João Pedro (footballer, born June 1998)
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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.
.jpg) João Pedro with East Timor in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Pedro da Silva Freitas | ||
| Date of birth | 24 June 1998 | ||
| 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 | 18 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018– | Timor-Leste | 22 | (7) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 December 2024 | |||
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.
International career
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.
Career statistics
International
- 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
- 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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