João Pedro (footballer, born 1992)

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

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is dos Santos and the second or paternal family name is Galvão.
João Pedro
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[1][2]
Place of birth Ipatinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil[1][2]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Playing 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 181 (55)
National team
2009 Brazil U17 11 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:09, 10 August 2020 (UTC)

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]

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.

Career statistics
As of match played 1 August 2020[20]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atlético Mineiro 2010 110—20—130
Palermo 2010–11 10—30—40
Vitória Guimarães (loan) 2010–11 6010——70
Peñarol (loan) 2011–12 156—81—237
Santos 2012 100———100
Estoril 2013–14 25861100—419
2014–15 31———31
Total 28961100—4410
Cagliari 2014–15 29510——305
2015–16 381330——4113
2016–17 22700——227
2017–18 22521——246
2018–19 34720——367
2019–20 361831——3919
Total 18155112——19257
Career total 25270183231—29374

Honours

Santos

Cagliari

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References
  1. "João Pedro" (in Portuguese). Clube Atlético Mineiro. Archived from the original on 29 May 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
  2. "João Pedro". Sambafoot.com. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
  3. "João Pedro" (in Portuguese). Yahoo! Deportes Brasil. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
  4. "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. "João Pedro". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  21. http://www.football-italia.net/84656/serie-b-cagliari-title-livorno-relegated
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