Pedro Henrique (footballer, born December 1992)

Pedro Henrique Pereira da Silva (born 18 December 1992), known as Pedro Henrique or Pedrão, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Atlético Goianiense.

Pedro Henrique
Personal information
Full name Pedro Henrique Pereira da Silva
Date of birth (1992-12-18) 18 December 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Goiânia, Brazil
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Atlético Goianiense
Youth career
Goiás
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Goiás 43 (3)
2011Cruzeiro-RS (loan) 1 (0)
2011Trindade (loan) 4 (0)
2012Aparecidense (loan) 20 (0)
2013Aparecidense (loan) 2 (0)
2015 Cianorte
2015 Vitória Guimarães B 8 (2)
2015–2022 Vitória Guimarães 129 (0)
2020–2021Al-Wehda (loan) 16 (0)
2021Atlético Goianiense (loan) 6 (0)
2022–2023 Lion City Sailors 21 (2)
2024– Atlético Goianiense 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:58, 15 February 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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Early career

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Pedro began his career in 2010 with Goiás. He was loaned to Trindade and twice to Aparecidense in the following years. With the departure of regulars from the squad, Pedrão was made a regular.[1]

He was part of a Goiás defence which conceded just 40 goals in the 2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A season, less than numerous teams above them, including third-placed Internacional. He scored one goal in the season.

Vitória de Guimarães

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He signed for Portuguese team Vitória de Guimarães in 2015 and has become a leader at the back, making over 100 appearances for the club.[citation needed]

Lion City Sailors

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On 24 January 2022, Pedro came to Singapore to join the Lion City Sailors. In his first match for the club against Albirex Niigata (S), he won the 2022 Singapore Community Shield on 19 February 2022.

On 18 April 2022 during the 2022 AFC Champions League group stage match, he scored his first goal for the club in the famous 3-0 victory against Korean club, Daegu FC in which he scored a header from Shahdan Sulaiman crosses. A few days later, on 24 April, he scored another header goal against China club, Shandong Taishan. During the league match against Tampines Rovers on 9 October 2022, he suffered an ACL injury that ruled him out from the season and into 2023. In his first season, He gathered 4 goals and 1 assists in 28 appearances.

On 26 July 2023, Pedro returns to the starting line up after 9 Months out due to injury to face Tottenham Hotspurs in a friendly match at the Singapore National Stadium. On 15 December 2023, Lion City Sailors announced that Pedro will leave the club at the end of the 2023 season.

Atlético Goianiense

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On 1 January 2024, Pedro returned home and signed with Atlético Goianiense. He made his second debut for the club on 19th January playing the full match during the Campeonato Goiano fixture against Morrinhos in a 1–0 win.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 25 May 2022[2]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aparecidense 2012 Série D 8 0 0 0 12 0 20 0
2013 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 10 0 0 0 12 0 22 0
Goiás 2013 Série A 2 1 0 0 2 0 4 1
2014 23 0 0 0 15 2 38 2
2015 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 25 1 0 0 17 2 42 3
Vitória B 2015–16 LigaPro 8 2 0 0 0 0 10 2
Vitória 2015–16 Primeira Liga 19 0 1 0 0 0 20 0
2016–17 33 0 5 0 2 0 40 0
2017–18 21 0 1 0 4 1 26 1
2018–19 32 0 3 0 7 0 42 0
2019–20 24 0 3 0 0 0 27 0
Total 129 0 15 2 11 1 155 3
Al-Wehda 2020–21 Saudi Professional League 16 0 1 0 0 0 17 0
Atlético Goianiense 2021 Série A 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Lion City Sailors 2022 Singapore Premier League 21 2 1 0 6 2 28 4
2023 Singapore Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 21 2 1 0 6 2 28 4
Career total 215 5 17 2 46 5 278 12

Honours

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Club

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Lion City Sailors

Individual

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References

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  1. ^ "Em alta, Pedro Henrique minimiza sequência difícil no início da Série A". Globo esporte. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  2. ^ Pedro Henrique at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
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