Pedro_Castro_(footballer,_born_1993)
Pedro Castro (footballer, born 1993)
Brazilian footballer
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.
| 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) |
| 2014 | → Espanyol B (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Paraná (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Santa Cruz (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Botafogo-PB (loan) | 22 | (1) |
| 2017–2022 | Tombense | 15 | (3) |
| 2017 | → Avaí (loan) | 32 | (3) |
| 2018 | → Sport Recife (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | → Avaí (loan) | 116 | (6) |
| 2021 | → Botafogo (loan) | 37 | (4) |
| 2022–2023 | Cruzeiro | 20 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Dibba 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 | |||
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.
- 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[lower-alpha 1] | 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 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
Santos
Santa Cruz
- Campeonato Pernambucano: 2015
Avaí
Botafogo
Cruzeiro
- "Pedro Castro". UAE Pro League. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- "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.
- 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)
- 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)
- Santos acerta empréstimo de Pedro Castro ao Espanyol (Santos completes loan of Pedro Castro to Espanyol); Fox Sports, 16 December 2013 (in Portuguese)
- 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)
- Castro, fichaje sorpresa del Espanyol (Castro, Espanyol's surprise signing); Sport, 17 December 2013 (in Spanish)
- Paraná acerta empréstimo com mais uma revelação do Santos (Paraná completes loan of antother Santos' pearl); Terra, 22 July 2014 (in Portuguese)
- Tombense apresenta novos reforços para Campeonato Mineiro 2017 (Tombense present new additions for the 2017 Campeonato Mineiro); Tombense FC, 12 January 2017 (in Portuguese)
- 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)
- Cara nova: Sport oficializa Pedro Castro (New face: Sport signs Pedro Castro); Sport Recife, 4 January 2018 (in Portuguese)
- Pedro Castro at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- Pedro Castro at BDFutbol
- Pedro Castro at Soccerway