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Pedro Eliezer Rodríguez Ledesma ( digest 28 July 1987 ), known as Pedro, is a spanish professional football player who plays as a ahead or winger for Serie A club Lazio. He is known for his tempo, dribbling and ability to convert from anticipate chances.

Pedro scored 99 goals in 321 appearances across all competitions for Barcelona from 2008 to 2015, before joining Chelsea in 2015 where he scored 43 goals in 206 games and helped them win the Premier League in 2017, the FA Cup in 2018 and the UEFA Europa League in 2019. He joined the Serie A club Roma in 2020. He has won 26 major honours, including five La Liga titles and three UEFA Champions League titles. During the 2009–10 season, he became the first player in history to score in every official club contest in a individual temper and in a single calendar year. Pedro represented Spain in two FIFA World Cups and two UEFA european Championships, winning the erstwhile in 2010 and the latter in 2012 .

Club career [edit ]

early years [edit ]

Born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Pedro started his career at local anesthetic side San Isidro. [ 4 ] In the 2003–04 temper, he scored 35 goals for their Juvenil side, [ 5 ] and besides featured for the first team in Tercera División. [ 4 ] At the age of 17, he joined Barcelona ‘s youth team. [ 6 ]

Barcelona [edit ]

Pedro was a samara player for Barcelona B, as the team achieved promotion from the fourth division, making 37 appearances and scoring seven goals. [ 6 ] On 12 January 2008, he made his debut for the first team, playing one minute in a 4–0 home acquire against Real Murcia in La Liga, but would entirely amass four more in his only two games combined. [ citation needed ]

2008–10 : Development and discovery [edit ]

Pedro was a character of the foremost team ‘s 2008–09 pre-season, and showed early promise, scoring against Hibernian and the New York Red Bulls respectively. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] On 13 August, he started in a 4–0 succeed against Wisła Kraków for the third base qualifying turn of the 2008-09 UEFA Champions League. [ 9 ] His first match on the group degree of that competition was on 16 September, when he replaced Thierry Henry in a 3–1 base acquire over Sporting CP. [ 10 ] In Barcelona ‘s treble -winning season in 2008–09, Pedro finally totalled 14 matches, besides appearing in La Liga against Racing Santander, [ 11 ] Getafe, [ 12 ] Valencia, [ 13 ] Real Valladolid, [ 14 ] Mallorca [ 15 ] and Osasuna ( 0–1 home loss, with Barcelona already crowned champions ), [ 16 ] totalling 365 minutes. In the campaign ‘s Copa del Rey, he played against Benidorm [ 17 ] and Atlético Madrid, coming on for Lionel Messi on both occasions ; [ 18 ] in the 2–0 Champions League final succeed against Manchester United, he played the final minute in the put of Andrés Iniesta. [ citation needed ] In 2009–10, coach Pep Guardiola confirmed that Pedro would be decidedly promoted to Barcelona ‘s first base team, and he responded with a discovery year, during which he became the first actor to score in every official club contest in a single season and besides in a calendar class. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] On 16 August, after assisting Xavi with the first finish, he scored his first competitive goal for the first team in the 67th minute, helping to ensure a 2–1 victory over Athletic Bilbao in San Mamés for the 2009 Supercopa de España. [ 21 ] Later that workweek, he signed his professional contract, running until June 2014 with a buyout clause set at €75 million ; [ 6 ] in the 2009 UEFA Super Cup against Shakhtar Donetsk, he came on as a substitute for Zlatan Ibrahimović in the eightieth hour, and went on to net the merely finish of the match in excess time. [ 22 ] On 28 September, Pedro scored his first base goal in the Champions League, after replacing Iniesta at half-time in a 2–0 gain against Dynamo Kyiv. [ 23 ] He continued his blistering streak and netted his beginning in the league, against Almería, with a brainy strike that sealed the 1–0 home triumph ; [ 24 ] the following calendar month he grabbed a brace in the first stage of the Copa del Rey round-of-32 match at Cultural Leonesa, for a 2–0 succeed [ 25 ] ( he besides scored in the second peg, a 5–0 base rout ). [ 26 ] More and more established in Barcelona ‘s starting lineups, Pedro went on to score another brace in the league, in a 4–2 winnings against Mallorca. [ 27 ] He would continue his scoring touch in the Champions League, netting one of two against Inter Milan. [ 28 ]
On 16 December, Pedro scored a goal in the semi-final of the FIFA Club World Cup against Atlante, in 3–1 gain. In doing then, he became the first player ever to score in six unlike club competitions in a single season and in a single year – the three domestic competitions, the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup. [ 29 ] He was late named World Player of the Week by Goal.com after his performances against Espanyol, Atlante and Estudiantes of Argentina, respectively. [ 30 ] In an emotional return to his hometown team of Tenerife, on 10 January 2010, Pedro came on as a 76th-minute substitute, late helping to Ezequiel Luna ‘s own goal in a 5–0 win – out of obedience, he chose not to celebrate. [ 31 ] On 10 April, he netted the second goal in a 2–0 win against Real Madrid, in his first appearance in El Clásico. [ 32 ] On 14 April, in a league peer against Deportivo La Coruña, opposing goalkeeper Daniel Aranzubia attempted to clear the ball from the top of the 16-yard box, and rather kicked the ball right to Pedro, who shot at goal from 40 yards with his entrust foot and scored, giving Barça a 2–0 lead in an eventual 3–0 win. [ 33 ] He besides found the net in a 3–1 kill in the foremost leg of the Champions League semi-final, against Inter Milan at the San Siro. [ 34 ] In the last three league matches, Pedro scored for Barcelona, with the Catalans finally renewing their league domination : against Tenerife again ( 4–1 win ), [ 35 ] the 3–2 winner at Sevilla [ 36 ] and against Valladolid ( 4–0 ). [ 37 ] He completed the 2009–10 season with 53 appearances in all competitions and 23 goals, and, on 9 June, signed a new five-year consider with Barcelona. [ 38 ]

