Pedro Gomes Bortoluzo (born 17 July 1996), better known as Pedro or Bortoluzo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker or winger for Campeonato Brasileiro Série D club Santa Cruz Futebol Clube. Bortoluzo is known for his finishing, aerial ability and eye for goal.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro Gomes Bortoluzo | ||
| Date of birth | 17 July 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Fernandópolis, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker / Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Santa Cruz Futebol Clube | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2016 | São Paulo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | São Paulo | 11 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Paraná (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Guarani (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2019 | → Criciúma (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Votuporanguense (loan) | 10 | (5) |
| 2020–2021 | Oliveirense | 23 | (3) |
| 2022 | Hougang United | 30 | (23) |
| 2023 | Portuguesa | 2 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:51, 4 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editSão Paulo
editBorn in Florianópolis, Bortoluzo joined the youth setup of São Paulo in 2009. He went on to win 2015 Copa do Brasil Sub-20 and 2016 U-20 Copa Libertadores with the youth side. Ahead of the 2016 season, he was promoted to the senior team.[1][2]
On 3 July 2016, Bortoluzo made his first team debut, scoring a goal against Ituano in a 2–1 defeat, in Copa Paulista.[3] On 24 July, he made his Série A debut, in a 1–0 defeat against Grêmio.[4]
On 24 November 2018, Bortoluzo won the Campeonato Brasileiro de Aspirantes with the under-23 side, and scored a goal in the second leg of the final match against Internacional.[5]
Loan to Paraná
editOn 21 March 2017, Bortoluzo was loaned out to Paraná.[6] After featuring rarely, he left the side on 29 June.[7]
Guarani
editOn 28 December 2017, Bortoluzo was loaned out to Guarani for the upcoming season.[8] On 13 April, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 defeat against Fortaleza.[9] He rescinded the deal and returned to his parent club on 11 June 2018.[10]
Criciúma
editOn 8 January 2019, he was loaned out to Criciúma.[11]
Oliveirense
editIn 2020, Bortoluzo joined Liga Portugal 2 club, Oliveirense. He couldn't helped the club as they fall off at the bottom of the table thus getting them relegated to the 2021–22 Liga 3.
Hougang United
editAfter 5 months without a club, Bortoluzo signed for Hougang United for the 2022 Singapore Premier League season[12] On 27 February 2022, he scored his first goal for the club on his club debut against the 2021 league champions, Lion City Sailors but injured his thigh in Hougang's second game of the season against Tanjong Pagar United and was ruled out for a few weeks.[12] He returned from a month injury and featured in his club league match against Young Lions on 10 April 2022. He had a slow start after that but burst into life during Hougang's 2022 AFC Cup campaign in June where he netted four goals in three games helping the club to win against Cambodian side, Phnom Penh Crown and Laos side, Young Elephants in which the final game was crucial facing Vietnamese side, Viettel and netting twice but it wasn't enough to put them as league leaders as the club bowed out from the AFC Cup as runners-up in the group. Bortoluzo continued his fine form where on 13 July 2023, he scored his first career hat-trick in league match against Tampines Rovers.[12] He goes on to scored in the next two consecutive game against Tanjong Pagar United and Geylang International in a matter of 9 days apart. On 5 August 2022, Bortoluzo scored a brace against Albirex Niigata Singapore which ended in a 3–3 draw. Bortoluzo then goes on to scored another three consecutive goals in late August/early September. On 15 October 2022, he scored his second hat-trick of the season against Young Lions in a 5–3 away win. Bortoluzo guided Hougang United to win the 2022 Singapore Cup which was their first ever piece of silverware in the club history.
Portuguesa
editOn 3 January 2023, Bortoluzo returned to home to joined Campeonato Paulista club, Portuguesa playing in the São Paulo's top professional football league.[13] On 14 January 2023, he make his debut for the club against Botafogo-SP.
Bortoluzo suffered an injury on his debut, and played only one further match before missing out the entire Paulistão. Back to the 2023 Copa Paulista, he scored twice in five matches during the competition before leaving the club on 30 November, as his contract expired.[14]
Career statistics
edit- As of 4 December 2023[15]
| Club | Season | National League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| São Paulo | 2016 | Série A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[a] | 2 | 15 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 6[a] | 2 | 6 | 2 | |||||
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 22 | 4 | ||
| Paraná (loan) | 2017 | Série B | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Guarani (loan) | 2018 | Série B | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||
| Criciúma (loan) | 2019 | Série B | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Votuporanguense (loan) | 2020 | Paulista A2 | — | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | ||||
| Oliveirense | 2020–21 | Liga Portugal 2 | 23 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||
| Hougang United | 2022 | Singapore Premier League | 23 | 18 | — | 4 | 1 | 3[b] | 4 | — | 30 | 23 | ||
| Portuguesa | 2023 | Paulista | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5[a] | 2 | 7 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 64 | 22 | 33 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 127 | 39 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
- ^ Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
Honours
editHougang United
References
edit- ^ Leonan, Érico (21 October 2016). "Família Bortoluzo e a emoção para o duelo com a Ponte" [Bortoluzo family and the emotion for the duel with the Bridge] (in Brazilian Portuguese). São Paulo FC. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ Leonan, Érico (5 July 2016). "Tricolor define inscritos para reta final da Libertadores" [Tricolor sets for the final straight of the Libertadores] (in Brazilian Portuguese). São Paulo FC. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ "Em duelo de times alternativos, Ituano vence o São Paulo pela Copa Paulista" [In duel of alternative teams, Ituano wins the São Paulo by Copa Paulista] (in Brazilian Portuguese). 3 July 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ "Pedro Bortoluzo e o primeiro passo no time principal" [Pedro Bortoluzo and the first step in the main team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). São Paulo FC. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ "São Paulo derrota o Internacional e conquista o Brasileiro de Aspirantes" [São Paulo defeats Internacional and conquers Brasileirão de Aspirantes] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "Paraná anuncia cinco novos reforços para continuidade da temporada" [Paraná announces five new reinforcements for continuity of the season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ "Empréstimo acaba, Pedro Bortoluzo deixa o Paraná e retorna ao São Paulo" [Loan ends, Pedro Bortoluzo leaves Paraná and returns to São Paulo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). 29 June 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ "Pedro Bortoluzo é apresentado e afirma: "Agora eu sou Bugrino" | Guarani Futebol Clube" [Pedro Bortoluzo is presented and says: "Now I am Bugrino"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Guarani. 28 December 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ Soares, Dayvidson (13 April 2018). "Fortaleza 2×1 Guarani: Veja os gols do jogo da Série B" [Fortress 2 × 1 Guarani: Watch the goals of the B Series match] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Torcedores. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "Atacante Pedro Bortoluzo tem contrato de empréstimo rescindido" [Pedro Bortoluzo has a loan agreement rescinded] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Planeta Guarani. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ "Catarinense: Criciúma contrata dupla da base do São Paulo e volante do Vasco" [Catarinense: Criciúma hires pair from the base of São Paulo and Vasco] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ a b c Auto, Hermes (4 August 2022). "Football: Language barrier no issue as Hougang's Pedro Bortoluzo does his talking on the pitch | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Portuguesa oficializa a contratação de Pedro Bortoluzo" [Portuguesa turn official the signing of Pedro Bortoluzo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NetLusa. 3 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "Pedro Bortoluzo não tem contrato renovado e deixa a Portuguesa" [Pedro Bortoluzo does not have his contract renewed and leaves Portuguesa] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NetLusa. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ "Pedro Bortoluzo". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
External links
edit- Pedro Bortoluzo at Soccerway