João Pedro (footballer, born 1998)
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João Pedro signing with Benfica de Macau | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | João Pedro da Silva Freitas | ||
| Date of birth | 24 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Baucau, Timor-Leste | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kuching City | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Centro Treinamento Futebol Juvenil Timor-Leste | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | SLB Laulara | ||
| 2019 | Ubon United | ||
| 2020 | SLB Laulara | ||
| 2022–2023 | Lalenok United | ||
| 2023–2024 | Benfica de Macau | 43 | (37) |
| 2024 | PSM Makassar | 10 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Angkor Tiger | 26 | (6) |
| 2025– | Kuching City | 1 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018– | Timor-Leste | 27 | (8) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025 | |||
João Pedro da Silva Freitas (born 24 June 1998), better known as João Pedro, is an East Timorese professional footballer who plays as a winger or a forward for Malaysia Super League club Kuching City and the Timor-Leste national team.
João Pedro is currently the all time top scorer of the Timor-Leste national team with 8 goals. He also holds the record for the highest goal scoring Timorese to score in the ASEAN Championship.