João Pedro
Attack - Centre-Forward
at Chelsea FC
at Chelsea FC
327 days · joined 2025-07-02
👕200+ Apps
⚽50+ Goals
Market value
€50.00m
Centre-Forward Attack
Career snapshot
4
clubs played for
19/20
debut season
0.31
goals / match
Watford FC
top club · 109 apps
Career highs
€50.00m
peak value · 2024
€63.70m
top transfer fee · 25/26
20
best season · 23/24
6 / 0
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 2001-09-26 · 6 players total
221Appearances
69Goals
22Assists
21Yellow cards
1Red cards
28Full matches (90′)
| Full name | João Pedro |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | João Pedro Junqueira de Jesus |
| Date of birth | 2001-09-26 (24 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Ribeirão Preto, Brazil |
| Citizenship |  Brazil |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 182.00 m |
| Current club | Chelsea FC |
| Joined | 2025-07-02 |
| Contract expires | 2033-06-30 |
| Agent | Promanager |
Jul 2025
Transfer: Brighton → Chelsea
25/26 · Transfer · €63.70m
Jul 2025
2025 — Chelsea FC
3 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2025
25/26 — Chelsea FC
3 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2025
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2024
24/25 — Brighton & Hove Albion
30 matches · 10 G · 7 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2024
Injury: unknown
11 games missed
Jul 2023
23/24 — Brighton & Hove Albion
40 matches · 20 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2023
Transfer: Watford → Brighton
23/24 · Transfer · €34.20m
Dec 2022
Injury: unknown
11 games missed
Sep 2022
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2022
22/23 — Watford FC
35 matches · 11 G · 4 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2021
21/22 — Watford FC
29 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2020
20/21 — Watford FC
40 matches · 9 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2020
Transfer: Fluminense → Watford
19/20 · Transfer · €11.50m
Jul 2019
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — Watford FC
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2019
2019 — Fluminense Football Club
36 matches · 10 G · 2 A · across 6 competitions
Jan 2019
Transfer: Fluminense U17 → Fluminense
18/19 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €50.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 49 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 25/26. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals2 total · 1.42/90
Assists2 total · 1.42/90
G+A4 total · 2.83/90
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
Minutes played by club
Chelsea FC
7.3%
Brighton & Hove Albion
21.4%
Watford FC
47.6%
Fluminense Football Club
23.8%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea FC | 2 | 2025 | 25/26 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 181 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | 23/24 | 24/25 | 70 | 30 | 10 | 530 |
| Watford FC | 4 | 19/20 | 22/23 | 109 | 24 | 8 | 1,180 |
| Fluminense Football Club | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 590 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Premier League | Chelsea FC | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 127 |
| 24/25 | FA Cup | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Premier League | Brighton & Hove Albion | 27 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 195 |
| 23/24 | EFL Cup | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Europa League | Brighton & Hove Albion | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 73 |
| 23/24 | FA Cup | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| 23/24 | Premier League | Brighton & Hove Albion | 31 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 227 |
| 22/23 | Championship | Watford FC | 35 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 254 |
| 21/22 | FA Cup | Watford FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| 21/22 | Premier League | Watford FC | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 546 |
| 2025 | Club World Cup | Chelsea FC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| 2019 | Campeonato Carioca | Fluminense Football Club | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Campeonato Carioca - Final | Fluminense Football Club | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Carioca - Taça Rio | Fluminense Football Club | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 2019 | Copa do Brasil | Fluminense Football Club | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 |
| 2019 | Copa Sudamericana | Fluminense Football Club | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 71 |
| 2019 | Série A | Fluminense Football Club | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 424 |
| 20/21 | Championship | Watford FC | 38 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 306 |
