Pedro Roberto da Silva Botelho (born 14 December 1989) is a Brazilian professional

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who plays for Rio Branco. Mainly a

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, he can also play as a

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. He was bought by

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before his 18th birthday but never appeared competitively for the club, playing in Spain for the duration of his contract and being released in 2012.

Football career

Born in

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, Botelho began playing professionally with Figueirense Futebol Clube. In July 2007 a deal was agreed with Premier League side

, which brought the player to the

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. However, he was immediately loaned out to UD Salamanca of

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for the remainder of the season – this was because he needed a work permit to play in England. In July 2008, Botelho returned to Arsenal for pre-season training before moving again to Salamanca in August, for another season-long loan. Due to differences with the Spanish club's coaching staff, his second spell was cut short. On 23 July 2009, Botelho went on loan again and also in the Spanish second tier, joining

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for the upcoming campaign. He helped the Galicians knock Villarreal CF out of the Copa del Rey, winning a late penalty in the second leg which ended with a 1–0 away triumph (2–1 aggregate) in the round-of-16. Botelho returned to the Spanish second division on 23 July 2010, joining FC Cartagena on a season-long loan after an application for a work permit was denied. Another loan happened in the following campaign as he made his La Liga debut with Rayo Vallecano, first appearing in the competition on 28 August 2011 by starting as a

in a 1–1 away draw against

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. After an irregular spell in Madrid which also included personal issues, Botelho finished the campaign at fellow league club

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, joining the team on 20 January 2012. On 23 July, having failed to appear officially for Arsenal, he returned to Brazil and joined

Clube Atlético Paranaense Club Athletico Paranaense (commonly known as Athletico and formerly known as Atlético Paranaense) is a Brazilian football team from the city of Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná, founded on March 26, 1924. The team ...

on a permanent deal; the latter team also loaned him on two occasions, to

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and

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. Botelho settled rarely in the following years, representing

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, Clube de Regatas Brasil,

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and Esporte Clube São Bento in his homeland while alternating between the Série A and the Série B championships. On 29 November 2019 it was confirmed, that Botelho had signed with Rio Branco after having been without club since October 2018.Ex-Athletico e Atlético-MG, Pedro Botelho vai jogar o Paranaense pelo Rio Branco-PR
globoesporte.globo.com, 29 November 2019

Honours

Atlético Mineiro * Copa do Brasil:

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Botelho, Pedro 1989 births Living people Sportspeople from Salvador, Bahia Brazilian footballers Association football defenders Association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Segunda División players La Liga players Primeira Liga players Galícia Esporte Clube players Figueirense FC players Club Athletico Paranaense players Clube Atlético Mineiro players Boavista Sport Club players Clube de Regatas Brasil players Esporte Clube Vitória players Esporte Clube São Bento players Arsenal F.C. players UD Salamanca players RC Celta de Vigo players FC Cartagena footballers Rayo Vallecano players Levante UD footballers G.D. Estoril Praia players Rio Branco Sport Club players Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in England Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal