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My Take
João Pedro is the kind of footballer I quietly respect more than the headline stars. Eight years at Cagliari, wearing the captain's armband, scoring 86 goals across 271 appearances, that is loyalty written in numbers in an era of constant transfers. He could play forward or sit behind as a creator, a versatility coaches treasure. There is nothing flashy in his story, but there is real backbone. Now still active in Liga MX with Atlético San Luis, he keeps grinding. To me he reads as a craftsman, dependable and devoted, the player a club builds its identity around rather than sells.
Overview
João Pedro Geraldino dos Santos Galvão (Brazil, 9 March 1992), commonly known as João Pedro, is a professional footballer who plays as a forward or an attacking midfielder for Liga MX club Atlético San Luis. João Pedro spent most of his career with Serie A club Cagliari from 2014 to 2022, where he was the captain, making 271 appearances and scoring 86 goals for the club.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- João Pedro Galvao
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョアン・ペドロ
- Reading
- じょあん・ぺどろ
- Born
- March 9, 1992 (age 34)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Monkey
- Origin
- Ipatinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 184 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.