Pedro Castro

Pedro Castro
Personal information
Full name Pedro Henrique de Castro Silva
Date of birth (1993-02-05) 5 February 1993
Place of birth Volta Redonda, Brazil
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
Botafogo-PB
Youth career
2010–2013 Santos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012– Santos 11 (0)
2014Espanyol B (loan) 2 (0)
2014Paraná (loan) 3 (0)
2015Santa Cruz (loan) 7 (1)
2016–Botafogo-PB (loan) 17 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 October 2016.


Pedro Henrique de Castro Silva (born 5 February 1993), known as Pedro Castro, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Botafogo-PB, 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]

Pedro Castro subsequently had loan spells at Santa Cruz and Botafogo-PB.

Career statistics

As of 14 October 2016[8]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Santos 2012 Série A 10000010
2013 1000010110
Subtotal 1100010120
Espanyol B (loan) 2013–14 Segunda División B 2020
Paraná (loan) 2014 Série B 3030
Santa Cruz (loan) 2015 Série B 713000101
Botafogo-PB (loan) 2016 Série C 17150601[lower-alpha 1]0291
Total 40280700010562
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

References


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