Pedrinho (footballer, born April 1998)

Pedro Victor Delmino da Silva (born 13 April 1998), known as Pedrinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Portuguese club Benfica as an attacking midfielder.

Pedrinho
Personal information
Full name Pedro Victor Delmino da Silva
Date of birth (1998-04-13) 13 April 1998
Place of birth Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Benfica
Youth career
2005–2010 CSA
2011–2013 Vitória
2013–2019 Corinthians
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Corinthians 72 (5)
2020– Benfica 0 (0)
National team‡
2019– Brazil U23 11 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:56, 18 November 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2019

Club career

Early career

Pedrinho joined Corinthians in 2013, after a brief stint at Vitória.[1] He was part of the 2016 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior and 2016 U20 Campeonato Brasileiro squads that ended up as runner up in both tournaments. The following year, he was chosen as the best player of the 2017 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, in which Corinthians won its tenth title. As a Corinthians’ athlete, he was the youngest player to achieve de title of the best player in the world, even before Neymar Jr.

Corinthians

Pedrinho made his official debut as a substitute during the second half of a 1–0 defeat against Ferroviária on 19 March 2017.[2]

Benfica

On 11 March 2020, S.L. Benfica reported that they had signed Pedrinho for €20 million, on a contract until 2025. The player would remain with Corinthians until the opening of the Portuguese transfer market.[3]

Career statistics
As of 9 November 2019[4]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Corinthians 2017 120—2160201
2018 350516071532
2019 2554082170547
Total 7259116330112710
Career total 7259116330112710

Honours

Brazil Youth

Corinthians

References
  1. Gabriel Carneiro (19 January 2017). "Corinthians ensaia promoção de joia da Copinha observada pelo Barcelona" (in Portuguese). esportes.terra.com.br. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  2. Staff (19 March 2017). "Em substituição ousada de Carille, Pedrinho estreia pelo profissional do Corinthians". meutimao.com.br. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  3. "SL Benfica signs Pedrinho". S.L. Benfica. 11 March 2020.
  4. Pedrinho at Soccerway


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