Zé_Pedro_(footballer,_born_June_1997)
Zé Pedro (footballer, born June 1997)
Portuguese footballer
José Pedro da Silva Figueiredo Freitas (born 6 June 1997), known as Zé Pedro, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Porto.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Pedro da Silva Figueiredo Freitas | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-06-06) 6 June 1997 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Guimarães, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Porto | ||
| Number | 97 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2010 | Vitória Guimarães | ||
| 2010–2013 | Os Sandinenses | ||
| 2013–2015 | Vizela | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Vizela | 3 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Torcatense (loan) | 23 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Fafe | 29 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | Braga B | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Estrela da Amadora | 28 | (3) |
| 2021– | Porto B | 70 | (5) |
| 2021– | Porto | 6 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:40, 21 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Zé Pedro is a youth product of Vitória Guimarães, Os Sandinenses and Vizela, and began his senior career with Vizela in 2015 in the Portuguese third division. He was on loan at Torcatense in 2016–17 and joined Fafe the following season. In 2018, he moved to the Braga reserves.[2] Unable to break through, he moved to Estrela in 2020, and in his first season there helped them achieve promotion to the Liga Portugal 2.[3]
On 29 July 2021, Zé Pedro transferred to Porto's reserves in the second division on a contract until 2024, and quickly became their captain.[2] He debuted for the senior Porto team in a 1–0 Taça da Liga win over Rio Ave on 15 December 2021.[4] On 7 August 2023, he extended his contract with Porto until 2026.[5] He was promoted to the Porto senior team in September 2023 after some injuries to the starters, and made appearances in the Primeira Liga.[6]
- As of match played 20 January 2024[7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vizela | 2015–16 | Campeonato de Portugal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Torcatense (loan) | 2016–17 | Campeonato de Portugal | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||
| Fafe | 2017–18 | Campeonato de Portugal | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | ||
| Braga B | 2018–19 | LigaPro | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Campeonato de Portugal | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Estrela da Amadora | 2020–21 | Campeonato de Portugal | 28 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 3 | ||
| Porto B | 2021–22 | Liga Portugal 2 | 28 | 3 | — | — | — | 28 | 3 | |||
| 2022–23 | Liga Portugal 2 | 33 | 1 | — | — | — | 33 | 1 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Liga Portugal 2 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 70 | 5 | — | — | — | 70 | 5 | |||||
| Porto | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| Total | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 159 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 11 | ||
Individual
- Liga Portugal 2 Defender of the Month: October/November 2023[8]
- Portugal, Rádio e Televisão de (8 November 2023). "Zé Pedro | FC Porto | 1ª Liga | Futebol Nacional | Desporto | RTP Notícias". Zé Pedro | FC Porto | 1ª Liga | Futebol Nacional | Desporto | RTP Notícias.
- "FC Porto contrata central Zé Pedro ao Estrela da Amadora". www.cmjornal.pt.
- "Um(a) Estrela ascendente: o histórico da Amadora está de volta". Tribuna Expresso.
- Fernandes, Mariana. "Formação no V. Guimarães, subida com o Estrela e um jogo na Taça da Liga: Zé Pedro, o plano C que se estreou na Liga na Luz". Observador.
- "FC Porto B: Zé Pedro renova até 2026". Porto Canal. 7 August 2023.
- "Zé Pedro eleito Defesa do Mês da Liga Portugal SABSEG em outubro/novembro" [Zé Pedro chosen as Liga Portugal SABSEG's Defender of the Month in October/November]. Liga Portugal (in European Portuguese). 4 December 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- Zé Pedro at Soccerway