Pedro Ken
Brazilian footballer
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Pedro Ken Morimoto Moreira (born 20 March 1987), known as Pedro Ken, is a Brazilian former footballer. He is of Japanese descent.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Pedro Ken Morimoto Moreira | ||
| Date of birth | 20 March 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Curitiba, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Coritiba | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2009 | Coritiba | 74 | (2) |
| 2010–2015 | Cruzeiro | 40 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Avaí (loan) | 26 | (2) |
| 2012 | → Vitória (loan) | 30 | (5) |
| 2013–2014 | → Vasco da Gama (loan) | 85 | (4) |
| 2015 | → Coritiba (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2015 | → Vitória (loan) | 27 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Terek Grozny | 6 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Ceará | 74 | (4) |
| 2020 | Juventude | 9 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Operário Ferroviário | 41 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2007 | Brazil U23 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Club
Pedro Ken was born in Curitiba, Paraná. In 2007, when Coritiba won the Série B, Pedro Ken, Keirrison and Henrique were called Trio de Ouro (in English: Golden Trio) because of their important role in the championship, young age and good prospects.[1]
On 7 December 2009 Pedro Ken left Coritiba to sign for league rival Cruzeiro.[2] He signed a five-year contract with the club.
On 1 June 2011 Pedro Ken joined Avaí on a season-long loan deal.[3]
On 22 December 2012, on an exchange for Nílton, Cruzeiro loaned Ken for Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama until the end of 2013 season.[4]
In January 2016, Ken went on trial with FC Terek Grozny,[5] going on to sign a 2.5-year contract with Terek on 3 February 2016.[6] He left the club in March 2017.[7]
International
Pedro played once for the Olympic National Team in a commemorative match against the Brasileirão's best players. He did not score in that game.
