Pedro Castro

Pedro Castro
Personal information
Full namePedro Henrique de Castro Silva
Date of birth5 February 1993
Place of birthVolta Redonda, Brazil
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionAttacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
Santa Cruz
Number10
Youth career
2010–2013Santos
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2012–Santos11(0)
2014→ Espanyol B (loan)2(0)
2014→ Paraná (loan)3(0)
2015–→ Santa Cruz (loan)0(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 May 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).

Pedro Henrique de Castro Silva, simply known as Pedro Castro (born 5 February 1993), is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Santa Cruz, on loan from Santos FC, as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

Born in Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Castro finished his graduation in prolific Santos FC's youth setup, and was promoted to the first team in January 2012, after impressing with the U-20's.[1]

Pedro Castro made his professional debut on 5 August, starting in a 0–3 away loss against Náutico.[2] On 24 September 2013 he signed a new deal with the club, extending his link until 2016.[3]

On 16 December, Pedro Castro was loaned to La Liga side RCD Espanyol until the end of the European season,[4] with a €5 million buyout clause;[5] a few days later, it was confirmed that he will play initially for the reserves in Segunda División B.[6]

However, Pedro Castro only appeared twice with the B-side during the campaign, and subsequently returned to Peixe. On 22 July 2014 he joined Paraná Clube also in a temporary deal, until the end of the year.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Bem vindos Pedro Castro e Paulo Henrique!" [Welcome Pedro Castro and Paulo Henrique!] (in Portuguese). Canelada. 24 January 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  2. ↑ Com golaço de Kim à la Neymar, Náutico bate o Santos nos Aflitos (With Kim's stunning goal 'à la Neymar', Náutico defeats Santos in Aflitos); Globo Esporte, 5 August 2012 (Portuguese)
  3. ↑ Goleiro Gabriel Gasparotto e meia Pedro Castro renovam contrato com o Santos até 2016 (Goalkeeper Gabriel Gasparotto and midfielder Pedro Castro renew contract with Santos until 2016); Santos' official website, 24 September 2013 (Portuguese)
  4. ↑ Santos acerta empréstimo de Pedro Castro ao Espanyol (Santos completes loan of Pedro Castro to Espanyol); Fox Sports, 16 December 2013 (Portuguese)
  5. ↑ Santos acerta empréstimo de Pedro Castro para o Espanyol, de Barcelona (Santos completes loan of Pedro Castro for Espanyol, from Barcelona); Globo Esporte, 23 December 2013 (Portuguese)
  6. ↑ Castro, fichaje sorpresa del Espanyol (Castro, Espanyol's surprise signing); Sport, 17 December 2013 (Spanish)
  7. ↑ Paraná acerta empréstimo com mais uma revelação do Santos (Paraná completes loan of antother Santos' pearl); Terra, 22 July 2014 (Portuguese)

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