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Pedro Pacheco (footballer, born 1997)

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Pedro Pacheco
Personal information
Full name Pedro Jorge Pacheco Seabra
Date of birth (1997-01-27) 27 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Castelões de Cepeda, Portugal
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Santa Clara
Number 4
Youth career
2009–2011 Black Stars Basel
2011–2012 Basel
2012–2013 Concordia Basel
2013–2015 Basel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Basel U21 64 (2)
2017–2019 Basel 0 (0)
2018Rapperswil-Jona 3 (0)
2018–2019YF Juventus 8 (0)
2019–2021 Amarante 48 (4)
2021–2023 Mafra 57 (4)
2023– Santa Clara 32 (4)
International career
2016 Portugal U19 3 (1)
2016–2017 Portugal U20 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:03, 12 August 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:03, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

Pedro Jorge Pacheco Seabra (born 27 January 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Primeira Liga club Santa Clara.

Club career

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Born in Portugal, Pacheco moved to Switzerland at the age of 12 with his father who found work there in construction. He began playing football with Black Stars Basel before briefly joining FC Basel's youth academy as a U15. He then spent a year with Concordia Basel's academy before returning to Basel to finish his development.[1] In 2015 he debuted with the Basel U21s, before being promoted to their senior side and signing his first professional contract for 3 years on 25 April 2017.[2] On 26 February 2018, he went on loan with Rapperswil-Jona for a half-season in the Swiss Challenge League.[3] The following season, he went on loan with Young Fellows Juventus. In 2019, he returned to Portugal with Amarante in the Campeonato de Portugal. After 2 seasons there, he moved to the Liga Portugal 2 side Mafra on 29 June 2021 where he also stayed 2 seasons.[4]

On 25 June 2023, Pacheco moved to Santa Clara and helped them win the 2023–24 Liga Portugal 2 and earn promotion to the Primeira Liga.[5][6]

International career

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Pacheco was born in Portugal and raised in Switzerland and has dual-citizenship.[7] He played for the Portugal U19s at the 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[4] He was called up to the Portugal U20s in 2016.[1]

Honours

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Santa Clara

References

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  1. ^ a b "Pedro Pacheco: Vom Strassenkicker in Porto zum Fussballprofi in Basel". TagesWoche. 10 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Pedro Pacheco erhält Profivertrag | FC Basel - Die offizielle Website". www.fcb.ch.
  3. ^ "Pedro Pacheco leihweise zum FC Rapperswil-Jona | FC Basel - Die offizielle Website". www.fcb.ch.
  4. ^ a b "Futebol | Pedro Pacheco e Bura vão reforçar o CD Mafra na próxima". 29 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Pedro Pacheco reforça Santa Clara". www.record.pt.
  6. ^ "Conselho de Disciplina decidiu: Santa Clara continua a ser o campeão da 2.ª Liga". www.record.pt.
  7. ^ AcoresPRO.com, André Amaral-. "Clube Desportivo Santa Clara » PEDRO PACHECO É REFORÇO".
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