Pedro Gonçalves
Portuguese footballer (born 1998) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pedro António Pereira Gonçalves (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpeðɾu ɣõˈsalvɨʃ];[upper-alpha 1] born 28 June 1998), known as Pedro Gonçalves or Pote,[2] is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP and the Portugal national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Pedro António Pereira Gonçalves[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1998-06-28) 28 June 1998 (age 25)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Vidago, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sporting CP | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2008 | Vidago | ||
2008–2010 | Chaves | ||
2010–2015 | Braga | ||
2015–2017 | Valencia | ||
2017–2018 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2019 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Famalicão | 33 | (5) |
2020– | Sporting CP | 116 | (55) |
International career‡ | |||
2016 | Portugal U18 | 2 | (0) |
2018 | Portugal U20 | 2 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Portugal U21 | 8 | (2) |
2021– | Portugal | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:50, 16 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2021 |
Gonçalves started his career with Wolverhampton Wanderers, before signing for newly promoted Primeira Liga side Famalicão in 2019. Following an impressive season, in which he was named Primeira Liga's Best Young Player of the Year in 2020, Gonçalves signed for fellow Primeira Liga side Sporting CP. There, Gonçalves adapted his game from a central midfielder to an attacking midfielder, netting 23 goals in 32 league games, being awarded the Bola de Prata, helping Sporting win a double of the Primeira Liga and Taça da Liga, while also being named in the Primeira Liga's Team of the Year and the Best Young Player of the Year for the second consecutive year.
Gonçalves is a former Portugal youth international, representing his country at under-18, under-20 and under-21 levels. He made his senior international debut in 2021, being chosen in Portugal's squad for the UEFA Euro 2020.