Joao Pedro

Joao Pedro Sousa Silva (born 13 November 1996), known as Joao Pedro, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for F.C. Pacos de Ferreira as a forward.

Club Career

Born in Ponta Delgada in the Azores, Joao 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 Leonco in a 1–0 home loss against S.C. Braga B. The following 25 January, he scored his only goal for the team in a 3–1 away defeat to S.C. Farense.

After two seasons with Gil Vicente F.C. in the second division and as many with C.D. Trofense in the third, Joao Pedro signed a one-year contract with Primeira Liga side Vitoria S.C. on 5 July 2019, with the option of two more. 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. Thirteen days later, again from the bench and at the Estadio D. Afonso Henriques, he scored his first goal in a 6–0 demolition of Latvia's FK Ventspils.

Joao Pedro scored twice from ten league appearances in his first season in Guimaraes, starting with the only goal of a home win against former club Santa Clara on 18 January 2020, again as a substitute. On 1 July, he agreed to a new deal of two years with the option of as many more.

However, on 20 August 2020, Joao Pedro joined F.C. Pacos de Ferreira on a three-year contract. Vitoria retained a percentage of his economic rights, and a buyback option.