João Pedro (footballer, born 3 April 1993)

João Pedro
João Pedro with LA Galaxy in 2017
Personal information
Full name João Pedro Almeida Machado[1]
Date of birth (1993-04-03) 3 April 1993[1]
Place of birth Vermil, Portugal
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Pevidém
Youth career
2003–2005 Ronfe
2005–2012 Vitória Guimarães
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012−2016 Vitória Guimarães B 118 (5)
2014−2017 Vitória Guimarães 21 (1)
2017−2020 LA Galaxy 31 (1)
2018 LA Galaxy II 5 (0)
2018−2019 → Apollon Smyrnis (loan) 6 (0)
2019 → Tondela (loan) 14 (1)
2020−2022 Tondela 92 (17)
2023−2024 Chaves 27 (0)
2024−2025 UTA Arad 23 (3)
2025 Felgueiras 0 (0)
2026− Pevidém 7 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:49, 26 April 2026 (UTC)

João Pedro Almeida Machado (born 3 April 1993), known as João Pedro, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Pevidém.

Developed at Vitória de Guimarães, where he was mainly a reserve, he made 154 Primeira Liga appearances for that club, Tondela and Chaves. Abroad, he represented LA Galaxy in Major League Soccer, Apollon Smyrnis in Super League Greece and UTA Arad in Romania.

Career

Vitória Guimarães

Born in the village of Vermil in Guimarães, João Pedro joined local Vitória SC's youth system at the age of 12.[2] He made his senior debut with their reserves, his first Segunda Liga appearance taking place on 11 November 2012 when he came on as a 73rd-minute substitute in a 0–0 home draw against C.F. Os Belenenses.[3]

João Pedro first appeared with the first team in competitive matches – and in the Primeira Liga – on 4 May 2014, playing injury time in a 0–0 away draw with Académica de Coimbra.[4] In the 2014–15 season he started 42 games for the B side, scoring once[5] to help them finish ninth in the second tier.

João Pedro scored his only goal for Vitória's main squad on 18 December 2016, playing the entire 3–1 home win over Vitória de Setúbal.[6]

LA Galaxy

On 19 January 2017, João Pedro signed with the LA Galaxy.[7] He made his debut in the Major League Soccer on 4 March, starting and being booked in a 1–2 loss against FC Dallas at StubHub Center.[8] He scored his first goal in the competition on 28 May, contributing to the 4–2 away defeat of the San Jose Earthquakes.[9]

On 20 August 2018, João Pedro joined Super League Greece club Apollon Smyrnis F.C. on loan.[10] He scored his first goal for his new team on 1 November, in a 5–0 home victory over Apollon Paralimnio F.C. in the group stage of the Greek Cup.[11]

Tondela

João Pedro returned to his homeland after being loaned to C.D. Tondela on a short-team deal on 29 January 2019,[12] and the move was extended in August.[13] On 10 January 2020, he agreed to a permanent contract until June 2022.[14]

On 7 November 2021, João Pedro scored a hat-trick in the first half of a 4–2 home win over C.S. Marítimo, all from the penalty spot.[15]

Chaves

Unemployed since Tondela's relegation, João Pedro remained in the Portuguese top flight by signing a contract of undisclosed length at G.D. Chaves on 21 January 2023.[16] He totalled 29 appearances during his spell, failing to find the net.[17]

UTA Arad

On 25 January 2024, João Pedro joined Romanian Liga I club FC UTA Arad on a six-month deal with an option for a further year.[18] On 18 March, he netted twice for the hosts in a 4–3 home victory against FC Voluntari after replacing the injured Marcelo Freitas after 34 minutes; the last goal came deep into injury time.[19]

Later career

João Pedro returned to Portugal in February 2025, on a contract at second-tier F.C. Felgueiras.[20] However, it was cancelled the following month after the club found out he still had not severed his ties to UTA Arad.[21]

On 14 February 2026, João Pedro joined amateurs Pevidém S.C. in the Braga Football Association.[22]

Career statistics

As of 1 April 2026[23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Taça da Liga Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vitória Guimarães B 2012–13 Segunda Liga 221————221
2014–15 431————431
2015–16 301————301
Total 953————953
Vitória Guimarães 2013–14 Primeira Liga 10000000—10
2014–15 10002000—30
2015–16 20001000—30
2016–17 171101000—191
Total 211104000—261
LA Galaxy 2017 Major League Soccer 28110———291
2018 3020———50
Total 31130———341
LA Galaxy II 2018 USL Championship 50————50
Apollon Smyrnis (loan) 2018–19 Super League Greece 6031———91
Tondela (loan) 2018–19 Primeira Liga 141————141
Tondela 2019–20 Primeira Liga 3241000——334
2020–21 31520———335
2021–22 2985010——358
Total 92178010——10117
Chaves 2022–23 Primeira Liga 140————140
2023–24 1301010——150
Total 2701010——190
UTA Arad 2023–24 Liga I 61———8[b]3144
2024–25 17220———192
Total 23320——83336
Career total 3142618160008334630
  1. ↑ Includes Taça de Portugal, U.S. Open Cup, Greek Football Cup and Cupa României
  2. ↑ Appearances in Liga I relegation group

