| João Pedro | |
| Fullname: | João Pedro da Silva Freitas |
| Birth Date: | 24 June 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Ainaro, Indonesia |
| Height: | 1.71 m |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | Angkor Tiger |
| Clubnumber: | 8 |
| Youthclubs1: | Centro Treinamento Futebol Juvenil Timor-Leste |
| Years1: | 2015–2019 |
| Clubs1: | SLB Laulara |
| Years2: | 2019 |
| Clubs2: | Ubon United |
| Years3: | 2020 |
| Clubs3: | SLB Laulara |
| Years4: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs4: | UiTM United |
| Caps4: | 2 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs5: | Lalenok United |
| Years6: | 2023 |
| Clubs6: | Benfica de Macau |
| Years7: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs7: | PSM Makassar |
| Caps7: | 10 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2024– |
| Clubs8: | Angkor Tiger |
| Caps8: | 16 |
| Goals8: | 4 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018– |
| Nationalteam1: | Timor-Leste |
| Nationalcaps1: | 22 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 7 |
| Club-Update: | 18 January 2025 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 17 December 2024 |
João Pedro da Silva Freitas (born 24 June 1998) is an East Timorese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Cambodian Premier League club Angkor Tiger and the Timor-Leste national team.
João Pedro is currently the all time top scorer of the Timor-Leste national team with 7 goals. He also holds the record for the highest goal scoring Timorese to score in the ASEAN Championship.
João Pedro made his national team debut for Timor-Leste at the 2018 AFF Championship tournament. On 17 November 2018, he made his first international goal against Philippines.[1]
On 7 June 2019, João Pedro scored Timor-Leste's only goal in a 7–1 defeat to Malaysia in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.[2]
On 5 September 2024, João Pedro scored a hat-trick in a 4–1 victory over Mongolia in the first leg of the 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification – play-off round.[3]
During the 2024 ASEAN Championship against Cambodia on 17 November 2024. João Pedro become the joint top scorer for Timor-Leste with 7 goals.
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timor-Leste | 2018 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 7 | 5 | ||
| Total | 22 | 7 | ||
Scores and results list Timor-Leste's goal tally first.
| Date | No. | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 17 November 2018 | Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2018 AFF Championship | |
| 2. | 7 June 2019 | Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 1–4 | 1–7 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 3. | 5 September 2024 | Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar, Indonesia | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification | |
| 4. | 2–0 | |||||
| 5. | 3–1 | |||||
| 6. | 11 December 2024 | Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2024 ASEAN Championship | |
| 7. | 17 December 2024 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |||