| João Pedro | |
| Fullname: | João Pedro Sousa Silva[1] |
| Birth Date: | 13 November 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Ponta Delgada, Portugal |
| Height: | 1.85m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Dibba Al-Hisn |
| Youthyears1: | 2004–2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Micaelense |
| Youthyears2: | 2013–2015 |
| Youthclubs2: | Santa Clara |
| Youthyears3: | 2015 |
| Years1: | 2013–2015 |
| Caps1: | 23 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2015–2018 |
| Caps2: | 44 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 2018–2019 |
| Caps3: | 44 |
| Goals3: | 16 |
| Years4: | 2019–2020 |
| Caps4: | 10 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2019–2020 |
| Caps5: | 14 |
| Goals5: | 10 |
| Years6: | 2020–2022 |
| Caps6: | 42 |
| Goals6: | 5 |
| Years7: | 2022 |
| Caps7: | 13 |
| Goals7: | 5 |
| Years8: | 2022–2024 |
| Caps8: | 60 |
| Goals8: | 10 |
| Years9: | 2024– |
| Caps9: | 0 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2023– |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 12:50, 21 April 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 02:01, 29 December 2023 (UTC) |
João Pedro Sousa Silva (born 13 November 1996), known as João Pedro, is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Dibba Al-Hisn.
Born in Portugal, he plays for the Guinea-Bissau national team.
Born in Ponta Delgada in the Azores, João Pedro was a junior at hometown club C.D. Santa Clara when he made his professional debut in Segunda Liga on 23 November 2013, as a half-time substitute for Tiago Leonço in a 1–0 home loss against S.C. Braga B.[2] The following 25 January, he scored his only goal for the team in a 3–1 away defeat to S.C. Farense.[3]
After two seasons with Gil Vicente F.C. in the second division and as many with C.D. Trofense in the third, João Pedro signed a one-year contract with Primeira Liga side Vitória S.C. on 5 July 2019, with the option of two more.[4] He made his debut on 1 August in a 4–0 home win (5–0 aggregate) over AS Jeunesse Esch of Luxembourg in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League, playing the last seven minutes in place of Alexandre Guedes.[5] Thirteen days later, again from the bench and at the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, he scored his first goal in a 6–0 demolition of Latvia's FK Ventspils.[6]
João Pedro scored twice from ten league appearances in his first season in Guimarães, starting with the only goal of a home win against former club Santa Clara on 18 January 2020, again as a substitute.[7] On 1 July, he agreed to a new deal of two years with the option of as many more.[8]
However, on 20 August 2020, João Pedro joined F.C. Paços de Ferreira on a three-year contract. Vitória retained a percentage of his economic rights, and a buyback option.[9]
João Pedro represented Portugal at under-20 level, appearing in the 2016 Toulon Tournament.[10] [11] [12] He switched his allegiance to Guinea-Bissau in 2023,[13] [14] earning his first cap on 13 October that year in a 1–0 friendly loss to Guinea in Setúbal.[15]