Pedro Henrique Barcelos Silva (born 19 January 1996), known as Pedro Barcelos, is a Brazilian

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who plays as a

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for

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Career

Born in Galileia,

Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil, being the fourth largest state by area and the second largest in number of inhabitants with a population of 20,539,989 according to the 2022 Brazilian census, 2022 census. Located in ...

, Barcelos moved to Portugal at early age, and was a youth product of . After making his senior debut in the 2015–16 season, he moved to Sporting de Viana do Alentejo in the Campeonato de Portugal. In 2017, Barcelos signed for

Cova da Piedade Cova da Piedade () is a former civil parish in the municipality of Almada, Lisbon metropolitan area, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Almada, Cova da Piedade, Pragal e Cacilhas. The population in 2011 was 19,904, in an ar ...

, but only featured for their B-team during his two-year spell at the club. On 7 August 2019, he joined

Louletano Louletano Desportos Clube is a Portuguese club from Loulé, founded on 6 June 1923. The association football team currently play in the Campeonato Nacional de Seniores (Portuguese fourth level), D series. The club plays at the Estádio Algarve, ...

in the third tier. On 22 January 2021, Barcelos was announced at

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side

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on an 18-month contract. He made his professional debut on 2 February, starting in a 1–1 home draw against former side Cova da Piedade. Barcelos immediately became a regular starter, and scored his first professional goal on 22 August 2021, netting the opener in a 3–1 away win over Académico de Viseu. On 29 January 2024, he left the club to return to his home country, after agreeing to a transfer to Série B side

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Barcelos, Pedro 1996 births Living people Footballers from Minas Gerais Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football central defenders Liga Portugal 2 players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players C.D. Cova da Piedade players Louletano D.C. players C.D. Mafra players América Futebol Clube (MG) players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen