Pedro Castro (footballer, born 1993)

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.

Pedro Castro
Personal information
Full namePedro Henrique de Castro Silva
Date of birth (1993-02-05) 5 February 1993 (age 31)
Place of birthVolta Redonda, Brazil
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)Centre midfielder
Team information
Current team
Avaí
Number21
Youth career
2010–2013Santos
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2016Santos11(0)
2014Espanyol B (loan)2(0)
2014Paraná (loan)3(0)
2015Santa Cruz (loan)10(1)
2016Botafogo-PB (loan)22(1)
2017–2022Tombense15(3)
2017Avaí (loan)32(3)
2018Sport Recife (loan)5(0)
2018–2021Avaí (loan)116(6)
2021Botafogo (loan)37(4)
2022–2023Cruzeiro20(1)
2023Dibba Al Fujairah (loan)14(1)
2023Khor Fakkan2(0)
2024–Avaí1(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 February 2024

Club career

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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

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As of 6 February 2022[12]
ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Santos2012Série A10000010
20131000010110
Subtotal1100010120
Espanyol B (loan)2013–14Segunda División B2020
Paraná (loan)2014Série B3030
Santa Cruz (loan)2015Série B713000101
Botafogo-PB (loan)2016Série C17150601[a]0291
Tombense2017Série C41112153
Avaí (loan)2017Série A323323
Sport Recife (loan)2018Série A00500050
Avaí (loan)2018Série B25110261
2019Série A27118042493
2020Série B36310110474
Subtotal885281621228
Botafogo (loan)2021Série B3027211383
Cruzeiro (loan)2022Série B00100010
Career total19413605143001026919
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

Honours

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Santos

Santa Cruz

Avaí

Botafogo

Cruzeiro

References

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  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.
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