Pedro Porro

Pedro Antonio Porro Sauceda (Spanish pronunciation: [peðɾo ˈporo]; born 13 September 1999) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back or right wing-back for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Spain national team.[3]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Porro and the second or maternal family name is Sauceda.
Pedro Porro
Porro with Sporting CP in 2021
Personal information
Full name Pedro Antonio Porro Sauceda[1]
Date of birth (1999-09-13) 13 September 1999[2]
Place of birth Don Benito, Spain
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Right-back / right wing-back
Team information
Current team
 Tottenham Hotspur
Number 23
Youth career
2008–2015 Gimnástico Don Benito
2015–2017 Rayo Vallecano
2017–2018 Girona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Peralada 5 (3)
2017–2019 Girona 32 (0)
2019–2022 Manchester City 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Valladolid (loan) 14 (0)
2020–2022 → Sporting CP (loan) 53 (7)
2022–2023 Sporting CP 14 (2)
2023 → Tottenham Hotspur (loan) 15 (3)
2023– Tottenham Hotspur 8 (0)
International career‡
2019–2020 Spain U21 7 (0)
2021– Spain 2 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Spain
UEFA Nations League
Silver medal – second place2021
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2023

He started his career with Girona's reserve team Peralda, before being promoted to the first team in 2017. In 2019, Porro signed for Premier League side Manchester City for a reported fee of €13 million (£11 million). He was loaned to La Liga side Real Valladolid and then Portuguese Primeira Liga club Sporting on an initial two-year loan deal. With Sporting, he won a double of the Primeira Liga and Taça da Liga, while being named in the Primeira Liga Team of the Year. His transfer was made permanent at the end of his second season.

Porro first appeared with the Spain under-21s in March 2019, aged 19. He made his senior international debut in 2021 and was included in the squad for the 2021 UEFA Nations League Finals in Italy, in which Spain finished as runner-up.

Club career

Early career

Born in Don Benito, Badajoz, Extremadura, Porro represented Gimnástico de Don Benito and Rayo Vallecano[4] before joining Girona on 10 August 2017.[5] He reportedly rejected Real Madrid, Atlético Madrid and Bayern Munich to sign for the Catalans.[6]

Girona

On 28 November 2017, before even appearing with the reserves, Porro made his first team debut by coming on as a late substitute for goalscorer Johan Mojica in a 1–1 away draw against Levante, for the season's Copa del Rey.[7] He made his first appearance for the B-side five days later, playing the last seven minutes in a 0–0 Segunda División B draw at Ebro.[8]

Porro scored his first senior goals on 6 May 2018, scoring twice in a 3–0 away win against Villarreal B. On 2 July, he renewed his contract until 2022,[9] and played most of the pre-season as a right back.

Porro made his La Liga debut on 17 August 2018, starting as right back in a 0–0 home draw against Real Valladolid.[10] The following day, he extended his contract for a further year.[11]

Porro established himself as a starter under Eusebio Sacristán, becoming first choice ahead of Aday Benítez and replacing departed Pablo Maffeo.[12] He scored his first professional goal on 31 January 2019, his team's only goal in a 1–3 cup loss at Real Madrid.[13]

Manchester City

On 8 August 2019, Porro signed for Manchester City,[14] for a reported fee of £11 million.[15] Upon signing for Manchester City, Porro was immediately loaned to Real Valladolid in La Liga for one season.[16] The side had an option to make a permanent move, and after playing 13 league games, helping the Pucelanos to a 13th place finish, Real Valladolid opted to not exercise their option to sign Porro on a permanent basis.[17]