2010–14 : reproducible collective success [edit ]

Pedro began the 2010–11 crusade firm established in Barcelona ‘s starting XI. On 29 November 2010, he scored the moment goal in the celebrated 5–0 home acquire against Real Madrid, with Barça climbing to the beginning placement in the league. [ 39 ] The following calendar month, he netted twice at Espanyol in the local anesthetic bowler hat, in a 5–1 success. [ 40 ] On 20 April 2011, Pedro scored against Real Madrid in the second half of final, but his goal was disallowed for offside, in an eventual 0–1 extra fourth dimension personnel casualty. [ 41 ] On 3 May, against the like opposition, in the 2010-11 UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg, he found Iker Casillas ‘ net in a 1–1 home attract ( 3–1 aggregate succeed ), [ 42 ] for his 21st official finish of the campaign ; in the Champions League final, he opened the grudge against Manchester United, in an eventual 3–1 succeed. [ 43 ] On 5 July 2011, Pedro extended his compress by one year, until 2016. [ 44 ] His buyout article was raised from €90m to €150m. After the purchase of Alexis Sánchez, he featured less during 2011–12, [ 45 ] he did finish the season with 13 official goals, scoring a brace in that season ‘s Copa del Rey concluding, a 3–0 winnings against Athletic Bilbao. [ 46 ] On 21 September 2013, Pedro scored a hat-trick in a 4–0 victory at Rayo Vallecano. [ 47 ] [ 48 ] On 22 December, in another away fastness, he added another three – all in the beginning half and in alone nine minutes – to help Barcelona come back from 0–2 behind and finally win 5–2 over Getafe, frankincense becoming the player to score the fastest ever hat-trick in Barcelona history. [ 49 ]

2014–15 : triple and final season [edit ]

Pedro defending against Deportivo in January 2015 On 16 December 2014, Pedro scored another hat-trick, this time in second leg of Round of 32 in Copa del Rey against Huesca, with Barcelona who recorded an 8–1 victory at Camp Nou. [ 50 ] On 4 June 2015, Barcelona ‘s official web site announced that Pedro had renewed his contract until 30 June 2019. His buyout article would remain at €150 million. [ 51 ] On 6 June 2015, Pedro appeared as an added-time ersatz for Barça in the 2015 UEFA Champions League Final, as the club won its fifth european Cup/Champions League title by beating Juventus 3–1 at Berlin ‘s Olympiastadion. [ 52 ] This made Barcelona the beginning golf club in history to win the ternary of domestic league, domestic cup and european Cup doubly. [ 53 ] Pedro, Lionel Messi, Andrés Iniesta, Xavi, Gerard Piqué, Sergio Busquets and Dani Alves are the merely players to have been a part of both treble-winning teams. [ 53 ] As an extra-time substitute, Pedro scored the winning finish as Barcelona won the 2015 UEFA Super Cup 5–4 against Sevilla in Tbilisi ; it was his second winner in a Super Cup, and came in the 115th minute like its harbinger. [ 54 ]

Chelsea [edit ]

2015–16 : debut temper [edit ]

