# Zé Pedro (footballer, born June 1997)

José Pedro da Silva Figueiredo Freitas (born 6 June 1997), known as Zé Pedro, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Primeira Liga club Porto.

## Club career
### Early career

Zé Pedro was born in Guimarães. He started playing football with local Vitória de Guimarães at the age of nine, and finished his youth career at Vizela.
Zé Pedro spent his first six seasons as a senior in the Portuguese third division, with Vizela, Torcatense, Fafe, Braga B and Estrela da Amadora. He helped the latter club to promote to the Liga Portugal 2 in 2020–21 by contributing 28 games and five goals, adding a further five appearances at it reached the round of 16 in the Taça de Portugal.

### Porto

On 21 July 2021, Zé Pedro signed a three-year contract with Porto for €250,000 and 80% of his sporting rights, being assigned to the reserve side in the second division. He made his debut as a professional on 7 August in a 2–2 home draw against Trofense, scoring his first league goal the following month to help the hosts defeat Mafra 3–1.
Zé Pedro made his competitive debut for the first team on 15 December 2021, playing the entire 1–0 win over Rio Ave in the group stage of the Taça da Liga as they were already eliminated. On 7 August 2023, he extended his link until 2026, and his Primeira Liga bow took place on 29 September in a 1–0 loss at Benfica; habitual starters Iván Marcano and Pepe were injured, and he came on as a 25th-minute substitute for Romário Baró after Fábio Cardoso was sent off. He scored his first goal in the top tier on 9 December, in a 3–1 home victory against Casa Pia.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 1 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Vizela | 2015–16 | Campeonato de Portugal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Torcatense (loan) | 2016–17 | Campeonato de Portugal | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 1 |
| Fafe | 2017–18 | Campeonato de Portugal | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 1 |
| Braga B | 2018–19 | LigaPro | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Braga B | 2019–20 | Campeonato de Portugal | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Braga B | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Estrela Amadora | 2020–21 | Campeonato de Portugal | 28 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 3 |
| Porto B | 2021–22 | Liga Portugal 2 | 28 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 3 |
| Porto B | 2022–23 | Liga Portugal 2 | 33 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 1 |
| Porto B | 2023–24 | Liga Portugal 2 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 1 |
| Porto B | Total | Total | 75 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 75 | 5 |
| Porto | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Porto | 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 2 |
| Porto | 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Porto | Total | Total | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 182 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 197 | 12 |
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

## Honours

Porto
* Taça de Portugal: 2023–24
* Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2024
Individual
* Liga Portugal 2 Defender of the Month: October/November 2023