Pedro (footballer, born July 1987)

Pedro

Pedro playing for Chelsea in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Pedro Eliezer Rodríguez Ledesma
Date of birth	(1987-07-28) 28 July 1987 (age 29)
Place of birth	Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Forward / Winger
Club information
Current team	Chelsea
Number	11
Youth career
2003–2004	San Isidro
2004–2005	Barcelona
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2007	Barcelona C	70	(10)
2007–2009	Barcelona B	55	(17)
2008–2015	Barcelona	204	(58)
2015–	Chelsea	52	(14)
National team‡
2008	Spain U21	2	(0)
2010–	Spain	60	(17)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 February 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 May 2016

Pedro Eliezer Rodríguez Ledesma (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpeðɾo roˈðɾiɣeθ leˈðezma]; born 28 July 1987), known as Pedro, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward or a winger for English club Chelsea and the Spain national team.

Pedro scored 99 goals in 320 appearances across all competitions for Barcelona from 2008 to 2015, winning 20 major honours including five La Liga titles and the UEFA Champions League three times. During the 2009–10 season, he became the first player in history to score in six different official club competitions in one season.

Pedro represented Spain in two World Cups and two European Championships, winning once in each tournament.

Born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Pedro joined FC Barcelona's youth team at the age of 17, having arrived from local side CD San Isidro.

Pedro was a key player for FC Barcelona B, as the team achieved promotion from Tercera División, making 37 appearances and scoring seven goals. On 12 January 2008 he made his debut for the first team, playing one minute in a 4–0 home win against Real Murcia, but would only amass seven more in his first two seasons combined.