Pedro Delgado (footballer, born 1997)

Pedro Miguel Gomes Delgado (born 7 April 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club Aves on loan from Chinese Super League club Shandong Luneng. Delgado formerly represented Portugal internationally, before gaining Chinese citizenship.

Pedro Delgado
德尔加多
Personal information
Full name Pedro Miguel Gomes Delgado
Date of birth (1997-04-07) 7 April 1997
Place of birth Portimão, Portugal
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Aves (on loan from Shandong Luneng)
Number 10
Youth career
2010–2012 Sporting
2012–2013 Portimonense
2013–2016 Inter Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Sporting B 57 (11)
2019– Shandong Luneng 7 (0)
2020Aves (loan) 4 (0)
National team
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 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:35, 31 December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 March 2019

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]

Delgado joined Chinese Super League side Shandong Luneng in August 2018.[3] However, he failed to register for the official matches in the 2018 season due to the foreign player limit.[4]

On 1 February 2020, Delgado joined Primeira Liga club Aves on loan until the end of 2019–20 season.[5]

Personal life

Born and raised in Portimão, Portugal, Delgado's father Amilar Delgado was a Cape Verdean former footballer.[6] Delgado gained Chinese citizenship in 2019. He has no Chinese ancestry.[7][8][9]

Career statistics

As of 31 December 2020.[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Sporting B 2016–17 LigaPro 285285
2017–18 296296
Total 57110000005711
Shandong Luneng 2019 Chinese Super League 70100080
Aves (loan) 2019–20 Primeira Liga 400040
Career total 68111000006911

See also

References

  1. "OFICIAL: Pedro Delgado no Sporting". maisfutebol. 2016-08-28. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  2. "Varzim 3-0 Sporting B". ForaDeJogo. 2016-09-11. Retrieved 2016-09-20.
  3. "China: Ex-sportinguista Pedro Delgado no Shandong Luneng". Record. 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  4. "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.
  5. Sportinforma / Lusa (1 February 2020). "Pedro Delgado cedido pelo Shandong Luneng ao Desportivo das Aves". desporto.sapo.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  6. "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.
  7. 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.
  8. Zuo, Mandy (9 July 2019). "Can China win the World Cup with a handful of naturalized players?". Inkstone. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  9. "Is Delgado first 'non-Chinese' player to naturalise?". South China Morning Post. June 23, 2019.
  10. "Pedro Delgado". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 2019-02-15.


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