Pedro Pacheco (soccer, born 1984)

Pedro Pacheco
Personal information
Full name Pedro Miguel Salgadinho Pacheco de Melo[1]
Date of birth (1984-06-27) 27 June 1984 (age 40)[1]
Place of birth Ponta Delgada, Portugal[1]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1995–2001 Santa Clara
2002 Vitória Pico
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Vitória Pico 23 (4)
2003–2004 Santa Clara 2 (0)
2004–2005 Lusitânia 35 (3)
2005–2007 Operário 47 (5)
2007–2009 Santa Clara 44 (1)
2009–2010 Nacional 5 (0)
2010–2019 Santa Clara 274 (18)
2019–2020 Ideal 23 (3)
2020–2021 Rabo de Peixe 19 (0)
2021–2023 Micaelense 26 (4)
Total 498 (38)
International career
2010–2014 Canada 18 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pedro Miguel Salgadinho Pacheco de Melo (born 27 June 1984), known as Pacheco, is a former professional soccer player who played as a defensive midfielder.

He played 312 games in the Segunda Liga over 11 seasons, mainly at the service of Santa Clara (19 goals). In the Primeira Liga, he appeared for that club as well as Nacional.

Born in Portugal, Pacheco was a Canadian international, earning 18 caps in four years.

  1. ^ a b c d "P. Pacheco" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 25 March 2020.