Pedro Pacheco
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Pedro Miguel Salgadinho Pacheco de Melo (born 27 June 1984), known as Pacheco, is a Portuguese
-born Canadian
footballer who plays for C.D. Santa Clara
as a defensive midfielder.
, São Miguel Island
, Azores
of Canadian
descent, Pacheco began his football career in the regional leagues, playing with Vitória Clube do Pico da Pedra. In the following year, he moved to arguably the best team in the territory, C.D. Santa Clara
, but only appeared in two second level
matches in the 2003–04 season.
After three seasons playing in division three
, with two clubs from Azores (S.C. Lusitânia
and C.D. Operário
), Pacheco returned to Santa Clara, still playing in the second category, and began appearing regularly for the first team, starting a total of 26 times during two seasons.
In the last minute of the 2009 August transfer window, Pacheco moved to the island of Madeira
, signing with C.D. Nacional. He made his topflight
debut on October 5, playing one minute in the club's 2–0 home win against Vitória de Guimarães, but could only appear in eight official matches during his first year
(two in the domestic league cup
and one in the UEFA Europa League - 15 minutes of the 5–1 home routing of FK Austria Wien
, in the group stage).
internationally as he lived there as a child. On 14 May 2010, he was picked for the friendlies against Argentina
and Venezuela
. After staying on the bench in the first game, he started on the 1–1 draw on the 29th.
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
-born Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
footballer who plays for C.D. Santa Clara
C.D. Santa Clara
Clube Desportivo Santa Clara is a Portuguese football club from Ponta Delgada, Azores. They are the most successful football team from the Azores islands. To date, it is the only club from the Azores islands to have competed in the top division of the Portuguese Liga, although they currently...
as a defensive midfielder.
Club career
Born in Ponta DelgadaPonta Delgada
Ponta Delgada is a city and municipality on the island of São Miguel in the archipelago of the Azores, an autonomous region of Portugal. It includes 44,403 residents in the urban area, and approximately 20,113 inhabitants in the three central parishes that comprise the historical city: São Pedro,...
, São Miguel Island
São Miguel Island
São Miguel Island , nicknamed "The Green Island", is the largest and most populous island in the Portuguese Azores archipelago. The island covers and has around 140,000 inhabitants, 45,000 of these people located in the largest city in the archipelago: Ponta Delgada.-History:In 1427, São Miguel...
, Azores
Azores
The Archipelago of the Azores is composed of nine volcanic islands situated in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, and is located about west from Lisbon and about east from the east coast of North America. The islands, and their economic exclusion zone, form the Autonomous Region of the...
of Canadian
People of Canada
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descent, Pacheco began his football career in the regional leagues, playing with Vitória Clube do Pico da Pedra. In the following year, he moved to arguably the best team in the territory, C.D. Santa Clara
C.D. Santa Clara
Clube Desportivo Santa Clara is a Portuguese football club from Ponta Delgada, Azores. They are the most successful football team from the Azores islands. To date, it is the only club from the Azores islands to have competed in the top division of the Portuguese Liga, although they currently...
, but only appeared in two second level
Liga de Honra
The Liga de Honra , known for sponsorship reasons as the Liga Orangina, is the Portuguese second level football league. It was formerly called Segunda Divisão and Segunda Divisão de Honra . When the LPFP took control of the two nationwide levels, it was renamed Segunda Liga, before renaming it...
matches in the 2003–04 season.
After three seasons playing in division three
Portuguese Second Division
The Portuguese Second Division is a football league in Portugal, situated at the third level of the Portuguese football league system...
, with two clubs from Azores (S.C. Lusitânia
S.C. Lusitânia
Sport Clube Lusitânia or S.C. Lusitânia is a professional sports club located in Angra do Heroísmo, Azores, Portugal.-Notable players:* Eduardo Godinho Felipe* Júlio Martins* Sylvain Ovono Pedro Pacheco* Mário Lino* Raúl Oliveira...
and C.D. Operário
C.D. Operário
Clube Operário Desportivo, commonly known as Operário dos Açores or just Operário, are a Portuguese football club from Lagoa, Azores. They currently play in the Portuguese Second Division - Serie C, having finished second to C.D...
), Pacheco returned to Santa Clara, still playing in the second category, and began appearing regularly for the first team, starting a total of 26 times during two seasons.
In the last minute of the 2009 August transfer window, Pacheco moved to the island of Madeira
Madeira
Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago that lies between and , just under 400 km north of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the north Atlantic Ocean and an outermost region of the European Union...
, signing with C.D. Nacional. He made his topflight
Portuguese Liga
The Primeira Liga , formerly called Primeira Divisão, currently named Liga ZON Sagres after their main sponsors, is the top professional association football division of the Portuguese football league system...
debut on October 5, playing one minute in the club's 2–0 home win against Vitória de Guimarães, but could only appear in eight official matches during his first year
2009–10 Portuguese Liga
The 2009–10 Portuguese Liga season, officially known as the Liga Sagres due to sponsorship reasons, was the 76th season of top-tier football in Portugal. It began on 16 August 2009 and ended on 9 May 2010...
(two in the domestic league cup
Portuguese League Cup
The Taça da Liga , officially known as bwin Cup, is a competition organized by the Portuguese League for Professional Football started in the 2007–08 football season. For the first three seasons it was known as Carlsberg Cup for sponsorship reasons...
and one in the UEFA Europa League - 15 minutes of the 5–1 home routing of FK Austria Wien
FK Austria Wien
Fußballklub Austria Wien is an Austrian association football club from the capital city of Vienna. They are considered the most successful club in Austria, having won the highest Austrian Bundesliga 23 times, the Austrian Cup 27 times and the Austrian Supercup 6 times. They also reached the UEFA...
, in the group stage).
International career
Pacheco opted to represent CanadaCanada men's national soccer team
The Canada men's national soccer team represents Canada in international soccer competitions at the senior men's level. They are overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association and compete in the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football .Their most significant...
internationally as he lived there as a child. On 14 May 2010, he was picked for the friendlies against Argentina
Argentina national football team
The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...
and Venezuela
Venezuela national football team
The Venezuela national football team is the national football team of Venezuela and is controlled by the Federación Venezolana de Fútbol. It is nicknamed La Vinotinto , because of the traditional burgundy color of their shirts....
. After staying on the bench in the first game, he started on the 1–1 draw on the 29th.