Pedro playing for Chelsea in 2015 On 20 August 2015, Pedro joined Premier League champions Chelsea on a four-year contract for £19 million ( €26.6M ), potentially rising to £21.4 million ( €30M ) depending on performances. [ 55 ] [ 56 ] [ 57 ] Three days after sign, he made his debut aside to West Bromwich Albion, scoring the first finish of a 3–2 gain, Chelsea ‘s first base victory of their season, and provided an aid for the second goal, scored by his international teammate Diego Costa. [ 58 ] On 19 December, Pedro scored the irregular finish in a 3–1 acquire against Sunderland, his beginning at Stamford Bridge. [ 59 ] On 13 February, Pedro scored a brace in a 5–1 victory over Newcastle United, [ 60 ] and again on 2 April in a 4–0 gain over Aston Villa. [ 61 ]

2016–18 : league and UEFA Europa League wins [edit ]

On 1 July 2016, it was announced that Pedro would switch to the number 11 shirt at Chelsea, vacated by the lend termination of Alexandre Pato. [ 62 ] On 20 August 2016, Pedro made his inaugural begin of the season in an away match against Watford, after it was announced that Willian was out with an injury. [ 63 ] Pedro then came off the bench to get an serve for Victor Moses in a 3–0 win over Burnley on 27 August. [ 64 ] On 23 October 2016, Pedro scored the fastest goal of the temper as in the first 30 seconds, he scored the opener of a 4–0 victory over Manchester United. [ 65 ] He besides defended Chelsea director Antonio Conte, who was reportedly accused by Manchester United director José Mourinho of trying to humiliate United with his actions on the touchline in the close up stages of the game. [ 66 ] On 5 November 2016, Pedro scored the final finish and assisted two others in a 5–0 beating of Everton at Stamford Bridge. [ 67 ] On 26 November 2016, Pedro scored the equalizer for Chelsea correct before half-time in a 2–1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur. [ 68 ] The goal finally won Premier League Goal of the Month for November. [ citation needed ] On 11 August 2018, he scored his beginning league finish of the temper in a 3–0 acquire at Huddersfield Town. [ 69 ] On his 150th Chelsea appearance, Pedro scored the club ‘s thousandth Premier League goal at Stamford Bridge, opening the marking in a 2–0 gain against West London rival Fulham. [ 70 ] He netted a brace and had a hand in two more to help the Blues through to the Europa League semi-finals at the expense of Slavia Prague at Stamford Bridge on 18 April. Chelsea won 4–3 on the night and 5–3 on aggregate. [ 71 ] On 29 May, Pedro scored in Chelsea ‘s 4–1 succeed over Arsenal in the 2018-19 UEFA Europa League final ; as a solution, he became the one-fifth player to score in a european Cup/Champions League and UEFA Cup/Europa League final examination, after Allan Simonsen, Dmitri Alenichev, Hernán Crespo, and Steven Gerrard. [ 72 ]

2019–20 : Final season and passing [edit ]

On 8 March 2020, Pedro scored his first league finish of the season in the acquire over Everton. [ 73 ] He had been scoreless in the Premier League for more than a class, with the previous finish dated back to 27 February 2019. [ 74 ] On 26 July 2020, Frank Lampard confirmed Pedro would leave Chelsea after the FA Cup Final and Champions League fixtures. [ 75 ] He besides announced his departure from the club on Twitter. [ 76 ] [ 77 ]

gypsy [edit ]

On 25 August 2020, Serie A club Roma announced the sign of Pedro on a three-year narrow. [ 78 ] He made his debut for the Giallorossi on 19 September, playing his beginning Serie A match against Verona. [ 79 ] He scored his first goal for the baseball club on 3 October in a 1–0 victory over Udinese. [ 80 ] After a strong start, [ 81 ] his performances worsened due to several injuries and a conflict with coach Paulo Fonseca. [ 82 ] [ 83 ] Nevertheless, in the final matchday of the season he scored in a 2–0 win in the Derby della Capitale against Lazio on 15 May 2021. [ 84 ]

latium [edit ]

On 19 August 2021, Pedro joined Roma ‘s arch-rivals, Lazio on a biennial deal after having been omitted from new Roma coach José Mourinho ‘s team for all of their pre-season fixtures. [ 85 ] He became the first actor since goalkeeper Astutillo Malgioglio in 1985 to move directly between the two clubs. [ 86 ] On 21 August, he made his Lazio introduction in a 3-1 win against Empoli. [ 87 ] He scored his beginning goal for Lazio against Roma on 26 September, becoming lone the third gear player to score for both clubs in the Derby della Capitale. [ citation needed ]

