João Pedro (footballer, born June 1998)
(Redirected from João Pedro da Silva Freitas)
 Pedro with East Timor in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Pedro da Silva Freitas | ||
| Date of birth | 24 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Ainaro, Indonesia | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Angkor Tiger | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Centro Treinamento Futebol Juvenil Timor-Leste | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | SLB Laulara | ||
| 2019 | Ubon United | ||
| 2020 | SLB Laulara | ||
| 2020–2021 | UiTM United | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Lalenok United | ||
| 2023 | Benfica de Macau | ||
| 2023–2024 | PSM Makassar | 10 | (0) |
| 2024– | Angkor Tiger | 11 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018– | Timor-Leste | 16 | (5) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 September 2024 | |||
João Pedro da Silva Freitas (born 24 June 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger. Born in Indonesia, he represents the Timor-Leste national team.
International career
[edit]Pedro made his national team debut for Timor-Leste at the 2018 AFF Championship tournament. On 17 November 2018, he made his first international goal against Philippines.[1]
On 7 June 2019, Pedro scored Timor-Leste's only goal in a 7–1 defeat to Malaysia in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.[2]
On 5 September 2024, Pedro scored a hat-trick in a 4–1 victory over Mongolia in the first leg of the 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification – play-off round.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]- As of 5 September 2024[4]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timor-Leste | 2018 | 6 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 | |
| Total | 16 | 5 | |
International goals
[edit]- Scores and results list Timor-Leste's goal tally first.[4]
| Date | No. | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 17 November 2018 | Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |  Philippines |
2–3 | 2–3 | 2018 AFF Championship |
| 2. | 7 June 2019 | Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |  Malaysia |
1–4 | 1–7 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3. | 5 September 2024 | Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar, Indonesia |  Mongolia |
1–0 | 4–1 | 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 4. | 2–0 | |||||
| 5. | 3–1 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Hasil Piala AFF 2018: Filipina Kalahkan Timor Leste 3-2". sport.detik.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ "Malaysia Belasah Timor Leste 7-1" (in Malay). Sinar Harian. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2024/09/05/asia/asian-cup-qualification/timor-leste/mongolia/4357025/
- ^ a b João Pedro at National-Football-Teams.com
Categories:
- 1998 births
- Living people
- East Timorese men's footballers
- Timor-Leste men's international footballers
- Indonesian men's footballers
- Indonesian people of East Timorese descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- Ubon United F.C. players
- UiTM United players
- Lalenok United F.C. players
- S.L. Benfica de Macau players
- PSM Makassar players
- Angkor Tiger FC players
- Thai League 2 players
- Malaysia Super League players
- Liga de Elite players
- Liga 1 (Indonesia) players
- Cambodian Premier League players
- East Timorese expatriate men's footballers
- East Timorese expatriate sportspeople in Thailand
- East Timorese expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia
- East Timorese expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia
- East Timorese expatriate sportspeople in Cambodia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand
- Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Macau
- Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Cambodia
- 21st-century Indonesian sportsmen