Pedro Miguel da Costa Álvaro (born 2 March 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer. He plays as a centre-back for Chinese Super League club Shandong Taishan.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro Miguel da Costa Álvaro | ||
| Date of birth | 2 March 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Sandomil, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Shandong Taishan | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Seia FC | ||
| 2010–2011 | AD São Romão | ||
| 2011–2020 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2022 | Benfica B | 52 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | → Belenenses SAD (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2025 | Estoril | 81 | (2) |
| 2025–2026 | Aris | 15 | (1) |
| 2026– | Shandong Taishan | 12 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Portugal U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Portugal U16 | 11 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Portugal U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2018 | Portugal U18 | 7 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Portugal U19 | 12 | (0) |
| 2019 | Portugal U20 | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 October 2019 | |||
Career
editBorn in Sandomil, Seia, Guarda District, Álvaro started playing football at local club Seia FC at 9 years old . After being scouted and moving to Benfica's youth system in 2011, he made his professional debut with Benfica B in a goalless away draw to Leixões in LigaPro on 26 November 2017.[1]
On 23 June 2025, Pedro moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing a four-year contract with Aris.[2]
On the 12th February of 2026, an official announcement from Aris FC stated that the club and Pedro Miguel Da Costa Alvaro had mutually terminated their cooperation. During his time in Thessaloniki Alvaro made 15 appearances in the Super League 1, scoring one goal. [3]
On 15 February 2026, Pedro joined Chinese Super League club Shandong Taishan.[4]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 24 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Estoril | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 1 | |||
| Total | 81 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 95 | 2 | ||||
| Estoril | 2025–26 | Super League Greece | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| Shandong Taishan | 2026 | Chinese Super League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 108 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 3 | ||
Honours
editBenfica
- UEFA Youth League runner-up: 2016–17
References
edit- ↑ "Leixões vs. Benfica II". Soccerway. 26 November 2017.
- ↑ "Άρης, μεταγραφές: Οι κίτρινοι ανακοίνωσαν την απόκτηση του Πέδρο Άλβαρο". www.sport24.gr. 23 June 2025.
- ↑ Άρης: Τέλος ο Άλβαρο, τέταρτη αποχώρηση
- ↑ "官方：山东泰山签下25岁葡萄牙中卫佩德罗-阿尔瓦罗". dongqiudi.com. 15 February 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
External links
edit- Pedro Álvaro at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Pedro Álvaro at Soccerway
- Pedro Álvaro national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
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