Pedro Roberto Silva Botelho

Not to be confused with Brazilian defender Pedro Henrique Botelho.
Pedro Botelho
Personal information
Full name Pedro Roberto Silva Botelho
Date of birth (1989-12-14) 14 December 1989
Place of birth Salvador, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Left back / Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Atlético Paranaense
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)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 15 May 2016 (UTC).


Pedro Roberto da Silva Botelho (born 14 December 1989) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Clube Atlético Paranaense. 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.

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.[1][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.

On 23 July 2009, Botelho went on loan again and also in the Spanish second level, joining Celta de Vigo for the 2009–10 campaign.[5] 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.[6]

On 23 July 2010, Botelho returned to the Spanish second division, joining FC Cartagena on a season-long loan after an application for a work permit was denied.[7] Another loan happened in the following campaign, as he made his La Liga debuts with Rayo Vallecano, first appearing in the competition on 28 August 2011 by starting as a left midfielder in a 1–1 away draw against Athletic Bilbao.[8]

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.[9] On 23 July, having failed to appear officially for Arsenal, he returned to Brazil and joined Clube Atlético Paranaense on a permanent deal.[10]

Honours

Atlético Mineiro

References

  1. ↑ "Arsenal move for South American duo". Daily Mail. 20 July 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2007.
  2. ↑ Graeme Bailey (19 July 2007). "Gunners move for starlets". Sky Sports. Retrieved 19 July 2007.
  3. ↑ Jason Burt (20 July 2007). "Wenger swoops for 'Little Angel'". The Independent. Retrieved 20 July 2007.
  4. ↑ "El Arsenal cede a Pedro da Silva al Salamanca" [Arsenal loans Pedro da Silva to Salamanca] (in Spanish). Marca. 18 July 2007.
  5. ↑ "Celta land Gunners defender". Sky Sports. 23 July 2009.
  6. ↑ Paul Macdonald (2 January 2010). "Valverde's vacant side overcome by last minute spot kick". Goal.com.
  7. ↑ "El Cartagena consigue la cesión de Pedro Botelho" [Cartagena gets Pedro Botelho loan] (in Spanish). Marca. 23 July 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
  8. ↑ "Solid return for Vallecano". ESPN Soccernet. 28 August 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  9. ↑ "Botelho deja el Rayo por el Levante" [Botelho leaves Rayo for Levante] (in Spanish). Marca. 20 January 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  10. ↑ "Pedro Botelho joins Atletico Paranaense". Arsenal F.C. 25 July 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
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