| 20/21 | EFL Cup | Watford FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | FA Cup | Watford FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | FA Cup | Watford FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Premier League | Watford FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | 2019-01-01 | Fluminense U17 | Fluminense | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 19/20 | 2020-01-01 | Fluminense | Watford | Transfer | 20000000 | €11.50m |
| 23/24 | 2023-07-01 | Watford | Brighton | Transfer | 32000000 | €34.20m |
| 25/26 | 2025-07-02 | Brighton | Chelsea | Transfer | 50000000 | €63.70m |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/20 | Ankle injury | 2019-07-21 | 2019-08-08 | 19 | 4 |
| 22/23 | Calf injury | 2022-09-20 | 2022-10-10 | 21 | 5 |
| 22/23 | Ankle injury | 2022-12-26 | 2023-02-20 | 57 | 11 |
| 23/24 | Hamstring injury | 2024-02-07 | 2024-04-01 | 55 | 11 |
| 24/25 | Ankle injury | 2025-01-08 | 2025-01-15 | 8 | 1 |
Current€50.00m
Peak€50.00m
Low€10.00m
Δ since start+€30.00m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €45.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €45.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €35.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €32.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €24.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €20.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €20.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €14.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €10.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €10.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €10.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €15.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €18.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €10.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €12.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €20.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €20.00m |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #37018 | #10 | 1 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3439 | #7 | 5 | 0 | — | — | current national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Kabasele | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Hinshelwood | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Nathaniel Chalobah | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Gilmour | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Francisco Sierralta | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pascal Groß | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Joël Veltman | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hassane Kamara | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Ngakia | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pervis Estupiñán | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Welbeck | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Ken Sema | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Simon Adingra | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| William Troost-Ekong | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bart Verbruggen | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Baleba | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Kaoru Mitoma | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Kiko Femenía | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Lewis Dunk | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan Paul van Hecke | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | Championship | Watford FC | 11 | 35 |
| 24/25 | Premier League | Brighton & Hove Albion | 10 | 27 |
| 20/21 | Championship | Watford FC | 9 | 38 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | Premier League | Brighton & Hove Albion | 6 | 27 |
| 22/23 | Championship | Watford FC | 4 | 35 |
| 23/24 | Premier League | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 31 |
Last 50 matches for Chelsea FC The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-24 | GB1 |
Sunderland AFC | 2–1 | Chelsea FC | Available |
| 2026-05-19 | GB1 |
Chelsea FC | – | Tottenham Hotspur FC | TIMED |
| 2026-05-09 | GB1 |
Liverpool FC | 1–1 | Chelsea FC | Available |
| 2026-05-09 | GB1 |
Liverpool FC | 1–1 | Chelsea FC | Available |
| 2026-05-04 | GB1 |
Chelsea FC | 1–3 | Nottingham Forest FC | Available |
| 2026-05-04 | GB1 |
Chelsea FC | 1–3 | Nottingham Forest FC | Available |
| 2026-04-21 | GB1 |
Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 3–0 | Chelsea FC | Available |
| 2026-04-21 | GB1 |
Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 3–0 | Chelsea FC | Available |
| 2026-04-18 | GB1 |
Chelsea FC | 0–1 | Manchester United FC | Available |
| 2026-04-18 | GB1 |
Chelsea FC | 0–1 | Manchester United FC | Available |
| 2026-04-12 | GB1 |
Chelsea FC | 0–3 | Manchester City FC | Available |
| 2026-03-21 | GB1 |
Everton FC | 3–0 | Chelsea FC | Available |
| 2026-03-17 | CL |
Chelsea FC | 0–3 | Paris Saint-Germain FC | Available |
| 2026-03-14 | GB1 |
Chelsea FC | 0–1 | Newcastle United FC | Available |
| 2026-03-11 | CL |
Paris Saint-Germain FC | 5–2 | Chelsea FC | Available |
| 2026-03-04 | GB1 |
Aston Villa FC | 1–4 | Chelsea FC | Available |
| 2026-03-01 | GB1 |
Arsenal FC | 2–1 | Chelsea FC | Available |
| 2026-02-21 | GB1 |
