Pedro Delgado (footballer, born 1997)
Pedro Miguel Gomes Delgado (born 7 April 1997) is a Portuguese-born Chinese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club Aves on loan from Chinese Super League club Shandong Luneng.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro Miguel Gomes Delgado | ||
| Date of birth | 7 April 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Portimão, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Aves (on loan from Shandong Luneng) | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Sporting | ||
| 2012–2013 | Portimonense | ||
| 2013–2016 | Inter Milan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Sporting B | 57 | (11) |
| 2019– | Shandong Luneng | 7 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Aves (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | Portugal U16 | 9 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Portugal U17 | 6 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Portugal U18 | 3 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Portugal U19 | 11 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | Portugal U20 | 10 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Portugal U21 | 4 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:35, 1 March 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 March 2019 | |||
Football career
On 28 August 2016, Delgado joined Primeira Liga side Sporting from Inter Milan as part of João Mário's transfer deal.[1] On 11 September 2016, Delgado made his professional debut with Sporting B in a 2016–17 LigaPro match against Varzim.[2]
Delgado joined Chinese Super League side Shandong Luneng in August 2018.[3] However, he failed to register for the official matches in the 2018 season due to the foreign player limit.[4]
On 1 February 2020, Delgado joined Primeira Liga club Aves on loan until the end of 2019–20 season.[5]
Personal life
Born and raised in Portimão, Portugal, Delgado's father Amilar Delgado was a Cape Verdean former footballer.[6] Delgado gained Chinese citizenship in 2019. He has no Chinese ancestry.[7][8][9]
Career statistics
- As of 1 March 2020.[10]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sporting B | 2016–17 | LigaPro | 28 | 5 | — | — | — | 28 | 5 | |||
| 2017–18 | 29 | 6 | — | — | — | 29 | 6 | |||||
| Total | 57 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 11 | ||
| Shandong Luneng | 2019 | Chinese Super League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Aves (loan) | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 67 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 11 | ||
References
- "OFICIAL: Pedro Delgado no Sporting". maisfutebol. 2016-08-28. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
- "Varzim 3-0 Sporting B". ForaDeJogo. 2016-09-11. Retrieved 2016-09-20.
- "China: Ex-sportinguista Pedro Delgado no Shandong Luneng". Record. 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
- "曝鲁能已签21岁外援未报名 不排除未来给他报名". Sina. 2018-09-27. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
- Sportinforma / Lusa (1 February 2020). "Pedro Delgado cedido pelo Shandong Luneng ao Desportivo das Aves". desporto.sapo.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- "Criolos no Estrangeiro: "Talvez se não conseguir chegar à seleção nacional AA, quem sabe, poderei jogar por Cabo Verde. Agora não penso nisso." – Pedro Delgado". criolosports.com.
- The source (in Chinese) contains a three-generation family tree of Delgado that shows he has no Chinese ancestry: "实锤德尔加多随山东鲁能登泰山祈福，曝下赛季以归化身份加盟". Sina. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- Zuo, Mandy (9 July 2019). "Can China win the World Cup with a handful of naturalized players?". Inkstone. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- "Is Delgado first 'non-Chinese' player to naturalise?". South China Morning Post. June 23, 2019.
- "Pedro Delgado". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
External links
- Pedro Delgado at ForaDeJogo
- Pedro Delgado at Soccerway
- Stats and profile at LPFP (in Portuguese)
- National team data (in Portuguese)