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Pedro Castro (footballer, born 1993)

Pedro Castro
Personal information
Full name Pedro Henrique de Castro Silva
Date of birth (1993-02-05) 5 February 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Volta Redonda, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre midfielder
Team information
Current team
Avaí
Number 21
Youth career
2010–2013 Santos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Santos 11 (0)
2014Espanyol B (loan) 2 (0)
2014Paraná (loan) 3 (0)
2015Santa Cruz (loan) 10 (1)
2016Botafogo-PB (loan) 22 (1)
2017–2022 Tombense 15 (3)
2017Avaí (loan) 32 (3)
2018Sport Recife (loan) 5 (0)
2018–2021Avaí (loan) 116 (6)
2021Botafogo (loan) 37 (4)
2022–2023 Cruzeiro 20 (1)
2023Dibba Al Fujairah (loan) 14 (1)
2023 Khor Fakkan 2 (0)
2024– Avaí 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 February 2024

Pedro Henrique de Castro Silva (born 5 February 1993), known as Pedro Castro, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre midfielder for Avaí.

Club career

Born in Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Castro finished his graduation in prolific Santos FC's youth setup, and was promoted to the first team in January 2012, after impressing with the U-20's.[2]

Pedro Castro made his professional debut on 5 August, starting in a 0–3 away loss against Náutico.[3] On 24 September 2013 he signed a new deal with the club, extending his link until 2016.[4]

On 16 December, Pedro Castro was loaned to La Liga side RCD Espanyol until the end of the European season,[5] with a 5 million buyout clause;[6] a few days later, it was confirmed that he will play initially for the reserves in Segunda División B.[7]

However, Pedro Castro only appeared twice with the B-side during the campaign, and subsequently returned to Peixe. On 22 July 2014 he joined Paraná Clube also in a temporary deal, until the end of the year.[8]

Pedro Castro subsequently had loan spells at Santa Cruz and Botafogo-PB. On 12 January 2017, after the expiration of his contract with Santos, he signed with Tombense.[9]

On 5 June 2017, Pedro Castro signed for Avaí on loan until the end of the year.[10] On 4 January of the following year, he agreed to a one-year deal with Sport Recife, with his federative rights still owned by Tombense,[11] but after being rarely used he returned to Avaí.

Career statistics

As of 6 February 2022[12]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Santos 2012 Série A 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2013 10 0 0 0 1 0 11 0
Subtotal 11 0 0 0 1 0 12 0
Espanyol B (loan) 2013–14 Segunda División B 2 0 2 0
Paraná (loan) 2014 Série B 3 0 3 0
Santa Cruz (loan) 2015 Série B 7 1 3 0 0 0 10 1
Botafogo-PB (loan) 2016 Série C 17 1 5 0 6 0 1[a] 0 29 1
Tombense 2017 Série C 4 1 11 2 15 3
Avaí (loan) 2017 Série A 32 3 32 3
Sport Recife (loan) 2018 Série A 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0
Avaí (loan) 2018 Série B 25 1 1 0 26 1
2019 Série A 27 1 18 0 4 2 49 3
2020 Série B 36 3 10 1 1 0 47 4
Subtotal 88 5 28 1 6 2 122 8
Botafogo (loan) 2021 Série B 30 2 7 2 1 1 38 3
Cruzeiro (loan) 2022 Série B 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 194 13 60 5 14 3 0 0 1 0 269 19
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

Honours

Santos

Santa Cruz

Avaí

Botafogo

Cruzeiro

References

  1. ^ "Pedro Castro". UAE Pro League. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Bem vindos Pedro Castro e Paulo Henrique!" [Welcome Pedro Castro and Paulo Henrique!] (in Portuguese). Canelada. 24 January 2012. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  3. ^ Com golaço de Kim à la Neymar, Náutico bate o Santos nos Aflitos (With Kim's stunning goal 'à la Neymar', Náutico defeats Santos in Aflitos); Globo Esporte, 5 August 2012 (in Portuguese)
  4. ^ Goleiro Gabriel Gasparotto e meia Pedro Castro renovam contrato com o Santos até 2016 (Goalkeeper Gabriel Gasparotto and midfielder Pedro Castro renew contract with Santos until 2016); Santos' official website, 24 September 2013 (in Portuguese)
  5. ^ Santos acerta empréstimo de Pedro Castro ao Espanyol (Santos completes loan of Pedro Castro to Espanyol); Fox Sports, 16 December 2013 (in Portuguese)
  6. ^ Santos acerta empréstimo de Pedro Castro para o Espanyol, de Barcelona (Santos completes loan of Pedro Castro for Espanyol, from Barcelona); Globo Esporte, 23 December 2013 (in Portuguese)
  7. ^ Castro, fichaje sorpresa del Espanyol (Castro, Espanyol's surprise signing); Sport, 17 December 2013 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Paraná acerta empréstimo com mais uma revelação do Santos (Paraná completes loan of antother Santos' pearl); Terra, 22 July 2014 (in Portuguese)
  9. ^ Tombense apresenta novos reforços para Campeonato Mineiro 2017 (Tombense present new additions for the 2017 Campeonato Mineiro); Tombense FC, 12 January 2017 (in Portuguese)
  10. ^ Avaí encaminha acerto com Pedro Castro, conhecido de Claudinei Oliveira (Avaí set deal with Pedro Castro, Claudinei Oliveira's known player); Globo Esporte 5 June 2017 (in Portuguese)
  11. ^ Cara nova: Sport oficializa Pedro Castro (New face: Sport signs Pedro Castro); Sport Recife, 4 January 2018 (in Portuguese)
  12. ^ Pedro Castro at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 November 2015.