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João Pedro (footballer, born June 1998)

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João Pedro
Pedro with East Timor in 2024
Personal information
Full name João Pedro da Silva Freitas
Date of birth (1998-06-24) 24 June 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Ainaro, Indonesia
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 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 6 (0)
International career
2018– Timor-Leste 16 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 April 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

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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

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International

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Hasil Piala AFF 2018: Filipina Kalahkan Timor Leste 3-2". sport.detik.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Malaysia Belasah Timor Leste 7-1" (in Malay). Sinar Harian. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  3. ^ https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2024/09/05/asia/asian-cup-qualification/timor-leste/mongolia/4357025/
  4. ^ a b João Pedro at National-Football-Teams.com