João Pedro (footballer, born June 1998)

João Pedro
João Pedro with East Timor in 2024
Personal information
Full name João Pedro da Silva Freitas
Date of birth (1998-06-24) 24 June 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Ainaro, Indonesia
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Angkor Tiger
Number 8
Youth career
Centro Treinamento Futebol Juvenil Timor-Leste
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 SLB Laulara
2019 Ubon United
2020 SLB Laulara
2020–2021 UiTM United 2 (0)
2022–2023 Lalenok United
2023 Benfica de Macau
2023–2024 PSM Makassar 10 (0)
2024– Angkor Tiger 12 (3)
International career
2018– Timor-Leste 22 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 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.

International career

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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]

Career statistics

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International

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As of 11 December 2024[4]
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

International goals

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Scores and results list Timor-Leste's goal tally first.[4]
Date No. Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 17 November 2018 Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Philippines 2–3 2–3 2018 AFF Championship
2. 7 June 2019 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Malaysia 1–4 1–7 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 5 September 2024 Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar, Indonesia  Mongolia 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  Malaysia 2–1 2–3 2024 ASEAN Championship
7. 17 December 2024 Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia  Cambodia 1–0 1–2

References

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  1. ^ "Hasil Piala AFF 2018: Filipina Kalahkan Timor Leste 3-2". sport.detik.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Malaysia Belasah Timor Leste 7-1" (in Malay). Sinar Harian. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  3. ^ https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2024/09/05/asia/asian-cup-qualification/timor-leste/mongolia/4357025/
  4. ^ a b João Pedro at National-Football-Teams.com