João Pedro (footballer, born 1999)
João Pedro Mendes Santos (born 3 September 1999), known as João Pedro, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Tombense on loan from Vitória. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also play as a central defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Pedro Mendes Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 3 September 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Diadema, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tombense | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2014 | São Paulo | ||
| 2014–2015 | Red Bull Brasil | ||
| 2016 | Água Santa | ||
| 2017–2019 | Santo André | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Santo André | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Portuguesa Santista | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Vitória (loan) | 29 | (0) |
| 2022– | Vitória | 26 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Brusque (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2023– | → Tombense (loan) | 25 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 October 2023 | |||
Club career edit
Born in Diadema, São Paulo, João Pedro began his career with São Paulo in 2009, aged ten. Five years later, he moved to Red Bull Brasil, and subsequently represented Água Santa and Santo André as a youth.[1]
João Pedro made his senior debut with Santo André on 13 September 2019, starting in a 2–0 Copa Paulista home win over Inter de Limeira. In June 2020, he moved to Portuguesa Santista,[2] and scored his first goal on 11 November of that year by netting the opener in a 1–2 loss at São Bernardo.
On 15 February 2021, João Pedro was loaned to Série B side Vitória, with a buyout clause.[1] He made his club debut two days later, starting in a 3–3 Campeonato Baiano away draw against UNIRB.[3]
On 2 December 2021, despite suffering team relegation, Vitória exercised the buyout clause on João Pedro's contract, and he signed a contract with the club until 2024.[4]
Career statistics edit
- As of 3 December 2021[5]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Santo André | 2019 | Paulista A2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Portuguesa Santista | 2020 | Paulista A2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 7[a] | 1 | 9 | 1 | |||
| Vitória | 2021 | Série B | 21 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 10[b] | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
| Career total | 21 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 57 | 1 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
References edit
- ^ a b "Contratado" [Signed] (in Brazilian Portuguese). EC Vitória. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Volante João Pedro projeta estreia da Portuguesa Santista na Copa Paulista: "Vamos chegar fortes"" [Defensive midfielder João Pedro projects debut of Portuguesa Santista in the Copa Paulista: "We will be there strong"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ [In a six-goal match, Vitória draw with Unirb in the debut of the Baianão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Jornal A Tarde. 17 February 2021. Archived from the original on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "João Pedro tem novo contrato com o Vitória publicado no BID e fica até fim de 2024" [João Pedro has new contract with Vitória published at the BID and stays until the end of 2024] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ João Pedro at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 December 2021.