Pedro Ken Morimoto Moreira (born 20 March 1987), known as Pedro Ken, is a Brazilian former footballer. He is of Japanese descent.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Pedro Ken Morimoto Moreira | ||
Date of birth | 20 March 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Curitiba, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2007 | Coritiba | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2009 | Coritiba | 74 | (2) |
2010–2015 | Cruzeiro | 40 | (0) |
2011 | → Avaí (loan) | 26 | (2) |
2012 | → Vitória (loan) | 30 | (5) |
2013–2014 | → Vasco da Gama (loan) | 85 | (4) |
2015 | → Coritiba (loan) | 14 | (1) |
2015 | → Vitória (loan) | 27 | (1) |
2016–2017 | Terek Grozny | 6 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Ceará | 74 | (4) |
2020 | Juventude | 9 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Operário Ferroviário | 41 | (2) |
International career | |||
2007 | Brazil U23 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Career
editClub
editPedro Ken was born in Curitiba, Paraná. In 2007, when Coritiba won the Série B, Pedro Ken, Keirrison and Henrique were called Trio de Ouro (in English: Golden Trio) because of their important role in the championship, young age and good prospects.[1]
On 7 December 2009 Pedro Ken left Coritiba to sign for league rival Cruzeiro.[2] He signed a five-year contract with the club.
On 1 June 2011 Pedro Ken joined Avaí on a season-long loan deal.[3]
On 22 December 2012, on an exchange for Nílton, Cruzeiro loaned Ken for Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama until the end of 2013 season.[4]
In January 2016, Ken went on trial with FC Terek Grozny,[5] going on to sign a 2.5-year contract with Terek on 3 February 2016.[6] He left the club in March 2017.[7]
International
editPedro played once for the Olympic National Team in a commemorative match against the Brasileirão's best players. He did not score in that game.
Honours
editCoritiba
Cruzeiro
Ceará
- Campeonato Cearense: 2018
References
edit- ^ "Futpédia: Pedro Ken (Pedro Ken Morimoto Moreira)". Globo Esporte. Archived from the original on 2 January 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
- ^ Depois de Jóbson e Pedro Ken, Cruzeiro promete novos reforços
- ^ "Cruzeiro confirma empréstimo de Pedro Ken ao Avaí até o final do ano". UOL Esporte. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
- ^ "Cruzeiro 聴roca Pedro Ken e Sandro Silva por Nílton (in Portuguese)". Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ^ Педро Кен находится на просмотре в "Тереке" (in Russian). Football Kulichki. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ Педро Кен перешел в "Терек" (in Russian). FC Terek Grozny. 3 February 2016.
- ^ "Терек расторг контракт с Педро Кеном". fc-terek.ru (in Russian). FC Terek Grozny. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
External links
edit- Pedro Ken at Sambafoot (archived)