In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Machado and the second or paternal family name is Ganchas.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro Luís Machado Ganchas | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-05-31) 31 May 2000 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Silkeborg | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2011 | Carregado | ||
| 2011–2022 | Benfica | ||
| 2015–2016 | → Carregado (loan) | ||
| 2016–2018 | → Sacavenense (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Benfica B | 32 | (4) |
| 2022–2024 | Paços de Ferreira | 36 | (2) |
| 2024– | Silkeborg | 17 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Portugal U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | Portugal U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | Portugal U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | Portugal U20 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:39, 2 December 2024 (UTC) | |||
Pedro Luís Machado Ganchas (born 31 May 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish Superliga club Silkeborg IF.
Club career
On 31 January 2022, Ganchas left Benfica B and signed a three-and-a-half-year contract for Primeira Liga club Paços de Ferreira.
On 2 July 2024, Danish Superliga club Silkeborg confirmed that Ganchas had joined the club on a deal until the end of 2028. On 25 September, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 away win against Roskilde in the Danish Cup third round. On 25 October, he scored his first goal in the Danish Superliga in a 1–1 home draw against AaB.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 30 September 2020
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Benfica B | 2020–21 | Liga Portugal 2 | 21 | 3 | – | – | – | 21 | 3 | |||
| 2021–22 | 11 | 1 | – | – | – | 11 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 32 | 4 | – | – | – | 32 | 4 | |||||
| Paços Ferreira | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 4 | ||
References
- "Paços oficializa contratação de Pedro Ganchas por três épocas e meia" [Paços announces signing of Pedro Ganchas for three and a half seasons] (in European Portuguese). Record. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- "SIF køber portugisisk forsvarsspiller" (in Danish). Silkeborg IF. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- "SIF videre i pokalen" (in Danish). Silkeborg IF. 25 September 2024. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- "Ganchas skaffede point med sen udligning" (in Danish). Silkeborg IF. 25 October 2024. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- Pedro Ganchas at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- Pedro Ganchas at ForaDeJogo (archived)
| Silkeborg IF – current squad | |
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