Pedro Henrique Silva dos Santos (born 5 February 2006), known as Pedro or Pedrinho, is a Brazilian

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who plays as a forward for

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club

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Club career

Pedro joined

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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. On 29 June 2023, Russian champions

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announced that the agreement was reached with Corinthians for the transfer of Pedro which took effect when Pedro turned 18 years old in February 2024.

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

Career statistics

Honours

Zenit Saint Petersburg *

: 2023–24 * Russian Cup: 2023–24 *

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2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

Brazil U20 *

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2025 So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudanese civil war, and the Gaza war. Internal crises in Bangladesh post-resignation v ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pedro 2006 births Living people Footballers from São Paulo Brazilian men's footballers Brazil men's youth international footballers Men's association football forwards Russian Premier League players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Russia 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen