Joël de Almeida Pedro (born 10 April 1992) is a

Luxembourg Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France on the south. Its capital and most populous city, Luxembour ...

ish former international

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who last played for FC Mamer 32, as a

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Club career

Born in

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, Pedro has played club football in France for Sedan B which he joined in 2011. In 2012, he moved to

F91 Dudelange F91 Dudelange (; , ) is a Luxembourgish professional Association football, football club based in Dudelange which plays in the Luxembourg National Division. It was formed in 1991 as a merger between three teams in the town: Alliance Dudelange, ...

. In June 2019, Pedro joined

FC Swift Hesperange Football Club Swift Hesperange (, ) is a association football, football football club, club, based in Hesperange, in southern Luxembourg. History *1916: Club founded as ''FC Swift Hesperange'' *1940: Club renamed as ''FV Rot-Weiß Hesperingen'' ...

International career

He made his international debut for

in 2009, and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.

References

1992 births Living people Luxembourgian men's footballers Luxembourg men's international footballers Luxembourgian people of Portuguese descent CS Sedan Ardennes players F91 Dudelange players Jeunesse Esch players FC Swift Hesperange players Luxembourgian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Luxembourgian expatriate sportspeople in France Men's association football midfielders FC Mamer 32 players 21st-century Luxembourgian sportsmen {{Luxembourg-footy-bio-stub