Personal information | |||
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Full name | Pedro Miguel Gomes Delgado | ||
Date of birth | 7 April 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Portimão, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Suzhou Dongwu (on loan from Shandong Luneng) | ||
Number | 44 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2012 | Sporting | ||
2012–2013 | Portimonense | ||
2013–2016 | Inter Milan | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2018 | Sporting B | 57 | (10) |
2018– | Shandong Luneng | 21 | (5) |
2020 | → Aves (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2022 | → Kunshan F.C. (loan) | 18 | (7) |
2023– | → Suzhou Dongwu (loan) | 11 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2013 | Portugal U16 | 9 | (2) |
2013–2014 | Portugal U17 | 6 | (1) |
2014–2015 | Portugal U18 | 3 | (1) |
2015–2016 | Portugal U19 | 11 | (3) |
2016–2017 | Portugal U20 | 10 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Portugal U21 | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:43, 23 November 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:43, 23 November 2023 (UTC) |
Pedro Miguel Gomes Delgado (born 7 April 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for China League One club Suzhou Dongwu, on loan from Shandong Luneng.
Delgado internationally represented Portugal at youth level.
Football career
On 28 August 2016, Delgado joined Primeira Liga side Sporting from Inter Milan as part of João Mário's transfer deal.[1] On 11 September 2016, Delgado made his professional debut with Sporting B in a 2016–17 LigaPro match against Varzim.[2] After two seasons Delgado joined Chinese Super League side Shandong Luneng on 1 August 2018 for €800,000.[3] He would fail to register for official matches in the 2018 season due to the foreign player limit.[4] He would eventually gain clearance to play the following season and on 30 June 2019 he made his debut in a league game against Beijing Guoan in a 2-0 victory.[5]
On 1 February 2020, Delgado joined Primeira Liga club Aves on loan until the end of 2019–20 season.[6] On his return to Shandong he would be part of the squad that won the 2021 Chinese Super League title.[7] While he would gain Chinese citizenship, he would not meet the requirements as a domestic player by the Chinese Football Association and was loaned out to second tier club Kunshan on 26 August 2022.[8] He would go on to establish himself as regular within the team and was part of the squad that won the division and promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2022 China League One campaign.[9]
On 20 July 2023, Delgado signed with China League One club Suzhou Dongwu on loan.[10]
Personal life
Born and raised in Portimão, Portugal, Delgado's father Amilcar Delgado was a Cape Verdean former footballer.[11] Delgado gained Chinese citizenship in 2019. He has no Chinese ancestry.[12][13][14]
Career statistics
- As of 25 December 2022.[15]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sporting B | 2016–17 | LigaPro | 28 | 5 | — | — | — | 28 | 5 | |||
2017–18 | 29 | 6 | — | — | — | 29 | 6 | |||||
Total | 57 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 11 | ||
Shandong Luneng | 2019 | Chinese Super League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
2021 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 18 | 9 | ||||
Total | 21 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 9 | ||
Aves (loan) | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
Kunshan (loan) | 2022 | China League One | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 7 | ||
Career total | 100 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 27 |
Honours
Club
See also
References
- ↑ "OFICIAL: Pedro Delgado no Sporting". maisfutebol. 2016-08-28. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
- ↑ "Varzim 3-0 Sporting B". ForaDeJogo. 2016-09-11. Retrieved 2016-09-20.
- ↑ "China: Ex-sportinguista Pedro Delgado no Shandong Luneng". Record. 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
- ↑ "曝鲁能已签21岁外援未报名 不排除未来给他报名". Sina. 2018-09-27. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
- ↑ "SHANDONG TAISHAN VS. BEIJING GUOAN 2 - 0". Soccerway.com. 2019-06-30. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
- ↑ Sportinforma / Lusa (1 February 2020). "Pedro Delgado cedido pelo Shandong Luneng ao Desportivo das Aves". desporto.sapo.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- 1 2 "时隔11年,山东泰山再夺中超冠军". Sohu.com. 2022-01-04. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
- ↑ "山东泰山官方:归化球员德尔加多租借加盟中甲昆山队". Sohu.com. 2022-08-26. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
- 1 2 "2022中甲联赛圆满落幕 昆山强势打破两项记录". sports.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 2022-12-08. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
- ↑ "经与山东泰山足球俱乐部及球员本人友好协商达成一致..." (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ↑ "Criolos no Estrangeiro: "Talvez se não conseguir chegar à seleção nacional AA, quem sabe, poderei jogar por Cabo Verde. Agora não penso nisso." – Pedro Delgado". criolosports.com.
- ↑ The source (in Chinese) contains a three-generation family tree of Delgado that shows he has no Chinese ancestry: "实锤德尔加多随山东鲁能登泰山祈福,曝下赛季以归化身份加盟". Sina. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ↑ Zuo, Mandy (9 July 2019). "Can China win the World Cup with a handful of naturalized players?". Inkstone. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ↑ "Is Delgado first 'non-Chinese' player to naturalise?". South China Morning Post. June 23, 2019.
- ↑ "Pedro Delgado". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
- ↑ "SHANDONG TAISHAN VS. SHANGHAI PORT 1 - 0". Soccerway.com. 2022-01-09. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
External links
- Pedro Delgado at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Pedro Delgado at Soccerway
- Stats and profile at LPFP (in Portuguese)
- National team data (in Portuguese)