Pedro Henrique Silva dos Santos (born 5 February 2006) is a Brazilian

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

Pedro joined

at the age of nine, initially playing for the club's futsal team. He signed his first professional contract with Corinthians in March 2022, keeping him with the club until 2025. In September of the same year, he trained with the club's first team for the first time.

International career

Pedro was first called up for the Brazil under-16 team for the 2022 Montaigu Tournament, scoring against

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enroute to the final. He was called up to the Brazil under-17 for four friendlies against

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and

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later in the same year, scoring twice.

Personal life

Pedro is close friends with

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player

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, with the two first meeting at under-11 level, and going on to represent Brazil at youth level together.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pedro 2006 births Living people Brazilian footballers Brazil youth international footballers Association football forwards Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players