Pedro Ganchas

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Machado and the second or paternal family name is Ganchas.

Pedro Ganchas

Personal information
Full name	Pedro Luís Machado Ganchas
Date of birth	(2000-05-31) 31 May 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Lisbon, Portugal
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	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	17	(1)
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, correct as of 11:39, 2 December 2024 (UTC)

Pedro Luís Machado Ganchas (born 31 May 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish Superliga club Silkeborg IF.

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]

Career statistics

Club

As of 30 September 2020^[5][6]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Benfica B	2020–21	Liga Portugal 2	21	3	–		–		–		21	3
	2021–22		11	1	–		–		–		11	1
	Total		32	4	–		–		–		32	4
Paços Ferreira	2021–22	Primeira Liga	0	0	–		–		–		0	0
Career total			32	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	32	4

References

1. "Paços oficializa contratação de Pedro Ganchas por três épocas e meia" [Paços announces signing of Pedro Ganchas for three and a half seasons] (in European Portuguese). Record. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
2. "SIF køber portugisisk forsvarsspiller" (in Danish). Silkeborg IF. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
3. "SIF videre i pokalen" (in Danish). Silkeborg IF. 25 September 2024. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
4. "Ganchas skaffede point med sen udligning" (in Danish). Silkeborg IF. 25 October 2024. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
5. Pedro Ganchas at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
6. Pedro Ganchas at ForaDeJogo (archived)