João Pedro (footballer, born 2001)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Pedro Junqueira de Jesus | ||
| Date of birth | 26 September 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Ribeirão Preto, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Watford | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2019 | Fluminense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Fluminense | 25 | (4) |
| 2020– | Watford | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:56, 20 December 2019 (UTC) | |||
João Pedro Junqueira de Jesus (born 26 September 2001), commonly known as João Pedro, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Watford.
Career
On 19 October 2018, before he had even made his senior debut, Premier League club Watford agreed a deal to sign Pedro in January 2020 on a five-year contract.[1] On 28 March 2019, Pedro made his senior debut for Fluminense as a stoppage-time substitute in a 2–1 loss to arch-rivals Flamengo in the Campeonato Carioca.[2] A month later on 29 April, he made his league debut as a late substitute in the 1–0 loss to Goiás.[3] He then proceeded to fire seven goals in his next four games including a hat trick in the Copa Sudamericana.[4] On 30 October 2019 it was announced that he had received his UK work permit and would sign for Watford in January 2020.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 23 January 2020[6]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fluminense | 2019 | Série A | 25 | 4 | 4[a] | 2 | — | 4[b] | 3 | 4[c] | 1 | 37 | 10 | |
| Watford | 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 25 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 10 | ||
- Notes
- ^ Appearances in the Copa do Brasil
- ^ Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearances in the Campeonato Carioca
References
- ^ "Official: Hornets Agree Pedro Signing". Watford. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "FLUMINENSE 1 - 2 FLAMENGO". int.soccerway.com. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "FLUMINENSE VS. GOIÁS 0 - 1". int.soccerway.com. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "Joao Pedro: The Watford-bound striker on a hot streak for Fluminense". Sky Sports. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "Watford teenager Joao Pedro granted work permit year after signing". 29 October 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ João Pedro at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
External links
- João Pedro at Soccerway
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