Chelsea FC | 1–1 | Burnley FC | Available |
| 2026-02-10 | GB1 |
Chelsea FC | 2–2 | Leeds United FC | Available |
| 2026-02-07 | GB1 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 1–3 | Chelsea FC | Available |
| 2026-01-31 | GB1 |
Chelsea FC | 3–2 | West Ham United FC | Available |
| 2026-01-28 | CL |
SSC Napoli | 2–3 | Chelsea FC | Available |
| 2026-01-25 | GB1 |
Crystal Palace FC | 1–3 | Chelsea FC | Available |
| 2026-01-21 | CL |
Chelsea FC | 1–0 | Paphos FC | Available |
| 2026-01-17 | GB1 |
Chelsea FC | 2–0 | Brentford FC | Available |
| 2026-01-07 | GB1 |
Fulham FC | 2–1 | Chelsea FC | Available |
| 2026-01-04 | GB1 |
Manchester City FC | 1–1 | Chelsea FC | Available |
| 2025-12-30 | GB1 |
Chelsea FC | 2–2 | AFC Bournemouth | Available |
| 2025-12-27 | GB1 |
Chelsea FC | 1–2 | Aston Villa FC | Available |
| 2025-12-20 | GB1 |
Newcastle United FC | 2–2 | Chelsea FC | Available |
| 2025-12-13 | GB1 |
Chelsea FC | 2–0 | Everton FC | Available |
| 2025-12-09 | CL |
Atalanta BC | 2–1 | Chelsea FC | Available |
| 2025-12-06 | GB1 |
AFC Bournemouth | 0–0 | Chelsea FC | Available |
| 2025-12-03 | GB1 |
Leeds United FC | 3–1 | Chelsea FC | Available |
| 2025-11-30 | GB1 |
Chelsea FC | 1–1 | Arsenal FC | Available |
| 2025-11-25 | CL |
Chelsea FC | 3–0 | FC Barcelona | Available |
| 2025-11-22 | GB1 |
Burnley FC | 0–2 | Chelsea FC | Available |
| 2025-11-08 | GB1 |
Chelsea FC | 3–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | Available |
| 2025-11-05 | CL |
Qarabağ Ağdam FK | 2–2 | Chelsea FC | Available |
| 2025-11-01 | GB1 |
Tottenham Hotspur FC | 0–1 | Chelsea FC | Available |
| 2025-10-25 | GB1 |
Chelsea FC | 1–2 | Sunderland AFC | Available |
| 2025-10-22 | CL |
Chelsea FC | 5–1 | AFC Ajax | Available |
| 2025-10-18 | GB1 |
Nottingham Forest FC | 0–3 | Chelsea FC | Available |
| 2025-10-04 | GB1 |
Chelsea FC | 2–1 | Liverpool FC | Available |
| 2025-09-30 | CL |
Chelsea FC | 1–0 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | Available |
| 2025-09-27 | GB1 |
Chelsea FC | 1–3 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | Available |
| 2025-09-20 | GB1 |
Manchester United FC | 2–1 | Chelsea FC | Available |
| 2025-09-17 | CL |
FC Bayern München | 3–1 | Chelsea FC | Available |
| 2025-09-13 | GB1 |
Brentford FC | 2–2 | Chelsea FC | Available |
| 2025-08-30 | GB1 |
Chelsea FC | 2–0 | Fulham FC | Available |
Teams faced most often by João Pedro's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool FC | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 27 | -11 | 16% |
| Arsenal FC | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 29 | -13 | 13% |
| Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 30 | -13 | 27% |
| Brentford FC | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 27% |
| Manchester United FC | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 20% |
| Southampton FC | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 21 | +13 | 40% |
| Aston Villa FC | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 50% |
| Leeds United FC | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 26 | -10 | 29% |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 36% |
| Burnley FC | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 43% |
| Crystal Palace FC | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 12 | +14 | 64% |
| West Ham United FC | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 17 | +13 | 64% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 19/20 | Senior debut season | |
| 20/21 | First senior goal | |
| 23/24 | Goal #50 (career) |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 30 | 195 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2.31 |
| 23/24 | 40 | 335 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.07 |
| 22/23 | 35 | 254 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.48 |
| 21/22 | 29 | 620 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.15 |
| 2019 | 36 | 590 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.15 |
| 20/21 | 40 | 306 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.47 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Premier League
92 apps
24 G
12 A
Championship
73 apps
20 G
6 A
FA Cup
9 apps
6 G
1 A
Europa League
6 apps
6 G
0 A
Série A
24 apps
4 G
1 A
Copa Sudamericana
4 apps
3 G
1 A
Club World Cup
3 apps
3 G
0 A
Copa do Brasil
4 apps
2 G
0 A
Carioca - Taça Rio
2 apps
1 G
0 A
EFL Cup
2 apps
0 G
1 A
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Who is João Pedro?
João Pedro is a Brazil professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Chelsea FC.
How old is João Pedro?
João Pedro is 24 years old. He was born on September 26, 2001 in Ribeirão Preto.
What position does João Pedro play?
João Pedro plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does João Pedro play for?
João Pedro currently plays for Chelsea FC.
How many career goals has João Pedro scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, João Pedro has scored 69 goals in 221 appearances.
What is João Pedro's market value?
João Pedro's most recent reported market value is €50.00m.