International career [edit ]

Pedro playing for Spain in 2013 On 20 May 2010, Pedro was included by Vicente del Bosque in Spain ‘s 23-man team for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. [ 88 ] Nine days late, he made his debut in a 3–2 friendly win against Saudi Arabia, replacing David Silva for the final 30 minutes in Innsbruck, Austria. [ 89 ] On 8 June, in the end exhibition game prior to the finals in South Africa, with Poland, Pedro scored his first external goal, and besides assisted Fernando Torres in a 6–0 victory at Murcia ‘s Estadio Nueva Condomina. [ 90 ] In the final examination stages, he appeared in five matches ( three as a late substitute ) : on 7 July, in the semi-final against Germany, he started in set of Torres, who had been performing ailing in earlier matches. In the 82nd minute, with Spain leading 1–0, he attempted to score a goal himself rather than set up an overlooked Torres, although he performed well in the game. [ 91 ] Despite this error, he was selected to start in the final, with the national team winning 1–0 against the Netherlands ; at the hour-mark, he was replaced by Jesús Navas. [ citation needed ] Pedro was part of the Spanish police squad which successfully defended their continental crown at UEFA Euro 2012, coming on as a substitute in each of their knockout circle matches, including the concluding where he replaced Silva in the 59th minute of an eventual 4–0 win over Italy. [ 92 ] Pedro scored the first hat-trick of his professional career on 12 October 2012, netting after a Jordi Alba fall upon in an eventual 4–0 away win over Belarus for the 2014 World Cup qualifiers. [ 93 ]

style of turn [edit ]

A immediate, versatile, and healthy two–footed ahead, Pedro normally plays as a leave winger, although he is capable of playing on either flank, vitamin a well as in several other positions in both attack and midfield ; he has much been used on the right flank with the spanish national team. A agile and bantam player, he is known for his pace, libra, technique, dribbling skills, and defensive work-rate, arsenic well as his ability both to score and make goals, courtesy of his finish ability, passing, cross, and link-up play. furthermore, he is known for his ability to make runs in behind the opposing defensive structure from the flank or force ahead, which makes him an attacking threat on counter–attacks. [ niobium 1 ]

career statistics [edit ]

club [edit ]

As of match played 2 December 2021[107][108]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club

Season

League

National Cup[a]

League Cup[b]

Europe

Other

Total

Division

Apps

Goals

Apps

Goals

Apps

Goals

Apps

Goals

Apps

Goals

Apps

Goals

Barcelona
2007–08
La Liga

2
0
0
0



2
0

2008–09

La Liga

6
0
3
0

5[c]
0

14
0

2009–10

La Liga

34
12
4
3

9[c]
4
5[d]
4
52
23

2010–11

La Liga

33
13
7
4

12[c]
5
1[e]
0
53
22

2011–12

La Liga

29
5
5
4

9[c]
4
5[f]
0
48
13

2012–13

La Liga

28
7
5
1

10[c]
1
2[e]
1
45
10

2013–14

La Liga

37
15
8
3

7[c]
1
2[e]
0
54
19

2014–15

La Liga

35
6
6
5

9[c]
0

50
11

2015–16

La Liga

0
0
0
0

0
0
3[g]
1
3
1

Total

204
58
38
20

61
15
18
6
321
99

Chelsea
2015–16
Premier League

29
7
4
0
1
1
6[c]
0

40
8

2016–17

Premier League

35
9
5
4
3
0


43
13

2017–18

Premier League

31
4
6
2
3
0
7[c]
1
1[h]
0
48
7

2018–19

Premier League

31
8
1
0
5
0
14[i]
5
1[h]
0
52
13

2019–20

Premier League

11
1
6
0
2
1
3[c]
0
1[j]
0
23
2

Total

137
29
22
6
14
2
30
6
3
0
206
43

Roma
2020–21
Serie A

27
5
1
0

12[i]
1

40
6

Lazio
2021–22

Serie A

15
5
0
0

5[i]
1

20
6

Career total

383
97
61
26
14
2
108
23
21
6
587
154

International [edit ]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team
Year
Apps
Goals

Spain

2010
11
1

2011
4
1

2012
8
7

2013
14
4

2014
11
3

2015
6
0

2016
6
1

2017
5
0

Total
65
17

Spain score listed first, score column indicates score after each Pedro goal.[110]

Honours [edit ]

Barcelona B
Barcelona
Chelsea
Spain
Individual

Notes [edit ]

References [edit ]