Sporting CP

On 16 August 2020, Porro joined Sporting CP on a two-year loan deal until 30 June 2022 with the option of making the move permanent for €8.5 million (£7 million).[18] On 24 September 2020, he made his debut for the club in a 1–0 home win against Aberdeen in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.[19] After arriving in Lisbon at the Estádio José Alvalade under some suspicion for young age, Porro immediately established himself as starter in the right side of the defence, making his league debut in a 2–0 away win against Paços de Ferreira.[20] He scored his first goal for the Leões on 1 November in a 4–0 win over Tondela.[21] For his outstanding performances for the club, Porro was named the Primeira Liga's Defender of the Month for three consecutive months, between November and January 2021.[22] On 23 January, Porro scored the only goal in the defeat of Braga to help his club win the Taça da Liga.[23] Three days later, Porro scored a shot outside the box, in a 2–0 away victory against Boavista. His strike was later voted as the Primeira Liga's Goal of the Month.[24] He played 30 games for the eventual champions, ending a 19-year drought, while also being named in the Team of the Year.[25][26]

At the beginning of the following season, Porro continued with outstanding performances, providing an assist for Nuno Santos in a 1–1 home draw against Sporting's rivals Porto,[27] and scored two goals from the penalty spot on two consecutive league games, in a 1–0 win over Estoril on 19 September and a 1–0 win over Marítimo on 24 September, which earned him the Primeira Liga's Defender of the Month award for two consecutive months in August and September.[28] On 24 November, Porro scored the third goal against Borussia Dortmund in a 3–1 home win at a group stage match of the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League, by converting the rebound after Gregor Kobel saved a penalty from Pedro Gonçalves, to ensure his team qualification to the round of sixteen, for the first time since the 2008–09 season.[29]

Shortly after, Porro began suffering from recurring hamstring injuries, which sidelined him for two months of the season.[30] He made his return from injury on 29 January 2022, with his crucial assist to Pablo Sarabia helping his team come from behind to defeat crosstown rivals Benfica 2–1 in the 2021–22 Taça da Liga final.[31]

On 16 May 2022, Sporting triggered Porro's buyout clause of €8.5m (£7.2m) million, signing him on a permanent three-year deal with a reported €20m (£17.6m) million buy-back clause.[32] Following a season in which he helped Sporting to a runner-up finish behind rivals Porto, scoring five goals and providing seven assists, he was named in the Team of the Year for a second consecutive season.[33]

Tottenham Hotspur

On 31 January 2023, the deadline day of the transfer window, Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur announced the signing of Porro on loan from Sporting with an obligation to buy in the summer.[34] Porro made his Spurs debut on 11 February, starting in a 4–1 defeat to Leicester City.[35] His performance drew criticism from former Spurs manager Tim Sherwood, who described Porro as "so bad it's unbelievable."[36] He scored his first goal for the club on 18 March 2023 in a 3–3 away draw at Southampton.[37]

International career

Porro earned his first cap for Spain at under-21 level making his debut on 29 March, starting in a friendly against Romania, which Spain won 1–0.[38] In March 2021, Porro received his first call-up to the Spain national football team for the group stage of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.[39] He made his debut on 28 March 2021 in a 2–1 win against Georgia.[40] Porro was named in Spain's final squad that finished as runner-up in the 2021 UEFA Nations League Finals in Italy in October, but did not make an appearance.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 25 September 2023[41]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Peralada 2017–18 Segunda División B 53————53
Girona 2017–18 La Liga 0010———10
2018–19 32021———341
Total 32031———351
Valladolid (loan) 2019–20 La Liga 13020———150
Sporting CP (loan) 2020–21 Primeira Liga 30320312[lower-alpha 3]0—374
2021–22 23440107[lower-alpha 4]100355
Sporting CP 2022–23 14210615[lower-alpha 4]0—263
Total 67970102141009812
Tottenham Hotspur (loan) 2022–23 Premier League 15310—1[lower-alpha 4]0—173
Tottenham Hotspur 2023–24 500000——50
Total 203100010—223
Career total 137121311021510017519
  1. Includes Copa del Rey, Taça de Portugal, FA Cup
  2. Includes Taça da Liga
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International
As of match played 28 March 2023[42]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Spain 202110
202200
202310
Total20

Honours

Sporting CP

Spain

Individual

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