engages in a sequence of professional training]. gazetaesportiva.com (in Portuguese). 8 September 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ "Zenit and Corinthians have reached agreement on the transfer of Pedro". FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 29 June 2023.
- ^ Pedro at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Braga, Marcelo (11 November 2022). "Joia do Corinthians, Pedro volta da seleção sub-17 como destaque e sonha com estreia em 2023" [Corinthians jewel, Pedro returns from the under-17 team as a highlight and dreams of making his debut in 2023]. ge.globo.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ França, João Felippe; Torres, Yasmin (25 September 2022). "Como o Instagram ajudou a aproximar Pedro e Endrick, que agora são 'mais que amigos' e decidirão o BR sub-20 por Corinthians e Palmeiras" [How Instagram helped bring Pedro and Endrick closer together, who are now 'more than friends' and will decide the under-20 BR for Corinthians and Palmeiras]. espn.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ Pedro at Soccerway
- ^ ""Зенит" завоевал золотые медали Мир РПЛ в шестом сезоне подряд!" [Zenit won the gold medals of MIR RPL for the sixth season in a row!] (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Суперфинал FONBET Кубка России LIVE. Гол Алипа приносит "Зениту" победу" [Russian Cup Superfinal: Alip goal gives Zenit the victory] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 2 June 2024.
- ^ ""Зенит" – обладатель OLIMPBET Суперкубка России-2024" [Zenit is the winner of OLIMPBET Russian Super Cup 2024] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 13 July 2024.
- 2006 births
- Living people
- Footballers from São Paulo
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Brazil men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Russian Premier League players
- Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players
- FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Russia
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen