João Pedro (footballer, born 13 November 1996)

João Pedro Sousa Silva (born 13 November 1996), known as João Pedro, is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Super League Greece club Panetolikos.

Born in Portugal, he plays for the Guinea-Bissau national team.

Club career
Born in Ponta Delgada in the Azores, João Pedro was a junior at hometown club C.D. Santa Clara when he made his professional debut in Segunda Liga on 23 November 2013, as a half-time substitute for Tiago Leonço in a 1–0 home loss against S.C. Braga B. The following 25 January, he scored his only goal for the team in a 3–1 away defeat to S.C. Farense.

After two seasons with Gil Vicente F.C. in the second division and as many with C.D. Trofense in the third, João Pedro signed a one-year contract with Primeira Liga side Vitória S.C. on 5 July 2019, with the option of two more. He made his debut on 1 August in a 4–0 home win (5–0 aggregate) over AS Jeunesse Esch of Luxembourg in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League, playing the last seven minutes in place of Alexandre Guedes. Thirteen days later, again from the bench and at the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, he scored his first goal in a 6–0 demolition of Latvia's FK Ventspils.

João Pedro scored twice from ten league appearances in his first season in Guimarães, starting with the only goal of a home win against former club Santa Clara on 18 January 2020, again as a substitute. On 1 July, he agreed to a new deal of two years with the option of as many more.

However, on 20 August 2020, João Pedro joined F.C. Paços de Ferreira on a three-year contract. Vitória retained a percentage of his economic rights, and a buyback option.

International career
João Pedro represented Portugal at under-20 level, appearing in the 2016 Toulon Tournament. He switched his allegiance to Guinea-Bissau in 2023, earning his first cap on 13 October that year in a 1–0 friendly loss to Guinea in Setúbal.