Pedro Ganchas
Portuguese footballer (born 2000)
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Pedro Luís Machado Ganchas (born 31 May 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish Superliga club Silkeborg.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro Luís Machado Ganchas | ||
| Date of birth | 31 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Silkeborg | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2011 | Carregado | ||
| 2011–2022 | Benfica | ||
| 2015–2016 | → Carregado (loan) | ||
| 2016–2018 | → Sacavenense (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Benfica B | 32 | (4) |
| 2022–2024 | Paços de Ferreira | 36 | (2) |
| 2024– | Silkeborg | 45 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Portugal U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | Portugal U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | Portugal U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | Portugal U20 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:59, 1 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
On 31 January 2022, Ganchas left Benfica B and signed a three-and-a-half-year contract for Primeira Liga club Paços de Ferreira.[1]
On 2 July 2024, Danish Superliga club Silkeborg confirmed that Ganchas had joined the club on a deal until the end of 2028.[2] On 25 September, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 away win against Roskilde in the Danish Cup third round.[3] On 25 October, he scored his first goal in the Danish Superliga in a 1–1 home draw against AaB.[4]
On 17 September 2025, Ganchas scored in Silkeborg's 5–0 away win against Kolding Boldklub in the Danish Cup.[5]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Benfica B | 2020–21 | Liga Portugal 2 | 21 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 3 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Liga Portugal 2 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 32 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 4 | ||||||
| Paços Ferreira | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Liga Portugal 2 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 2 | |||
| Total | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 2 | ||||
| Silkeborg | 2024–25 | Danish Superliga | 25 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 37 | 2 | |
| 2025–26 | Danish Superliga | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 3[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
| Total | 45 | 2 | 10 | 2 | — | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 113 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 133 | 10 | ||
- Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Conference League
- Appearance in Danish Superliga European play-off match
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
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