Pedro Lima (footballer, born 2006)
Brazilian footballer
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Pedro Henrique Cardoso de Lima (born 1 July 2006), known as Pedro Lima, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for EFL Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers.
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Lima in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Pedro Henrique Cardoso de Lima | ||
| Date of birth | 1 July 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Cabedelo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2021 | Meninos da Paraíba | ||
| 2021–2024 | Sport Recife | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024 | Sport Recife | 13 | (1) |
| 2024– | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Porto B (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Brazil U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2024– | Brazil U20 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:30, 9 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:52, 1 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Sport Recife
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Born in Cabedelo, Paraíba, Lima began his career with a local side called EC Meninos da Paraíba, before joining Sport Recife's youth sides at the age of 15.[1] On 12 September 2023, he renewed his contract with the club until 2026.[2]
Promoted to the first team for the 2024 season, Lima made his senior debut on 29 January of that year, starting in a 2–0 Campeonato Pernambucano home win over Afogados.[3] He scored his first professional goal three days later, netting his team's third in a 3–0 away win over Flamengo de Arcoverde.[4]
On 25 February 2024, after establishing himself as a first choice, Lima further extended his link with the Leão until 2027.[5]
Wolverhampton Wanderers
On 17 June 2024, Sport Recife announced that the club had reached an agreement with English side Wolverhampton Wanderers for the signing of Lima on a permanent transfer, subject to medical tests and international clearance.[6][7] On 2 July, Wolves announced the official signing of Lima on a five-year deal, with an option for another season.[8][9] On 15 July 2024, Lima debuted for Wolverhampton. He started in Wolverhampton's first pre-season friendly against Como 1907, in Marbella, Spain.[10]
Porto B (loan)
On 1 September 2025, Lima was sent on a season-long loan to Portuguese club Porto, where he was assigned to the B-team, competing in Liga Portugal 2.[11][12] However, four months later, after making nine appearances for Porto B, Lima was recalled by Wolves, returning to England.[13][14]
International career
On 11 October 2023, Lima was called up to the Brazil national under-17 team for the year's FIFA U-17 World Cup.[15] He featured in all five matches of the nation during the competition, as they were knocked out by Argentina.
Career statistics
- As of match played 9 May 2026[16]
| Club | Season | League | State League[a] | National cup[b] | League cup[c] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sport Recife | 2024 | Série B | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 9[d] | 1 | 26 | 2 | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2024–25 | Premier League | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | Premier League | 7 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 10 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||||
| Porto B (loan) | 2025–26 | Liga Portugal 2 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 27 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 49 | 2 | ||
Honours
Sport Recife
Notes
- Includes Campeonato Pernambucano
- Includes Copa do Brasil, FA Cup
- Appearances in Copa do Nordeste
