Pedro Botelho (footballer, born 1989)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is da Silva and the second or paternal family name is Botelho.
Pedro Botelho
Personal information
Full name Pedro Roberto da Silva Botelho
Date of birth (1989-12-14) 14 December 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Salvador, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Left back, Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Rio Branco
Youth career
2002–2004 Galícia
2005–2007 Figueirense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2012 Arsenal 0 (0)
2007–2009 → Salamanca (loan) 36 (0)
2009–2010 → Celta (loan) 27 (1)
2010–2011 → Cartagena (loan) 39 (4)
2011–2012 → Rayo Vallecano (loan) 11 (1)
2012 → Levante (loan) 14 (0)
2012–2016 Atlético Paranaense 41 (4)
2014–2015 → Atlético Mineiro (loan) 18 (1)
2016 → Estoril (loan) 11 (1)
2017 Boavista-RJ 0 (0)
2017 CRB 10 (0)
2018 Vitória 5 (1)
2018 São Bento 4 (0)
2020– Rio Branco 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 October 2018

Pedro Roberto da Silva Botelho (born 14 December 1989) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Rio Branco. Mainly a left back, he can also play as a left midfielder.

He was bought by Arsenal before his 18th birthday but never appeared competitively for the club, playing in Spain for the duration of his contract and being released in 2012.[1]

Football career

Born in Salvador, Bahia, Botelho began playing professionally with Figueirense Futebol Clube. In July 2007 a deal was agreed with Premier League side Arsenal, which brought the player to the Emirates Stadium.[2] However, he was immediately loaned out to UD Salamanca of Segunda División for the remainder of the season – this was because he needed a work permit to play in England.[3][4]

In July 2008, Botelho returned to Arsenal for pre-season training before moving again to Salamanca in August, for another season-long loan. Due to differences with the Spanish club's coaching staff, his second spell was cut short.[5]

On 23 July 2009, Botelho went on loan again and also in the Spanish second tier, joining RC Celta de Vigo for the upcoming campaign.[6] He helped the Galicians knock Villarreal CF out of the Copa del Rey, winning a late penalty in the second leg which ended with a 1–0 away triumph (2–1 aggregate) in the round-of-16.[7]

Botelho returned to the Spanish second division on 23 July 2010, joining FC Cartagena on a season-long loan after an application for a work permit was denied.[8] Another loan happened in the following campaign as he made his La Liga debut with Rayo Vallecano,[1] first appearing in the competition on 28 August 2011 by starting as a left midfielder in a 1–1 away draw against Athletic Bilbao.[9]

After an irregular spell in Madrid which also included personal issues, Botelho finished the campaign at fellow league club Levante UD, joining the team on 20 January 2012.[10] On 23 July, having failed to appear officially for Arsenal, he returned to Brazil and joined Clube Atlético Paranaense on a permanent deal;[11] the latter team also loaned him on two occasions, to Clube Atlético Mineiro and G.D. Estoril Praia.[12]

Botelho settled rarely in the following years, representing Boavista Sport Club, Clube de Regatas Brasil, Esporte Clube Vitória and Esporte Clube São Bento in his homeland while alternating between the Série A and the Série B championships.[13][14][15][16]

On 29 November 2019 it was confirmed, that Botelho had signed with Rio Branco after having been without club since October 2018.[17]

Honours

Atlético Mineiro

References

  1. ^ a b Castresana, Daniel (4 August 2011). "De la calle a la élite" [From the streets to the elite]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  2. ^ Bailey, Graeme (19 July 2007). "Gunners move for starlets". Sky Sports. Retrieved 19 July 2007.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Burt, Jason (20 July 2007). "Wenger swoops for 'Little Angel'". The Independent. Retrieved 20 July 2007.[dead link]
  4. ^ "El Arsenal cede a Pedro da Silva al Salamanca" [Arsenal loan Pedro da Silva to Salamanca]. Marca (in Spanish). 18 July 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2007.
  5. ^ "El Arsenal pide que Botelho no juegue más" [Arsenal ask that Botelho does not play anymore]. Marca (in Spanish). 16 June 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  6. ^ Acedo, Francisco (23 July 2009). "Celta land Gunners defender". Sky Sports. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  7. ^ Macdonald, Paul (2 January 2010). "Valverde's vacant side overcome by last minute spot kick". Goal. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
  8. ^ "El Cartagena consigue la cesión de Pedro Botelho" [Cartagena get Pedro Botelho loan]. Marca (in Spanish). 23 July 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
  9. ^ "Solid return for Vallecano". ESPN Soccernet. 28 August 2011. Archived from the original on 3 December 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  10. ^ "Botelho deja el Rayo por el Levante" [Botelho leaves Rayo for Levante]. Marca (in Spanish). 20 January 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  11. ^ "Pedro Botelho joins Atletico Paranaense". Arsenal F.C. 25 July 2012. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  12. ^ "Lateral Pedro Botelho, ex-Atlético-PR e Galo, é apresentado pelo Estoril-POR" [Full-back Pedro Botelho, ex-Atlético-PR and Rooster, is presented by Estoril-POR] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  13. ^ "Boavista contrata reforço vindo da Itália" [Boavista get addition from Italy]. Lance! (in Portuguese). 19 December 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  14. ^ "CRB contrata lateral Pedro Botelho e promete mais dois reforços" [CRB sign full-back Pedro Botelho and promise two further additions] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  15. ^ "Vitória anuncia mais dois reforços para a temporada" [Vitória announce two further additions for the season]. Gazeta Esportiva (in Portuguese). 2 February 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  16. ^ "São Bento libera o lateral-esquerdo Pedro Botelho" [São Bento release left-back Pedro Botelho] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  17. ^ Ex-Athletico e Atlético-MG, Pedro Botelho vai jogar o Paranaense pelo Rio Branco-PR, globoesporte.globo.com, 29 November 2019