Pedro Miguel Gomes Delgado (born 7 April 1997) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. Delgado formerly represented Portugal internationally, before gaining Chinese citizenship.

Football career

On 28 August 2016, Delgado joined

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side Sporting from

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as part of João Mário's transfer deal. On 11 September 2016, Delgado made his professional debut with

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in a

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match against Varzim. After two seasons Delgado joined

side

on 1 August 2018 for €800,000. He would fail to register for official matches in the 2018 season due to the foreign player limit. He would eventually gain clearance to play the following season and on 30 June 2019 he made his debut in a league game against

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in a 2-0 victory. On 1 February 2020, Delgado joined Primeira Liga club

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on loan until the end of 2019–20 season. On his return to Shandong he would be part of the squad that won the

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title. While he would gain Chinese citizenship, he would not meet the requirements as a domestic player by the

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and was loaned out to second tier club

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on 26 August 2022. 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

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campaign.

Personal life

Born and raised in

Portimão Portimão () is a city and a municipality in the district of Faro, in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. The population in 2011 was 55,614, in an area of 182.06 km2. It was formerly known as Vila Nova de Portimão (). In 1924, it was ...

, Portugal, Delgado's father Amilcar Delgado was a Cape Verdean former footballer. Delgado gained Chinese citizenship in 2019. He has no Chinese ancestry.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

Shandong Taishan Shandong Taishan Football Club () is a professional football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Jinan, Shandong and their home stadium is th ...

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References

External links

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Stats and profile at LPFP

National team data
1997 births Living people People from Portimão Portuguese footballers Portugal youth international footballers Portugal under-21 international footballers Chinese footballers Portuguese emigrants to China Chinese people of Portuguese descent Chinese people of Cape Verdean descent Sportspeople of Cape Verdean descent Portuguese sportspeople of Cape Verdean descent Association football midfielders Expatriate footballers in Italy Liga Portugal 2 players Sporting CP B players Chinese Super League players Shandong Taishan F.C. players Naturalized citizens of the People's Republic of China Sportspeople from Faro District {{Portugal-footy-midfielder-stub