Pedro Filipe Barbosa Moreira (born 20 December 1992), known as Pedrinho, is a Portuguese professional

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who plays for Turkish club

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as a

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. He recorded figures of 117 games and 17 goals in the second tier with

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, winning the third division title with the former in

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and the second with the latter in

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. He made 148

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appearances for Paços and

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, and won the

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during his brief spell at

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Club career

Freamunde

Born in Cristelo (Paredes), Pedrinho moved from his hometown club FC Cristelo to S.C. Freamunde at the age of 11. He made his professional debut in the Segunda Liga on 22 January 2012, as a substitute for

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in the last three minutes of a 3–0 home win against

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. He began playing regularly in the 2013–14 season as the side won the third division, and scored the decisive goal in the 3–2 victory over

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in the final on 10 June. Pedrinho scored his first goal in a professional league on 9 August 2014, as the campaign opened with a 1–0 win at home to

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. In 2015–16, he was the league's joint sixth highest scorer with a career-best 13 as his team came fifth; this included two goals on 23 January in a 3–0 defeat of visitors

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Paços Ferreira

In July 2016, Pedrinho signed a four-year contract at nearby F.C. Paços de Ferreira in the

. In his third top-flight game, he scored twice in a 5–3 loss at

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. In 2018–19, he captained the team led by promotion specialist Vítor Oliveira to the second division title; he scored once on 13 January to conclude a 3–0 win at C.D. Cova da Piedade.

Riga

At the end of July 2020, out-of-contract Pedrinho headed abroad for the first time, to

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in Latvia. On 18 September, in his career's first European match, he scored the only goal of a home win over San Marino's

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in the

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of the

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. He ended the year as a Higher League winner.

Gil Vicente

On 23 January 2021, Pedrinho returned to his country's top flight on an 18-month deal at

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. He scored once as the team climbed from 15th to 11th, an added-time

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to decide a home victory against C.D. Santa Clara on 20 February. Pedrinho contributed 33 matches and one goal in his only full season (37 overall, 13 assists), helping to

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for the

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as fifth.

Later career

On 15 June 2022, in spite having renewed his contract until 2025 shortly before, Pedrinho agreed to a two-year at deal at newly-promoted Turkish

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club

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Honours

Freamunde *

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: 2013–14 Paços de Ferreira *

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: 2018–19 Riga *

References

External links

*
Portuguese League profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pedrinho (footballer, born 1992) 1992 births Living people 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Paredes, Portugal Men's association football midfielders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players S.C. Freamunde players AC Vila Meã players F.C. Paços de Ferreira players Gil Vicente F.C. players Latvian Higher League players Riga FC players Süper Lig players TFF 1. Lig players MKE Ankaragücü footballers Kocaelispor footballers Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Latvia Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Latvia Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Turkey