João Pedro (footballer, born 13 November 1996)

João PedroPersonal informationFull name João Pedro Sousa Silva[1]Date of birth (1996-11-13) 13 November 1996 (age 29)[1]Place of birth Ponta Delgada, Portugal[1]Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]Position ForwardTeam information RemoNumber 45Youth career2004-2013 Micaelense2013-2015 Santa Clara2015 Gil VicenteSenior career*Years Team Apps (Gls)2013-2015 Santa Clara 23 (1)2015-2018 Gil Vicente 44 (4)2018-2019 Trofense 44 (16)2019-2020 Vitória Guimarães 10 (2)2019-2020 Vitória Guimarães B 14 (10)2020-2022 Paços Ferreira 42 (5)2022 Bursaspor 13 (5)2022-2024 Panetolikos 60 (10)2024 Dibba Al-Hisn 0 (0)2024-2025 Hanoi 25 (9)2025- Remo 22 (7)International career‡2016 Portugal U20 7 (1)2023- Guinea-Bissau 2 (0) * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 April 2026‡ National team caps and goals as of 02:01, 29 December 2023 (UTC)

João Pedro Sousa Silva (born 13 November 1996), known as João Pedro, is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Remo. Born in Portugal, he plays for the Guinea-Bissau national team.

Born in Ponta Delgada in the Azores, João Pedro was a junior at hometown club C.D. Santa Clara when he made his professional debut in Segunda Liga on 23 November 2013, as a half-time substitute for Tiago Leonço in a 1-0 home loss against S.C. Braga B.[2] The following 25 January, he scored his only goal for the team in a 3-1 away defeat to S.C. Farense.[3]

After two seasons with Gil Vicente F.C. in the second division and as many with C.D. Trofense in the third, João Pedro signed a one-year contract with Primeira Liga side Vitória S.C. on 5 July 2019, with the option of two more.[4] He made his debut on 1 August in a 4-0 home win (5-0 aggregate) over AS Jeunesse Esch of Luxembourg in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League, playing the last seven minutes in place of Alexandre Guedes.[5] Thirteen days later, again from the bench and at the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, he scored his first goal in a 6-0 demolition of Latvia's FK Ventspils.[6]

João Pedro scored twice from ten league appearances in his first season in Guimarães, starting with the only goal of a home win against former club Santa Clara on 18 January 2020, again as a substitute.[7] On 1 July, he agreed to a new deal of two years with the option of as many more.[8]

However, on 20 August 2020, João Pedro joined F.C. Paços de Ferreira on a three-year contract; Vitória retained a percentage of his economic rights, and a buyback option.[9] In February 2022, he severed his ties and moved to Bursaspor in the Turkish TFF First League.[10]

João Pedro continued to play abroad subsequently, with Panetolikos FC (Super League Greece),[11] Hanoi FC (Vietnamese V.League 1)[12] and Clube do Remo (Campeonato Brasileiro Série B).[13] With the latter side, he achieved promotion to the Série A in 2025.[14]

João Pedro represented Portugal at under-20 level, appearing in the 2016 Toulon Tournament.[15][16][17] He switched his allegiance to Guinea-Bissau in 2023,[18][19] earning his first cap on 13 October that year in a 1-0 friendly loss to Guinea in Setúbal.[20]

• João Pedro at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• João Pedro national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
• João Pedro at National-Football-Teams.com
• João Pedro at Soccerway