Pedro Bortoluzo

Pedro Gomes Bortoluzo (born 17 July 1996) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Campeonato Paulista club, Portuguesa.

Pedro Bortoluzo
Personal information
Full name Pedro Gomes Bortoluzo
Date of birth (1996-07-17) 17 July 1996
Place of birth Fernandópolis, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Portuguesa
Number 9
Youth career
2009–2016 São Paulo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 São Paulo 11 (0)
2017 → Paraná (loan) 5 (0)
2018 → Guarani (loan) 10 (2)
2019 → Criciúma (loan) 13 (0)
2020 → Votuporanguense (loan) 10 (5)
2020–2021 Oliveirense 23 (3)
2022 Hougang United 23 (18)
2023– Portuguesa 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:26, 24 January 2023 (UTC)
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Gomes and the second or paternal family name is Bortoluzo.

Club career

São Paulo

Born in Florianópolis, Bortoluzo joined the youth setup of São Paulo in 2009. He went on to win 2015 Copa do Brasil Sub-20 and 2016 U-20 Copa Libertadores with the youth side. Ahead of the 2016 season, he was promoted to the senior team.[1][2]

On 3 July 2016, Bortoluzo made his first team debut, scoring a goal against Ituano in a 2–1 defeat, in Copa Paulista.[3] On 24 July, he made his Série A debut, in a 1–0 defeat against Grêmio.[4]


On 24 November 2018, Bortoluzo won the Campeonato Brasileiro de Aspirantes with the under-23 side, and scored a goal in the second leg of the final match against Internacional.[5]

Loan to Paraná

On 21 March 2017, Bortoluzo was loaned out to Paraná.[6] After featuring rarely, he left the side on 29 June.[7]

Guarani

On 28 December 2017, Bortoluzo was loaned out to Guarani for the upcoming season.[8] On 13 April, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 defeat against Fortaleza.[9] He rescinded the deal and returned to his parent club on 11 June 2018.[10]

Criciúma

On 8 January 2019, he was loaned out to Criciúma.[11]

Oliveirense

In 2020, Bortoluzo joined Liga Portugal 2 club, Oliveirense. He couldn't helped the club as they fall off at the bottom of the table thus getting them relegated to the 2021–22 Liga 3.

Hougang United

After 5 months without a club, Bortoluzo signed for Hougang United for the 2022 Singapore Premier League season[12] On 27 February 2022, he scored his first goal for the club on his club debut against the 2021 league champions, Lion City Sailors but injured his thigh in Hougang's second game of the season against Tanjong Pagar United and was ruled out for a few weeks.[12] He returned from a month injury and featured in his club league match against Young Lions on 10 April 2022. He had a slow start after that but burst into life during Hougang's 2022 AFC Cup campaign in June where he netted four goals in three games helping the club to win against Cambodian side, Phnom Penh Crown and Laos side, Young Elephants in which the final game was crucial facing Vietnamese side, Viettel and netting twice but it wasn't enough to put them as league leaders as the club bowed out from the AFC Cup as runners-up in the group. Bortoluzo continued his fine form where on 13 July 2023, he scored his first career hat-trick in league match against Tampines Rovers.[12] He goes on to scored in the next two consecutive game against Tanjong Pagar United and Geylang International in a matter of 9 days apart. On 5 August 2022, Bortoluzo scored a brace against Albirex Niigata Singapore which ended in a 3–3 draw. Bortoluzo then goes on to scored another three consecutive goals in late August/early September. On 15 October 2022, he scored his second hat-trick of the season against Young Lions in a 5–3 away win. Bortoluzo guided Hougang United to win the 2022 Singapore Cup which was their first ever piece of silverware in the club history.

Portuguesa

On 3 January 2023, Bortoluzo returned to home to joined Campeonato Paulista club, Portuguesa playing in the São Paulo's top professional football league.[13] On 14 January 2023, he make his debut for the club against Botafogo-SP.

Career statistics
As of 24 January 2023[14]
Club Season National League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
São Paulo 2016 Série A 1000000005[lower-alpha 1]2152
2017 00———6[lower-alpha 1]262
2018 10—00——10
Total 110000000114224
Paraná (loan) 2017 Série B 203040——90
Guarani (loan) 2018 Série B 218100——102
Criciúma (loan) 2019 Série B 3010020——150
Votuporanguense (loan) 2020 Paulista A2 —105———105
Oliveirense 2020–21 Liga Portugal 2 233—10—00243
Hougang United 2022 Singapore Premier League 2318—413[lower-alpha 2]4—3023
Portuguesa 2023 Paulista —20———20
Career total 64223361113411412237
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
  2. Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League

Honours

Club
Hougang United

References
  1. Leonan, Érico (21 October 2016). "Família Bortoluzo e a emoção para o duelo com a Ponte" [Bortoluzo family and the emotion for the duel with the Bridge] (in Brazilian Portuguese). São Paulo FC. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  2. Leonan, Érico (5 July 2016). "Tricolor define inscritos para reta final da Libertadores" [Tricolor sets for the final straight of the Libertadores] (in Brazilian Portuguese). São Paulo FC. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  3. "Em duelo de times alternativos, Ituano vence o São Paulo pela Copa Paulista" [In duel of alternative teams, Ituano wins the São Paulo by Copa Paulista] (in Brazilian Portuguese). 3 July 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  4. "Pedro Bortoluzo e o primeiro passo no time principal" [Pedro Bortoluzo and the first step in the main team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). São Paulo FC. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  5. "São Paulo derrota o Internacional e conquista o Brasileiro de Aspirantes" [São Paulo defeats Internacional and conquers Brasileirão de Aspirantes] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  6. "Paraná anuncia cinco novos reforços para continuidade da temporada" [Paraná announces five new reinforcements for continuity of the season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  7. "Empréstimo acaba, Pedro Bortoluzo deixa o Paraná e retorna ao São Paulo" [Loan ends, Pedro Bortoluzo leaves Paraná and returns to São Paulo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). 29 June 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  8. "Pedro Bortoluzo é apresentado e afirma: "Agora eu sou Bugrino" | Guarani Futebol Clube" [Pedro Bortoluzo is presented and says: "Now I am Bugrino"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Guarani. 28 December 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  9. Soares, Dayvidson (13 April 2018). "Fortaleza 2×1 Guarani: Veja os gols do jogo da Série B" [Fortress 2 × 1 Guarani: Watch the goals of the B Series match] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Torcedores. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  10. "Atacante Pedro Bortoluzo tem contrato de empréstimo rescindido" [Pedro Bortoluzo has a loan agreement rescinded] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Planeta Guarani. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  11. "Catarinense: Criciúma contrata dupla da base do São Paulo e volante do Vasco" [Catarinense: Criciúma hires pair from the base of São Paulo and Vasco] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  12. Auto, Hermes (2022-08-04). "Football: Language barrier no issue as Hougang's Pedro Bortoluzo does his talking on the pitch | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  13. "Portuguesa oficializa a contratação de Pedro Bortoluzo" [Portuguesa turn official the signing of Pedro Bortoluzo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NetLusa. 3 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  14. "Pedro Bortoluzo". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
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