Pedro Jorge Pacheco Seabra (born 27 January 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Primeira Liga club Santa Clara.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro Jorge Pacheco Seabra | ||
| Date of birth | 27 January 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Castelões de Cepeda, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Santa Clara | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2011 | Black Stars Basel | ||
| 2011–2012 | Basel | ||
| 2012–2013 | Concordia Basel | ||
| 2013–2015 | Basel | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Basel U21 | 64 | (2) |
| 2017–2019 | Basel | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | →Rapperswil-Jona | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | →YF Juventus | 8 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Amarante | 48 | (4) |
| 2021–2023 | Mafra | 57 | (4) |
| 2023– | Santa Clara | 32 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Portugal U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Portugal U20 | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:03, 12 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:03, 12 August 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBorn in Portugal, Pacheco moved to Switzerland at the age of 12 with his father who found work there in construction. He began playing football with Black Stars Basel before briefly joining FC Basel's youth academy as a U15. He then spent a year with Concordia Basel's academy before returning to Basel to finish his development.[1] In 2015 he debuted with the Basel U21s, before being promoted to their senior side and signing his first professional contract for 3 years on 25 April 2017.[2] On 26 February 2018, he went on loan with Rapperswil-Jona for a half-season in the Swiss Challenge League.[3] The following season, he went on loan with Young Fellows Juventus. In 2019, he returned to Portugal with Amarante in the Campeonato de Portugal. After 2 seasons there, he moved to the Liga Portugal 2 side Mafra on 29 June 2021 where he also stayed 2 seasons.[4]
On 25 June 2023, Pacheco moved to Santa Clara and helped them win the 2023–24 Liga Portugal 2 and earn promotion to the Primeira Liga.[5][6]
International career
editPacheco was born in Portugal and raised in Switzerland and has dual-citizenship.[7] He played for the Portugal U19s at the 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[4] He was called up to the Portugal U20s in 2016.[1]
Honours
editSanta Clara
References
edit- ^ a b "Pedro Pacheco: Vom Strassenkicker in Porto zum Fussballprofi in Basel". TagesWoche. 10 July 2017.
- ^ "Pedro Pacheco erhält Profivertrag | FC Basel - Die offizielle Website". www.fcb.ch.
- ^ "Pedro Pacheco leihweise zum FC Rapperswil-Jona | FC Basel - Die offizielle Website". www.fcb.ch.
- ^ a b "Futebol | Pedro Pacheco e Bura vão reforçar o CD Mafra na próxima". 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Pedro Pacheco reforça Santa Clara". www.record.pt.
- ^ "Conselho de Disciplina decidiu: Santa Clara continua a ser o campeão da 2.ª Liga". www.record.pt.
- ^ AcoresPRO.com, André Amaral-. "Clube Desportivo Santa Clara » PEDRO PACHECO É REFORÇO".
External links
edit- Pedro Pacheco at Soccerway
- FPF Profile