Honours

Tondela

References

  1. 1 2 3 "João Pedro" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "Los Angeles Galaxy oficializam João Pedro" [Los Angeles Galaxy make João Pedro official] (in Portuguese). Mais Guimarães. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "V. Guimarães B-Belenenses, 0–0: Azuis continuam no 2.º lugar" [V. Guimarães B-Belenenses, 0–0: Blues still in 2nd place]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 November 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Académica empata no dia em que o presidente avança" [Académica draw the day president goes forward] (in Portuguese). Notícias de Coimbra. 4 May 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "Vitória B perde em casa" [Vitória B lose at home]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 5 December 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Guimarães vence Setúbal e sobe provisoriamente ao quarto lugar da I Liga" [Guimarães defeat Setúbal and are momentarily fourth in I League] (in Portuguese). TSF. 18 December 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "LA Galaxy sign Portuguese midfielder João Pedro". LA Galaxy. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  8. ↑ "FC Dallas opens 2017 campaign with win over LA Galaxy". FC Dallas. 5 March 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  9. ↑ "MLS: João Pedro estreia-se a marcar no LA Galaxy" [MLS: João Pedro scores first goal in LA Galaxy]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 May 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  10. ↑ "Ζοάο Πέδρο στον Απόλλωνα" [João Pedro in Apollon] (in Greek). Apollon Smyrnis. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  11. ↑ Samolis, Dimitris (1 November 2018). "Α≤πόλλων Σμύρνης – Απόλλων Παραλιμνίου 5–0: Πρώτη νίκη ύστερα από δέκα ματς" [Apollon Smyrni – Apollon Paralimnio 5–0: First win after ten matches] (in Greek). Sport 24. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  12. ↑ "Tondela anuncia contratação de João Pedro" [Tondela announce signing of João Pedro] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  13. ↑ "OFICIAL: João Pedro continua no Tondela por empréstimo" [OFFICIAL: João Pedro remains in Tondela on loan] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  14. ↑ "Oficial: médio João Pedro assina pelo Tondela até 2022" [Official: midfielder João Pedro signs for Tondela until 2022]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 10 January 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  15. ↑ "O resumo do Tondela-Marítimo (com três penáltis de João Pedro)" [Tondela-Marítimo highlights (with three penalties from João Pedro)] (in Portuguese). Notícias ao Minuto. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  16. ↑ "João Pedro é reforço do Chaves" [João Pedro is Chaves addition]. Record (in Portuguese). 21 January 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  17. ↑ "OFICIAL: João Pedro rescinde com o Desp. Chaves e muda-se para a Roménia" [OFFICIAL: João Pedro cuts ties with Desp. Chaves and moves to Romania] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  18. ↑ "Bun venit, João Pedro!" [Welcome, João Pedro!] (in Romanian). FC UTA Arad. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  19. ↑ Manolache, Liviu; Alexandru, Sergiu; Cioara, Bogdan (18 March 2024). "UTA – FC Voluntari 4–3 » Show total la Arad, într-un meci cu 7 goluri! UTA câștigă la ultima fază, după un meci în care a fost dominată! Clasamentul ACUM" [UTA – FC Voluntari 4–3 » Complete show at Arad, in a match with 7 goals! UTA win in last stage, in match where they were dominated! The table NOW]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  20. ↑ Marques dos Santos, Pedro (4 February 2025). "João Pedro apresentado no Felgueiras" [João Pedro presented at Felgueiras]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  21. ↑ Alves, Pedro; Albuquerque, João (12 March 2025). "Felgueiras aborta contrato com João Pedro por jogador ainda ter vínculo com outro clube" [Felgueiras abort contract with João Pedro as player is still linked to another club]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  22. ↑ "João Pedro retoma carreira no Pevidém" [João Pedro resumes career at Pevidém] (in Portuguese). Guimarães Digital. 14 February 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  23. ↑ João Pedro at Soccerway
  24. ↑ Fernandes, Mariana (22 May 2022). "A Taça é sinónimo de Jamor, Vitinha é sinónimo de amor (a crónica da final da Taça de Portugal)" [Cup means Jamor, Vitinha means love (the Portuguese Cup final report)]. Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 February 2024.
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