Pedro Delgado (footballer, born 1997)
Footballer (born 1997)
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Pedro Miguel Gomes Delgado (born 7 April 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Chinese Super League club Dalian Yingbo, on loan from Shandong Taishan. Delgado represented Portugal at youth level.
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Delgado in November 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Pedro Miguel Gomes Delgado | ||
| Date of birth | 7 April 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Portimão, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dalian Yingbo (on loan from Shandong Taishan) | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Sporting | ||
| 2012–2013 | Portimonense | ||
| 2013–2016 | Inter Milan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Sporting B | 57 | (11) |
| 2018– | Shandong Taishan | 47 | (11) |
| 2020 | → Aves (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Kunshan FC (loan) | 18 | (7) |
| 2023 | → Suzhou Dongwu (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Chengdu Rongcheng (loan) | 21 | (3) |
| 2026– | → Dalian Yingbo (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Portugal U16 | 9 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Portugal U17 | 6 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Portugal U18 | 3 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Portugal U19 | 11 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | Portugal U20 | 10 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Portugal U21 | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 August 2025 | |||
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| Chinese | 德尔加多 | ||||||
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Club career
On 28 August 2016, Delgado joined Primeira Liga side Sporting from Inter Milan as part of João Mário's transfer deal.[1] On 11 September 2016, Delgado made his professional debut with Sporting B in a 2016–17 LigaPro match against Varzim.[2] After two seasons Delgado joined Chinese Super League side Shandong Luneng on 1 August 2018 for €800,000.[3] He would fail to register for official matches in the 2018 season due to the foreign player limit.[4] He would eventually gain clearance to play the following season and on 30 June 2019 he made his debut in a league game against Beijing Guoan in a 2-0 victory.[5]
On 1 February 2020, Delgado joined Primeira Liga club Aves on loan until the end of 2019–20 season.[6] On his return to Shandong he would be part of the squad that won the 2021 Chinese Super League title.[7] While he would gain Chinese citizenship, he would not meet the requirements as a domestic player by the Chinese Football Association and was loaned out to second tier club Kunshan FC on 26 August 2022.[8] He would go on to establish himself as regular within the team and was part of the squad that won the division and promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2022 China League One campaign.[9]
On 20 July 2023, Delgado signed with China League One club Suzhou Dongwu on loan.[10]
On 18 February 2025, Delgado signed with another Chinese Super League club Chengdu Rongcheng on loan.[11] On 19 January 2026, the club announced his departure after the 2025 season.[12]
On 14 July 2026, Delgado was loaned out to Chinese Super League side Dalian Yingbo for the rest of 2026 season.[13]
Personal life
Career statistics
- As of 23 November 2024.[18]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sporting B | 2016–17 | LigaPro | 28 | 5 | — | — | — | 28 | 5 | |||
| 2017–18 | 29 | 6 | — | — | — | 29 | 6 | |||||
| Total | 57 | 11 | — | — | — | 57 | 11 | |||||
| Shandong Luneng | 2019 | Chinese Super League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 18 | 9 | ||||
| 2023 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2024 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 7 | |||
| Total | 47 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 16 | ||
| Aves (loan) | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Kunshan FC (loan) | 2022 | China League One | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 7 | ||
| Suzhou Dongwu (loan) | 2023 | China League One | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 137 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 151 | 34 | ||
Honours
Shandong Taishan
Kunshan